Systems Simulation Engineer

At Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) we are leading the global energy transition by developing a portfolio of renewable energy and green hydrogen projects.Our large scale, low-cost hydropower, geothermal, solar and wind assets will support establishment of green energy and green product industries around the world.

FFI is committed to building thriving communities by delivering social, environmental, and economic benefits.

Title: Systems Simulation Engineer

Work location: Perth based (Redcliffe and Hazelmere)

Roster: 5/2 Roster (Mon to Fri)

In support of Fortescue’s strong focus on green energy and our carbon neutrality targets, one of our key initiatives will be in our Green Fleet projects whereby we will develop and test a range of technologies to power our mining fleet

Key accountabilities will include:

• Development of simulation tools to drive decision making on decarbonisation programs, including electrification, hybridisation, and alternative fuel combustion.
• Help drive decisions on technology pathways, control philosophies and high-level engineering decisions based on simulation data/tools
• Develop validation plans to ensure simulations are of high quality and have the fidelity required to determine real world constraints and conclusions

Qualifications and skills required:

• Degree qualified Engineering qualifications – Electrical/Mechatronics
• Rail and/or Systems Engineering degree is well regarded
• 5+ years of professional experience in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Analytics, or Data Science
• Demonstrated background building complex multi-physics simulations (Simulink / GT Suite)
• Experience with 1D simulations in Simulink; Simulink model compiling
• Experience with SiL & HiL frameworks
• Experience with the testing, verification, and validation of models and simulations
• Familiarity with multi-disciplinary system simulation environments such as MSC Easy5, Altair Activate is desirable
• Converge/ Openfoam/ AVL Fire experience is not necessary but well regarded
• Software proficiency with C/C++ or Python
• MBSE experience

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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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We only accept applications via our official website at https://ffi.com.au/careers/ or https://www.fmgl.com.au/jobs-at-fortescue/browse-jobs. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.