Rio Tinto
Graduate - Industrial Engineering
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If you want to drive real change, we have just the place to do it. Our Graduate Development Program is an opportunity for you to shape Rio Tinto from the inside out. We want you to be part of our team to help take us forward by solving the emerging challenges of our time. At Rio Tinto, we believe the best ideas come from bringing people together with different perspectives to work toward a common goal – to create a better tomorrow.
About The Position
We are looking for graduates from various disciplines to join multiple areas of our business. This vacancy is for a role in Industrial Engineering based at our operation in Argentina.
As a Graduate Engineer, your role will include research, design, development, testing, and maintenance of aspects related to the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, and systems.
As part of the graduate program, you will experience an innovative and future-focused journey that includes
- Learning fundamental leadership skills by leading a virtual team through a gamified leadership simulation.
- Challenging your thinking and gaining external perspectives from futurists and thought leaders.
- Acquiring a future-focused skillset to inspire innovation and creativity through a series of masterclasses.
- Actively participating in the daily operations of the Rincón 3000 Project.
- Closely engaging in the development of the Rincón Project.
- Collaborating with fellow graduates to innovate solutions for future business and global challenges.
- Developing your leadership skills through one-on-one coaching sessions with an experienced external coach.
- Networking with our senior leaders and subject matter experts.
- Accessing world-class digital learning resources.
To apply for the Graduate Program, you must have
- Completed your studies in the last two years (2024 or 2025), or be in your final year with graduation expected in 2026.
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Industrial Engineering.
- Less than two years of relevant work experience (local or international).
- A valid driver’s license.
- Commitment to personal and team safety.
- Leadership skills, a desire to learn, and a willingness to take on challenges.
- Interest in working in a complex, large-scale industrial environment.
- A safety-oriented mindset.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Flexibility and autonomy.
- Enthusiasm for collaborating with diverse teams in unique environments.
- Proficiency in English and Spanish, both spoken and written. Rio Tinto is a global company, and this role requires daily collaboration with colleagues, teams, or partners outside of Argentina.
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What You’ll Bring
- A commitment to your own safety and that of your team
- Respect for others and an inclusive mindset
If you're excited about the role and believe you meet the key requirements — even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly — we’d still love to hear from you.
We are committed to promoting diversity at Rio Tinto and, as a special measure, we strongly encourage women to apply.
What We Offer
- An inclusive and safety-focused work environment
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Relocation package for eligible students
- An exciting and rewarding experience
- Opportunity to build relationships with the Rio Tinto team and community
With their usual warmth, our teams look out for one another — because your safety and well-being are always our top priority.
Where You’ll Be Working
The Rincón Lithium Project is a large, undeveloped lithium brine project located in the heart of the Lithium Triangle in Salta Province, Argentina — an emerging hub for greenfield developments. It is a long-life, scalable resource with one of the lowest carbon footprints among lithium resources globally. This acquisition represents a significant further endorsement of our commitment to the battery materials sector and the role of lithium in a low-carbon future.
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Recognized as pioneers and leaders in the industrial minerals industry for quality, supply reliability, and technical support, we are proud to help make modern life work. Lithium is part of our portfolio of essential materials for a low-emissions future and is a key element needed for low-carbon technologies.
The Battery Materials unit includes our Borates operations in the U.S., the Jadar Project in Serbia, and the Rincón Project in Argentina — all leaders in the extraction of borates and lithium for a more sustainable future.
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.
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