Durin is building next-generation automated drill rigs to accelerate mineral discovery. The tech stack reveals a hardware-forward organization: CAD tools (SolidWorks, ANSYS, Abaqus), industrial control systems (Beckhoff, Siemens, Allen-Bradley), fieldbus protocols (EtherCAT, CANopen, OPC UA), and embedded software (Python, C/C++, Rust). The senior-heavy engineering mix and active projects spanning drill cycle sequencing, safety interlocks, HMI interfaces, and edge computing analytics indicate a team focused on shipping production-grade hardware into the field.
Durin designs and manufactures automated drilling rigs for mineral exploration. The company addresses a core inefficiency in mining: the exploration process remains largely manual and capital-intensive, requiring hundreds of drill holes to recover core samples. The incumbent drilling technology has seen minimal advancement in nearly a century. Durin operates from El Segundo, California with an 11–50 person engineering-led team. Current projects span hardware design, production automation, control system integration, and field analytics.
CAD and simulation (SolidWorks, ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, MATLAB), industrial controllers (Beckhoff, Siemens, Allen-Bradley), fieldbus standards (EtherCAT, CANopen, OPC UA), and embedded languages (Python, C/C++, Rust). Also uses EPLAN for electrical design and NX for modeling.
Yes. 6 of 7 active roles are engineering positions, split between senior (5) and mid-level (1). Hiring velocity is decelerating. All roles are based in the United States.
Next-generation drill rig development, including fully automated diamond core rigs, drill cycle sequencing, safety interlocks, HMI interfaces, fieldbus integration, mass production scaling, and edge computing for low-latency rig analytics.
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