Mechanical Engineer

Queensland Rail; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 107,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms

Tools

Training & mentoring

Flexible work-life balance

Career growth opportunities

Off-street parking

Job summary

Queensland Rail is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join the Citytrain Rollingstock Engineering team in Queensland. You will help maintain, modernise and improve the trains that move millions across South East Queensland.

The role blends office-based engineering with hands-on depot exposure and offers a base salary of $126,435 plus 12.75% superannuation. You will analyse performance, solve engineering problems and support maintenance teams while collaborating with stakeholders to optimise fleet

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• At least one year of engineering experience.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• Australian working rights for this permanent role is required.

Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance, overhaul and modernisation of rail vehicles.
• Investigate technical issues and implement engineering solutions.
• Analyse asset performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide engineering support to maintenance and trade teams.
• Conduct inspections, audits and risk assessments to support safe operations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to optimise fleet performance and reliability.

Skills

Problem solving

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Proactive mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Connecting Engineering Talent to Queensland Rail

Queensland Rail is seeking a motivated Mechanical Engineer to join our Citytrain Rollingstock Engineering team. Whether you're early in your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll play a key role in maintaining, improving and modernising the trains that keep millions of passengers moving safely across South East Queensland.

Why Join Queensland Rail?

• Work on one of Australia's largest passenger rail fleets
• Contribute to fleet modernisation and reliability improvement initiatives
• Enjoy a genuine mix of office-based engineering and hands-on depot exposure
• Conveniently located near Bowen Hills train station, off-street parking and bike-friendly facilities, including end-of-trip amenities
• Uniforms, workwear, tools, training and mentoring provided
• Flexible working arrangements for work-life balance
• Structured mentoring, technical development and career growth opportunities
• Commencement base salary of $126,435 + 12.75% Superannuation

About the role

As part of our Rollingstock Engineering team, you'll:

• Support the maintenance, overhaul and modernisation of rail vehicles
• Investigate technical issues and implement engineering solutions
• Analyse asset performance and identify improvement opportunities
• Provide engineering support to maintenance and trade teams
• Conduct inspections, audits and risk assessments to support safe operations
• Collaborate with stakeholders to optimise fleet performance and reliability

About You

We're looking for engineers who enjoy problem-solving, collaboration and continuous improvement.

You'll bring:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• At least one year of engineering experience
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• A proactive and solutions-focused mindset

No rail experience? No worries. If you have experience supporting complex machinery, heavy equipment or industrial assets, we'll help you build your rail industry expertise.

Australian working rights that enable unrestricted ongoing employment in this permanent position is required.

Your journey matters. Make it with us.

Build your Career with Purpose - If you're looking for meaningful work, technical challenges and outstanding career development opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

Queensland Rail acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of the lands and waterways our network traverses.

Our teams are People who Count. We encourage diversity in our teams, including different genders, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religions, neurodiversity, education levels and many more aspects. No two journeys are the same, and it's because of our differences that as a collective, we achieve great things.

We provide reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees.

If you do require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Cynthia MacKenzie via the details below.

Applicants for roles at Queensland Rail may undergo pre-employment alcohol and drug testing if they advance in the recruitment process. The selection process may also include psychometric assessments, pre-employment health checks and background screenings, which could involve criminal history and credit checks, if this applies to the pre-employment requirements for this role.

For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, we will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to Queensland Rail's pre-employment frameworks.