Senior Control Systems Engineer

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.

Work Location: Perth - Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: 5/2 roster

In support of Fortescue's strong focus on world class operations, key initiatives include providing automated control solutions to new project with guidance and standards towards sustainable operations, through established and innovative technologies.

Based out of our Perth Fortescue Centre facility and reporting to the NPI Instrumentation & Control Systems Principal, we are presently looking for an experienced Process Control Systems Engineer to join the team.

• Design and deliver process Control Systems for Mine site and fixed plant Operations, Power, NPI, Water and new Development projects in a safe, timely and sustainable manner
• Design review and validation of various engineering designs and associated components
• Resolution of technical and design issues
• Selecting key components which are suitable for the individual or standard application / project
• Capable of prioritizing and delivering work in a fast-moving environment
• Ability to adjust to change quickly and adapt to new requirements
• Providing technical guidance on all Process Control Systems Engineering related works being carried out
• Proactively deliver on the company's stretch targets
• Develop technical specifications to meet project specific objectives
• Interpret engineering drawings, documents, specifications, and scopes
• Ensure compliance to the project management process by project owners
• Manage control system contractors for the work progress and deliverables
• Review existing Control Systems and recommend upgrades and modifications based on value
• Develop hardware and software standards and design for the technical solutions implemented
• Deploy and commission the automation technology to various FMG operational and future projects to accelerate the world class growth of our business
• Providing regular updates to the Principal Control System including work progress, risks, and priorities
• Hands on programming, PLC and SCADA systems.

• Bachelor of Electrical, Electronics, Control Systems or Mechatronics Engineering
• 10+ years' experience in Control Systems Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or similar role
• HME/Automotive experience highly advantageous
• Experience working on power and renewable energy projects highly advantageous
• PLC and HMI Programming experience
• SCADA programming experience, Ignition SCADA, Cimplicity, Win CC, other
• Proven ability to work with diverse stakeholders and in multidiscipline teams
• Experience with other widely used industrial comms protocols, such as MQTT, PROFINET, Profibus and Modbus
• Experience with different system controllers and programming languages, such as Structured Text, Function Block, Ladder, C#, VB
• Experience with design and development of Human Machine Interface (HMI) systems and SCADA
• Miri mapping and coding highly advantageous
• Experience with operation of inverters, chargers and VSD
• Experience with Functional Safety principle and familiar with Functional Safety standard and compliance
• Experience with control system design, development, and commissioning phases
• Experience in designing high voltage DC power systems with experience in electrical noise filtration is advantageous
• Ability to multi-task and be highly organised
• Ability to lead instrumentation and process control audits and develop associated action plans.

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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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Applications close 5th April 2024

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.