About this role
Electrical & Controls Engineer
• Opportunity to develop your career and work for a global company • Contribute to the success of Rio Tinto by applying your technical and professional expertise • A company with a world class reputation for safety and performance. –Boron, CA • For California based roles the expected annual salary range is $108,240 - $148,830
About the role The Electrical & Controls Engineer will provide technical leadership in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of industrial automation and control systems supporting a world-class mineral processing operation. This role combines automation engineering, process control, and field execution responsibilities, offering the opportunity to lead modernization projects, implement advanced control strategies, improve operational reliability, and deliver sustainable performance improvements. As a key member of the Engineering & Controls team, you will help drive the site's automation roadmap while supporting safe and efficient operations. Reporting to the Engineering & Controls Superintendent, you will:
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality programs and standards for Rio Tinto and outside regulatory agencies. • Promote behavioral safety. • Establish a constructive culture in the team by demonstrating and utilizing appropriate leadership behavior. • Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and process control teams to identify and implement automation, control system, and process performance improvements. • Lead and support industrial automation modernization initiatives, including PLC, HMI, industrial networking, virtualization, and control system infrastructure projects. • Design, configure, test, and maintain process control software, HMI graphics, and automation applications. • Support the successful checkout, startup, commissioning, and optimization of new and upgraded control systems. • Develop and maintain control system standards, documentation, and lifecycle management practices. • Perform control loop tuning, system performance analysis, and process optimization activities to improve reliability and operational performance. • Lead or assist troubleshooting efforts associated with the control systems to avoid or minimize production upsets and/or downtime. • Partner with electricians, technicians, and operations personnel to ensure field devices and control systems are properly installed, integrated, tested, and maintained. • Support operator and maintenance training related to control systems and automation technologies. • Read and interpret drawings (P&ID, Logic, etc.) sketches, graphs, charts, vendor specifications, and instructional materials to make equipment work properly. • Be open to work on different assignments as needed.
About you To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
• Bachelor's or Masters’ degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a closely related discipline, with experience supporting industrial electrical and automation systems. • Minimum of 5 years of experience in industrial automation, process control, or control systems engineering within a manufacturing, mining, chemical, power generation, water/wastewater, oil & gas, or similar industrial environment. • Experience with industrial control systems, including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, DCS, instrumentation, motor controls, VFDs, and field devices. • Experience with automation platforms such as Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Schneider Electric/Modicon, Wonderware, Siemens or comparable control systems. • Experience commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimizing industrial automation and process control systems. • Working knowledge of industrial communications and networking technologies, including Ethernet, Modbus, DeviceNet, or similar protocols. • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills for complex problems that are encountered. • Positive attitude, willingness to learn and to make an impact. • Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in teams, influence people, make critical decisions, and communicate effectively with a variety of personnel. • Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees • Access to top tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits. • A 6% of eligible pay Company contribution to save for your retirement needs • Generous 401(k) Company match program (company match dollar per dollar up to 6% of your base pay) up to defined limits • Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto stock in the form of ADRs and includes matching Company shares. • Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life (vacation, short-term sick leave, paid holidays, paid bereavement leave). • Regional and national discounts program for a multitude of leisure purposes and products • Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns. • Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals Where you will be working This role is located in Boron, CA. Rio Tinto Borates is a global leader in industrial mineral supply and science. We provide 30 per cent of the world's supply of refined borates, remarkable minerals that are essential to life and to modern living. Also known for its 20 Mule Team Borax brand, Rio Tinto Borates traces its roots to California’s Death Valley, where borate deposits were discovered in 1872. The twenty-mule teams Borax used to haul ore out of the remote desert live on as a symbol of our commitment to innovation. Rio Tinto Borates distinguishes itself through world-class safety, environmental and community practices, and a commitment to constant innovation and improvement.
About us As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress. Our long history is filled with firsts. We’ve developed some of the world’s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents. Aluminium and copper, diamonds, gold and industrial minerals, iron ore, coal and uranium: our materials make up the world around us. You’ll find them in smartphones, planes, cars, hospitals and throughout your home.
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
Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.
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