Manager Systems & Integration Engineering

Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.

Location: Redcliffe, WA

Roster: Monday to Friday

As an Engineering Manager Systems & Integration, you will be at the helm of a skilled team, tasked with the crucial role of delegating and overseeing the completion of a wide range of systems engineering functions, within a product development environment. Your leadership will ensure that your team effectively manages engineering requirements, develops comprehensive design and validation plans, conducts failure analyses, adheres to compliance standards, fosters cross-functional collaboration, executes detailed test plans, utilizes advanced simulation techniques, and integrates production units into operational environments.

• Empower your team to establish and monitor engineering processes and attributes, ensuring alignment with program goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Lead your team in the development and implementation of Design and Validation Plans (DVPs) to meet rigorous validation criteria and program requirements.
• Task your team with conducting Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) to predict and mitigate potential system failures, thereby enhancing reliability and performance.
• Direct your team to ensure all engineering solutions comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements, including the homologation process.
• Encourage a culture of collaboration within your team and across departments, ensuring the successful integration of product systems and project success.
• Delegate the development and oversight of test plans and execution strategies, including high-voltage Hardware-in-the-Loop (HV HIL) operations, to validate system performance.
• Empower your team to use advanced simulation and modeling tools, such as 1D & 3D modeling and CAE methods (FEA, CFD), for system design optimization.
• Guide your team in integrating production units into operational settings, conducting on-site performance testing, and ensuring systems are safely energized and operationally ready
• Preparing, scheduling, coordinating, monitoring and reporting relevant engineering activities.
• Formulating parameters and assigning responsibilities to the most capable employees and monitoring the program engineering team.
• Engaging and managing consultants to produce outcomes required to support program development.
• Developing and coaching engineering team members to help provide further growth opportunities.
• Creating frameworks for measuring project metrics.
• Developing innovative solutions for cost effective and efficient project delivery.
• Maximising performance and positive culture across the team to provide a thriving environment.

• MSc in Systems Engineering or related field, with additional qualifications preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in leading complex systems engineering programs, emphasizing the V-model and its variants. Proficient in simulation and modeling tools such as CAE, FEA, CFD, and energy modeling.
• Hands-on experience with test planning, execution, and analysis, including HV HIL systems and site testing procedures.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams, motivate team members, and delegate tasks. Experience in managing diverse teams to achieve project objectives within budget, cost, and quality requirements.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with a creative approach to addressing engineering challenges. Ability to generate innovative solutions using both internal and external resources.
• Superior communication and negotiation skills, capable of influencing project direction and securing stakeholder support for business goals.
• Quick adaptability to changing project requirements and a strong commitment to continuous professional development. Flexible mindset prepared to work outside comfort zones.
• Experience in engaging and managing external consultants and contractors. Skilled in working effectively with both office and field-based technical teams, ensuring cohesive team progress.
• Ability to articulate and influence the corporate vision, aligning organizational values, goals, and management systems.

Join our ambitious team in Perth, Redcliffe to pioneer the next epoch of engineering innovation through systems engineering. Your leadership will be the crucial in manifesting real-life programs that not only epitomize engineering excellence but also significantly contribute to the greener and sustainable transportation solutions of the future.

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds 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 across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ 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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