Field Engineer - Instrumentation & Controls

Location: Superior, AZ (onsite)

Benefits and culture

Rio Tinto offers a safety‑first environment with clear opportunities for growth. Onsite in Superior, AZ, you will contribute to safe, efficient mine operations while benefiting from a comprehensive benefits package and long‑term career opportunities with a global leader in copper.

• Competitive base salary with an annual incentive bonus
• Extensive family‑friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits
• Excellent retirement plan with up to 6% defined company contribution and generous 401(k) matching
• Attractive share ownership opportunities
• Comprehensive leave policies covering PTO, paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave
• Generous parental leave to support time with your family
• Discount programs for leisure activities and Virgin Pulse wellbeing incentives
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential guidance and support

Lifestyle that works for you

The roster and team culture are designed to sustain a healthy work‑life rhythm, supporting wellbeing and time for what matters outside of work.

Benefits that back you (and your family)

In addition to industry‑leading health coverage and generous leave, you will have access to wellbeing resources that help you thrive both on and off the job.

Join a world class organisation at a pivotal moment for copper

Be part of a major project delivering essential materials globally, with the stability, scale, and long‑term career opportunities that come with a leading copper producer.

Responsibilities

• Assist in deploying sitewide instrumentation and controls strategies and systems
• Maintain and administer site standards, policies, and practices aligned with regulatory, industry, and Rio Tinto requirements
• Provide engineering support to operations, maintenance, and reliability teams to troubleshoot, optimize, and improve instrumentation and control systems
• Support design, procurement, installation, commissioning, QA, and handover activities for capital projects
• Oversee data logging, access, and visualisation from field instruments to aid monitoring, optimization, investigations, and trend analysis
• Assist technicians with day‑to‑day troubleshooting of instrumentation and controls systems
• Review functional descriptions and control philosophies for new or modified systems
• Interpret and troubleshoot PLC programming for critical systems
• Create, modify, and deploy SCADA/HMI graphics
• Review instrumentation and controls drawings for new installations
• Support commissioning of new and modified instrumentation and controls systems
• Update drawings and documentation to reflect as‑built conditions in line with change management requirements
• Develop and review instrumentation and control equipment specifications for procurement
• Support upgrades to obsolete or unsupported systems
• Participate in risk assessments to inform project planning and execution

Requirements

• Safety mindset with a strong commitment to protecting yourself and teammates
• Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation and Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechatronics Engineering
• Minimum two years of engineering and/or maintenance experience
• Knowledge of PLC programming methods including ladder logic, structured text, and function block
• Experience with Allen-Bradley and Rockwell Automation equipment
• Familiarity with PLC and SCADA/HMI software such as Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View SE, and CCW
• Experience with PlantPAx deployed SCADA systems
• Experience developing and programming SCADA graphics
• Ability to interpret instrumentation and control drawings
• Experience facilitating design reviews
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Basic CAD capability (AutoCAD or similar)
• Basic understanding of network architecture and industrial communication protocols
• Experience developing and implementing commissioning plans for complex systems
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong analytical thinking, data analysis, and problem solving skills
• Effective communication skills
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Strong multitasking and organizational abilities

Technologies

• Allen-Bradley
• Rockwell Automation
• Studio 5000
• FactoryTalk View SE
• CCW
• PlantPAx
• SCADA
• SCADA graphics
• AutoCAD
• Microsoft Office
• Ladder logic
• Structured Text
• Function Block