Fleet Health & Reliability Engineer — Remote Technical Specialist

Wa Return Recycle Renew Ltd; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Novated leasing

Retail discounts

Job summary

Wabtec Global Freight Services is seeking an Asset Health & Remote Technical Specialist based in Perth, WA. The role embeds with Rio Tinto operations to monitor locomotive condition, interpret diagnostics, and deliver OEM‑aligned recommendations to field and maintenance teams.

You will partner with Rio Tinto operations, maintenance and engineering to drive timely actions, reduce repeat failures and improve fleet health across heavy haul rail assets.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification, Diploma or Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic or related engineering discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong experience in diesel‑electric locomotive maintenance, troubleshooting, reliability or technical support.
• Demonstrated capability in fault finding, diagnostics and root cause analysis.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, maintenance documentation and diagnostic data.
• Experience working with operational, maintenance and engineering stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with locomotive asset health, condition monitoring or predictive maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of locomotive diagnostic and monitoring platforms.
• Experience supporting heavy haul rail, mining or heavy industrial operations.
• Familiarity with RC M, FMEA or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Customer‑facing technical advisory or reliability engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Review locomotive condition and diagnostic data in partnership with Rio Tinto operations and Wabtec field teams.
• Provide OEM‑aligned recommendations and oversee action closure to improve fleet health.
• Work with maintenance and engineering stakeholders to implement reliable solutions.
• Communicate priorities, risks and progress to callers and operations teams.
• Help reduce repeat failures and speed up fault resolution with data‑driven insights.

Skills

Diesel‑electric locomotives

Diagnostics

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Technical communication

Interpretation of schematics

Reliability engineering

Education

Degree or Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronic engineering

Tools

Locomotive diagnostic platforms

Job description

Wabtec Global Freight Services is seeking an Asset Health & Remote Technical Specialist based in Perth, WA. The role embeds with Rio Tinto operations to monitor locomotive condition, interpret diagnostics, and deliver OEM‑aligned recommendations to field and maintenance teams.

You will partner with Rio Tinto operations, maintenance and engineering to drive timely actions, reduce repeat failures and improve fleet health across heavy haul rail assets.