Automation Engineer: PLC/HMI & Control Systems Expert

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

Job summary

TC Energy is seeking an Automation Engineer or Technologist to support safe, reliable operation of control systems at compressor stations and related facilities. The role focuses on maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving automation across PLCs, HMIs, networks, and instrumentation.

The position requires strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, the ability to manage shifting priorities, and collaboration with field operations. A hybrid work model is offered across locations in the U.S.

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

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC/ HMI expertise

Analytical problem-solving

Communication with stakeholders

Field operations support

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

HMI platforms

Industrial networks

Job description

TC Energy is seeking an Automation Engineer or Technologist to support safe, reliable operation of control systems at compressor stations and related facilities. The role focuses on maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving automation across PLCs, HMIs, networks, and instrumentation.

The position requires strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, the ability to manage shifting priorities, and collaboration with field operations. A hybrid work model is offered across locations in the U.S.