Reliability Engineer - Autonomous Road Train & Support Mobile Equipment

Our Opportunity

Location:  Eliwana - located on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people.

Roster: 4D3R FIFO ex Perth

We’re seeking an experienced and motivated Reliability Engineer to join our team supporting the Production Road Train fleet and Support Mobile Equipment (SME). In this key position, you’ll play a crucial role in maximising asset availability, improving performance, and driving cost-effective maintenance strategies across a diverse and high-value equipment portfolio. You’ll collaborate with maintenance teams, planning, and operations teams to identify and resolve reliability issues, implement data-driven improvement initiatives, and ensure our equipment achieves optimal performance across its lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Asset Reliability & Performance

• Lead reliability improvement programs for Production Road Trains, Service Trucks, Water Carts, IT Loaders, Light Vehicles, and associated support equipment.
• Analyse downtime, failure modes, and performance data to identify systemic issues and implement effective corrective actions.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA), defect elimination, and reliability-centred maintenance (RCM) reviews.
• Develop, review, and continuously improve maintenance strategies, master data, and PM compliance to enhance asset uptime and reduce cost per hour.

Maintenance Strategy & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor reliability KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, availability, and maintenance cost trends.
• Optimise preventive maintenance routines and component change-out strategies in alignment with OEM recommendations and operational experience.
• Support the planning and scheduling teams through data-driven insights, ensuring accurate forecasting and maintenance readiness.
• Contribute to shutdown readiness reviews and defect elimination programs.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with production, maintenance, and planning teams to prioritise reliability projects and align asset strategies with operational objectives.
• Partner with OEMs, vendors, and engineering teams to manage reliability trials, warranty claims, and technical improvements.
• Provide training and technical guidance to maintenance personnel to build site capability in reliability-based practices.

Data Analytics & Systems Management

• Utilise CMMS and reliability software (e.g., SAP, AMT, PI Vision, Power BI) to monitor asset health, analyse trends, and report performance.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and insights to support management decision-making.
• Maintain accurate equipment data, master records, and reliability documentation.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronic Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience as a Reliability Engineer or similar role in mining, heavy mobile equipment, or industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of mobile equipment systems.
• Demonstrated experience in RCA, CI and DE process, and predictive maintenance tools.
• Advanced analytical and reporting skills using reliability and maintenance systems.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with Production Road Trains and autonomy would be highly beneficial, HME, and SME fleets.
• Experience in SAP, AMT, and Power BI analytics.
• Six Sigma, CMRP, or equivalent reliability qualification.
• Exposure to autonomous or semi-autonomous fleet systems.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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