Automation Engineer - Gas & Control Systems

TC Energy Corp.; Wetonka (SD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

TC Energy Corp. is seeking an Automation Engineer/Technologist to support safe, reliable operation of compressor-station control systems. You will diagnose issues, implement corrective actions, and guide change-management while coordinating with field operations and vendors.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with PLCs/HMIs, and the ability to interpret electrical drawings and control narratives. A hybrid work model is offered across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or graduation from a two- or three-year technical program.
• Six or more years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining and troubleshooting electrical, instrumentation, automation, and control systems.
• Working knowledge of PLC and HMI platforms.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings, control narratives, logic diagrams, network architecture drawings, and technical manuals.
• Strong analytical, diagnostic, and root-cause troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to operations, engineering, vendors, and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct technical support to field operations for maintaining and troubleshooting automation, electrical, instrumentation, communications, monitoring, and control systems.
• Diagnose control-system malfunctions, identify root causes, and implement safe, practical, and timely corrective actions.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, industrial networks, remote communications, data-acquisition systems, instrumentation, and associated control equipment.
• Support inspection, testing, calibration, repair, replacement, and lifecycle management of control-system components.
• Review PLC and HMI applications, communications configurations, alarms, and system data to resolve issues and improve reliability.
• Coordinate software, configuration, and control-logic changes in accordance with company change-management, testing, backup, and documentation requirements.
• Monitor system performance and recurring equipment issues to identify reliability risks and improvement opportunities.
• Provide technical guidance for operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and modifying compressor-station control systems.
• Support capital, growth, and upgrade projects through design review, technical input, commissioning, startup, functional testing, and validation of new or modified systems.
• Review automation designs, schedules, and construction plans to ensure installations are maintainable, reliable, consistent with company standards, and compatible with existing facilities.
• Perform or support engineering studies, facility assessments, and audits involving company standards and applicable regulatory and industry requirements.
• Promote standardization and share lessons learned, technical guidance, best practices, and recurring issue information across the organization.
• Support technical training, mentoring, Operator Qualification activities, and technical knowledge-sharing forums.
• Coordinate vendor and service representative support when specialized assistance is required.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLC platforms

HMI platforms

Allen-Bradley PLC

Cisco networking

Job description

TC Energy Corp. is seeking an Automation Engineer/Technologist to support safe, reliable operation of compressor-station control systems. You will diagnose issues, implement corrective actions, and guide change-management while coordinating with field operations and vendors.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with PLCs/HMIs, and the ability to interpret electrical drawings and control narratives. A hybrid work model is offered across North America.