Modeling & Conceptual Engineer

At Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) we are leading the global energy transition by developing a portfolio of renewable energy and green hydrogen projects. To realise those projects, we are building a significant portfolio of green hydrogen technologies through a growing research and development program that is executed in Innovation Centers across Australia, Europe and the US.

An opportunity exists for a driven and outcomes-focused Modeling & Conceptual Engineer to join FFI’s recently established Innovation Center in Colorado to develop models to enhance data-driven decision making that will inform our projects and technology strategy.

Work location: Golden, Colorado 

Roster: Monday to Friday

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, deploy, and maintain tools to enable data- and model-driven decision making.
• Collaborate with other research teams, business units, and external partners to build and interpret detailed technical and economic models.
• Conduct techno-economic assessments of new technologies to support business cases and investment decisions.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to integrate technical and economic considerations.
• Analyze data, derive insights, and prepare reports and presentations.

Qualifications and skills required:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics, applied mathematics, or related field
• Advanced degree in engineering preferred (for example, chemical engineering, process engineering, energy systems analysis, or related field).
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of technologies in clean tech and the hydrogen sector.
• Experience with technoeconomic analysis, engineering design and costing methodologies.
• Experience with data analysis, visualization tools and programming languages such as Python and R.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and other advanced computer science topics preferred.
• Familiarity with life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon accounting, sustainability standards, etc. preferred.

Candidates must be able to bring a flexible mindset, challenge traditional thinking, and be prepared to work outside of their comfort zone.

Our values drive our culture and performance through a strong focus on safety, family and determination. 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. 

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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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.