Rail Rollingstock Reliability Engineer: Maximise Availability

Aurizon; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurizon is seeking a Reliability Specialist to optimise safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness of its locomotive fleet through analytics, structured problem-solving and data-driven decisions. You will identify failure trends, lead investigations, and support improvements in asset performance across a high-complexity railway operation.

The role requires strong communication, planning collaboration and a proactive safety mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• Extensive experience with root cause analysis and reliability improvement in rail or heavy industry.
• Strong ability to lead investigations, analyse data and drive practical solutions.
• Current Class C driver's license is essential.

Responsibilities

• Analyse failure trends, investigations and recommend improvements.
• Review maintenance activities and optimise strategies to improve safety and reliability.
• Lead frontline analysis of high-impact locomotive faults and failure modes.
• Develop reliability models and fault diagnostics for locomotives and components.
• Collaborate with planning to ensure a single, integrated maintenance plan.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Structured problem solving

Technical leadership

Technical investigations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Aurizon is seeking a Reliability Specialist to optimise safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness of its locomotive fleet through analytics, structured problem-solving and data-driven decisions. You will identify failure trends, lead investigations, and support improvements in asset performance across a high-complexity railway operation.

The role requires strong communication, planning collaboration and a proactive safety mindset.