Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer

Rio Tinto•Bessemer City, NC

About The Position

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other. About the role We are looking for a Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer to ensure the reliability, compliance, enhancement, and expansion of the site’s electrical and instrumentation systems. This is a great opportunity for an experienced technical leader to play a critical role in the full lifecycle of electrical and instrumentation systems, including development, standardization, procurement, construction, and commissioning. The engineer will serve as a recognized technical authority, providing direction and governance while leading. This role ensures consistent application of corporate standards, strict adherence to safety regulations, and alignment with site-specific operational requirements. About the role Reporting to the Maintenance & Reliability Manager and working in a collaborative community, a challenging and exciting environment, you will:

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or a related discipline.
3–8 years of relevant experience in electrical and instrumentation engineering with a strong knowledge in instrumentation.
Proficient in control systems, PLC/DCS, SCADA, and instrumentation technologies.
Familiarity with design tools like AutoCAD, EPLAN, or similar.
Strong understanding of industrial standards and practices (e.g., IEC, IEEE, ISA, etc.).
Knowledge of hazardous area classification and intrinsic safety design.

Nice To Haves

Professional engineering licenses or certifications are an advantage.

Responsibilities

Champion a safety‑first culture across all electrical and instrumentation (E&I) activities, ensuring full compliance with site safety rules, procedures, and regulatory requirements for employees and contractors.
Lead and apply best practices for preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) of electrical distribution, sensing, and control systems.
Ensure all E&I maintenance and reliability activities comply with PSM, PSC, and Mechanical Integrity (MI) requirements, and regularly evaluate performance against reliability targets.
Align site Electrical Mechanical Integrity procedures with corporate standards and applicable codes (e.g., NEC, NFPA).
Provide leadership in the engineering design, review, and specification of E&I systems, ensuring reliability, safety, and standards compliance.
Develop, maintain, and standardize E&I design documentation and Process Safety Information, including CAD drawings and loop sheets.
Establish and maintain standardized approaches for E&I equipment selection, installation, and long‑term asset reliability.
Collaborate closely with internal teams and external contractors to ensure E&I design, construction, and execution meet site and reliability expectations.
Lead project handover and commissioning activities, ensuring safe, organized, and successful startup of systems.
Serve as the site’s primary E&I technical authority, providing leadership, mentoring, troubleshooting support, and technical guidance to technicians, supervisors, and engineering teams.

Benefits

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
Competitive base salary is reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.
Attractive share ownership plan.
Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.
Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges.