Joining Suncor means you will work for one of the best companies in Canada, providing tremendous future potential where talented people thrive and lead. As our business evolves, so do our employment opportunities. Our work culture includes a dynamic mix of professionals, with a diversity of skills and expertise.
Our Mine Reliability Engineering team is seeking a Maintenance Engineer-in-Training (EIT) to act as the key link between daily maintenance execution and long-term reliability improvement. This role focuses on analyzing mine mobile equipment performance data, supporting front-line maintenance, and identifying opportunities for the reliability engineering team to pursue. The successful candidate will thrive in both hands-on problem solving and data-driven analysis, helping ensure our mobile equipment fleet operates safely, efficiently, and at optimal availability

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, industrial, or mining engineering
• One to four years of experience in mine mobile or plant maintenance, reliability, or heavy industry operations
• Registered or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer/Engineer in Training with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
• Strong analytical skills with experience using maintenance management system (CMMS/SAP) to extract and analyze work order data
• Knowledge of maintenance practices, troubleshooting techniques, and mobile equipment systems (hydraulics, powertrain, electrical)
• Experience with failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), root cause analysis (RCA), or reliability-based maintenance approaches
• Familiarity with condition monitoring technologies (oil analysis, vibration, thermography)

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to maintenance supervisors and trades to resolve recurring mine mobile equipment issues
• Review daily maintenance key performance indicators (KPIs), backlog, and equipment downtime reports to prioritize actions
• Assist with troubleshooting chronic issues and escalating them to reliability engineers for further investigation
• Develop maintenance scopes of work and design small scope engineering solutions for modifications and/or repairs
• Analyze work order history, component failure trends, and cost data to identify high-impact opportunities for improvement
• Review CMMS data to verify PM completion quality and flag gaps in maintenance tasks or intervals
• Participate in root cause investigations and provide field-based engineering input
• Conduct failure, root cause, and incident investigations and develop recommendations and action plans to prevent reoccurrence
• Generate actionable insights for the reliability engineering team, including FMEA candidates, bad actor lists, and chronic downtime drivers
• Work closely with reliability engineers to scope out improvement projects, trials, and modifications
• Recommend and validate changes to PM strategies, job plans, and component life targets
• Support the implementation of defect elimination programs and post-failure reviews
• Provide feedback on equipment design improvements, vendor quality issues, and rebuild strategies

• Champion the use of condition monitoring data to improve planned maintenance activities

  Location and other Key Details:

• This position is located at Suncor Base plant location in Fort McMurray, Alberta

• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with the potential for extended work hours based on business needs
• To learn more about living and working in Fort McMurray,

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• If you reside outside of Fort McMurray, relocation of your primary residence to within 60 km of Fort McMurray is mandatory. Relocation support will be provided
• Our engineering roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work

Why Suncor?
Suncor’s operations include oil sands development, production and upgrading; offshore oil and gas; petroleum refining in Canada and the U.S.; and the company’s Petro-Canada retail and wholesale distribution networks (including Canada’s Electric Highway™, a coast-to-coast network of fast-charging electric vehicle stations).
With a strong strategy for growth and our long-standing approach to sustainability, operational excellence, capital discipline and technology and innovation, Suncor offers a solid foundation for you to continue building your career. We offer rewarding opportunities for you to learn, contribute and grow in a variety of career-building positions – all of which means tremendous potential for your future. We are focused on deepening our commitment to inclusion and diversity and creating a respectful workplace.
We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment where every employee feels valued and respected. We have numerous employee inclusion networks to help foster an inclusive and respectful culture and drive positive change within Suncor. Current networks include both workplace inclusion networks (focusing on inclusion and respect for all), and identity-focused networks (focusing on building community and a sense of belonging and allyship). Through the Journey of Reconciliation, we are progressing the way we think and act to build greater mutual trust and respect with the Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Please note we will consider accessibility accommodations to applicants upon request

• Provide technical support to maintenance supervisors and trades to resolve recurring mine mobile equipment issues
• Review daily maintenance key performance indicators (KPIs), backlog, and equipment downtime reports to prioritize actions
• Assist with troubleshooting chronic issues and escalating them to reliability engineers for further investigation
• Develop maintenance scopes of work and design small scope engineering solutions for modifications and/or repairs
• Analyze work order history, component failure trends, and cost data to identify high-impact opportunities for improvement
• Review CMMS data to verify PM completion quality and flag gaps in maintenance tasks or intervals
• Participate in root cause investigations and provide field-based engineering input
• Conduct failure, root cause, and incident investigations and develop recommendations and action plans to prevent reoccurrence
• Generate actionable insights for the reliability engineering team, including FMEA candidates, bad actor lists, and chronic downtime drivers
• Work closely with reliability engineers to scope out improvement projects, trials, and modifications
• Recommend and validate changes to PM strategies, job plans, and component life targets
• Support the implementation of defect elimination programs and post-failure reviews
• Provide feedback on equipment design improvements, vendor quality issues, and rebuild strategies
• Champion the use of condition monitoring data to improve planned maintenance activitie