Senior Engineer, Control Systems and Automation

RioTinto; Labrador City; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join RioTinto as a Senior Engineer in Control Systems and Automation, where you'll design and implement sustainable automation projects within a collaborative team. This role offers the chance to lead capital projects, ensuring safety and innovation while enhancing operational capabilities in an industrial environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical benefits

Career development and education assistance

Attractive share ownership plan

Exclusive employee discounts

Leave options for various life events

Qualifications

• Solid experience in automation.
• Experience working on industrial automation projects.
• Preferably experience with engineering firms or automation solutions providers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain PLC and DCS programming.
• Design automation systems and integrate network protocols.
• Lead and manage capital projects.

Skills

Leadership

Safety Commitment

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering — Automation, Electrical, Electronics, Control, or Chemical

P.Eng. designation

Job description

Senior Engineer – Control Systems and Automation

• Be part of a safety-driven, inclusive, collaborative team that values continuous improvement.

• This stimulating role requires drive, structure, and leadership skills.

• Role based in Labrador City, NL, with relocation assistance provided.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We seek a Senior Automation and Controls Engineer to design and implement sustainable automation projects within our engineering team.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to apply extensive knowledge and lead the design and delivery of capital projects in an industrial environment. Responsibilities include supporting testing, commissioning, and providing technical support to operations and maintenance teams as needed.

Reporting to the Superintendent of Automation, Instrumentation, and Control Systems, you will:

• Develop and maintain PLC and DCS programming, especially with Allen Bradley Control Logix, PLC5, and Foxboro systems.

• Design automation systems, including control philosophies and application strategies.

• Configure operator interfaces (HMIs) and design user-friendly control systems.

• Integrate network protocols (DeviceNet, HART, TCP/IP) effectively within systems.

• Translate process flow diagrams, block flow diagrams, and P&ID's into detailed control narratives and documentation.

• Read and interpret electrical diagrams, wiring schematics, and instrumentation documentation.

• Lead and manage capital projects, including feasibility studies, scope, and engineering design.

• Troubleshoot, upgrade, and optimize automation systems and equipment using problem-solving skills and technical expertise.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to safety for yourself and your team.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering — Automation, Electrical, Electronics, Control, or Chemical.

• P.Eng. designation.

• Solid experience in automation.

• Preferably experience with engineering firms, automation solutions providers, or plant engineering teams.

• Experience working on industrial automation projects.

We actively encourage applications from women and Indigenous Peoples for this opportunity.

What we offer

Recognize your contributions, ideas, and hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A safety-first work environment.

• A permanent position directly with Rio Tinto.

• Competitive salary with annual incentive based on skills and experience.

• Comprehensive medical benefits, including subsidized private health insurance for employees and their families.

• Attractive share ownership plan.

• Company-provided insurance coverage.

• Extensive salary sacrifice and packaging options.

• Career development and education assistance for technical or leadership growth.

• Family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support.

• Leave options for various life events (vacation, parental, sick leave).

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail, and more).

Where you’ll be working

Our operations include a mine with five pits, a concentrator, and a pelletizing plant near Labrador City, NL. We also operate the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L), linking our Labrador operations to port facilities in Sept-Iles. We are recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2025 and for Young People.

À propos de Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto est une entreprise mondiale leader dans l’industrie minière, opérant dans 35 pays, produisant du minerai de fer, du cuivre, de l’aluminium, des minéraux critiques, et autres matériaux essentiels à la transition énergétique mondiale. Forte de 150 ans d’expérience, notre mission est de trouver de meilleures façons de fournir les matériaux dont le monde a besoin, en innovant et en améliorant continuellement nos processus pour réduire les émissions et respecter les normes environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance. Nous valorisons la création de partenariats pour résoudre des problèmes, saisir des opportunités et créer des situations gagnant-gagnant.

Every Voice Matters

Nous nous engageons à créer un environnement inclusif où chaque employé se sent à l’aise d’être lui-même. Nous valorisons la diversité culturelle, le respect mutuel et l’équité, indépendamment de la race, du genre, de la nationalité, de l’origine ethnique, de la religion, de l’âge, de l’orientation sexuelle ou autres caractéristiques. Nous encourageons particulièrement les candidatures d’Autochtones, de femmes, de membres de la communauté LGBTQ2S+, de travailleurs âgés, de personnes en situation de handicap et de personnes issues de divers horizons.