Senior Engineer

Senior System Engineer - AutoHaul®

• Great opportunity to join a global organisation at the forefront of Rail Technology and Mining
• Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected
• Exciting opportunity to influence and champion change
• Permanent Perth based (Rivervale) opportunity with rewarding career opportunities

Rio Tinto is recognised as one of the world’s most innovative companies, in particular for our use of automation. AutoHaul® is the world’s first autonomous heavy haul railway system. Trains depart from two ports and can travel over 500 km to 13 mines, where they are loaded with over 25 thousand tonnes of ore per train and return, without a driver ever boarding the locomotives.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer (10+ years) to join the Rail Systems team (part of Rail Engineering and Strategy).

This role is a great opportunity to be part of an integral team that manages the enhancement and delivery of AutoHaul® systems. This is a Perth based role working 5 days on, 2 days off, with our office located in the suburb of Rivervale where you will be working directly with the operations and system vendor teams.

What the role entails

• Coordinating engineering activities for defined areas of responsibility for full project life cycle
• Reporting engineering progress against approved plans
• Ensuring compliance with standardized processes, systems, and tools
• Supporting engagement and performance of external engineering contractors
• Work with operations and project teams to understand system requirements and initiate works driven by these requirements
• Communicates status and progress to key stakeholders within the development lifecycle
• Participation in test events and oversight of test outcomes to ensure compliance to intended design
• Facilitate workflows associated with the approved RTIO Change and Configuration Management processes
• Maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Demonstrates a culture of collaboration, participation, and improvement
• Oversight to ensure compliance by various parties to appropriate and agreed standards

What you will need for this role

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Degree Qualifications in Science, Engineering, Signalling or equivalent.
• At least 10 years’ experience in any combination of the engineering of complex rail systems, diesel electric locomotive systems, railway wayside systems, and rail signaling.
• Understand and have experience in the operational environment of a railway network
• Experience in application of systems engineering principles, requirements engineering and risk management
• Experience in Engineering and Management of Signaling or railway safety systems including signalling schematic and system design review.
• Have experience with modern railway technical systems and integrated control systems (ERTMS/ETCS)
• Have good planning, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Experience in the use of CENELEC standards (EN50126, EN50128, EN50129)

The following is desirable:

• Familiarity with rail operation procedures and guidelines
• Existing knowledge of the Rio Tinto AutoHaul® system
• Experience troubleshooting complex systems

What’s on offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Every Voice Matters

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 different.

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.Please note, to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions and reside in WA.

If you would like to know more about careers at Rio Tinto, you can like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or join us on LinkedIn