Senior Engineer, Control Systems and Automation

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Senior Engineer – Control Systems and Automation

About the role

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Senior Automation and Controls Engineer to design and implement sustainable automation projects as an integral part of the engineering team.

This is a great opportunity to utilize extensive knowledge and experience and to lead the design in delivery of capital projects at an industrial environment. This role also contributes to providing support and to testing & commissioning activities as well as on an as needed basis providing technical support to operations / maintenance teams.

Reporting to the Superintendent Automation, Instrumentation, Control Systems and working in a collaborative community, a challenging and exciting environment, a diverse team, you will be:

What you’ll bring

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

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, you’re thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

Where you’ll be working

We are a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate with average iron grades greater than 66%. With a team of over 2,700 employees, IOC is committed to providing value and continuity for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders through our unique mine to port approach, taking advantage of our full integration and wholly owned infrastructure to deliver our high-quality concentrate and pellets to our customers across the globe.

IOC’s operations include a mine with five operational pits, a concentrator and a pelletizing plant located near Labrador City in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. We also operate a wholly-owned 418 km railway, the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L), that links our Labrador operations to Company-owned port facilities in Sept-Iles.

Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company recognized one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year (for more information, click here: Rio Tinto Top Employer 2025) and one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for Young People (for more information, click here: Rio Tinto Top Employer for young people).

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Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.