AddressAutomation Systems Engineer Specialist
- Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
- Monday-Friday with flexible working arrangements available
- Based at our Operations Centre in Perth, with occasional travel to site
We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.
Where we're all welcome
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 who we are.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.
About the role
We are looking for a Automation Systems Engineer Specialist to join our Team in Perth at our Operations Centre. You'll be part of the team that governs the safe, productive and reliable operation of mobile mining equipment, specialising in large autonomous mining trucks and production drills.
You'll be part of a high performing team, supported by your leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You'll work Monday-Friday, with some flexibility to work from home, which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.
Our department owns the maintenance strategy, technical assurance & improvement framework for autonomous mining units, working closely with other teams to deliver on our promises. Reporting to the Principal Electrical and Autonomous Systems, you will provide system engineering expertise and be responsible for:
- Functional safety management and auditing: provide technical input into safety plans that identify the hazards and implement controls which allow autonomous assets to operate safely in a mining environment
- Technical assurance and impact analysis: technical evaluation and planning of autonomous system upgrades to either hardware or software including their impact to safety, operation or maintenance practices
- Incident management: be the subject matter expert during incident investigations with the aim of continually improving the systems and processes
- Continuous improvement program: help to build, evaluate and rank a pipeline of system improvements for future development and release into production
- Supporting processes: configuration management, system integration and data management
What you'll bring
- A commitment to the safety of yourself, your team and everyone working at RTIO
- Alignment with our core values of care, courage and curiosity
- Bachelor of Engineer in a relevant discipline, i.e. Mechanical, Electronic, Mechatronic
- C Class Driver's Licence
- Detailed system and working knowledge of the autonomous technologies installed and running on either Caterpillar or Komatsu autonomous haul trucks is a must
- Knowledge of system's engineering approaches, tools, and their application
- Ability to engage and influence a diverse range of internal and external partners
- A 'can do' attitude that helps you face challenges head on and conquer them
- An enquiring mind that makes it natural for you to seek out opportunities to innovate and improve
If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.
What we offer
- 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
- A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
- Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
- Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Company provided insurance cover
- Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
- Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)
- To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives - at a time that suits them
- Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.
We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you'll also have access to:
- Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
- Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
- Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.
Who we are
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs - striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can't do it on our own, so we're focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.
Where you'll be working
Based at our Operations Centre, near Perth domestic Airport. There will be the requirement to travel to site on an occasional basis.
Our integrated iron ore network is supported by our Operations Centre (OC) in Perth, a state-of-the-art facility that enables all the autonomous trucks, trains and drills at our mines, ports and rail systems to be operated from a single location. The Centre incorporates visualisation and collaboration tools to provide real-time information across our demand chain and allows us to optimise our mining, maintenance and logistic activities across the Pilbara in a way never before possible. Located near the Perth domestic airport, the OC operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to coordinate our integrated network of mines, rail, and ports from 1,500km away.
Applications close 4th March 2024. Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advert prior to closing date.
#IndigenousAU
