Reliability Engineer

Acciona Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA Energía is seeking a Mechanical Reliability Engineer in Melbourne to improve wind asset performance and reliability. You will provide hands-on engineering support to operational wind farms, analyse equipment performance and help deliver effective maintenance strategies.

Working with site teams and OEMs, you will investigate issues, support condition monitoring, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. Regular travel to sites across Australia is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience in reliability, maintenance or asset management.
• Experience with rotating equipment, bearings, gearboxes, condition monitoring and maintenance optimization.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience using maintenance management systems or asset management software.
• Ability to interpret operational and maintenance data to identify trends.

Responsibilities

• Improve performance, availability and reliability of wind energy assets.
• Analyse equipment performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support condition monitoring programs and maintenance strategies.
• Collaborate with site teams, OEMs and engineering specialists.
• Regular site travel to operate on assets in the field.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Troubleshooting

Data interpretation

Root cause analysis

Maintenance management systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Maximo

Power BI

Job description

Join ACCIONA Energía as a Mechanical Reliability Engineer and help improve the performance, availability and reliability of our renewable energy assets across Australia. Based in Melbourne, this role provides hands‑on engineering support to operational wind farms, analysing equipment performance, identifying improvement opportunities and helping deliver effective maintenance strategies.

Working closely with site teams, OEMs and engineering specialists, you'll investigate equipment issues, support condition monitoring programs and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. Regular site travel will see you working directly with technicians and assets in the field.

About You

You are a practical and analytical mechanical engineer who enjoys solving equipment reliability challenges and working closely with operational teams.

To be successful, you'll bring:

• Degree qualifications in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in reliability, maintenance, asset management or mechanical engineering.
• Experience with rotating equipment, bearings, gearboxes, condition monitoring, inspections and maintenance optimisation.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience using maintenance management systems or asset management software.
• Ability to interpret operational and maintenance data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Willingness to travel to operational sites across Australia on a regular basis.

Highly regarded:

• Experience within renewable energy, wind, power generation, mining, transport, heavy industry or similar asset‑intensive environments.
• Exposure to Maximo, Power BI or other data analysis tools.
• Understanding of vibration analysis, predictive maintenance or condition‑based maintenance practices.

About Us

ACCIONA Energía is Australia's leading developer, constructor and operator of renewable energy projects and is helping deliver the decarbonised energy needed to power the future. We're operating and building wind, solar and energy storage assets across the country and continuing to grow our portfolio of renewable energy projects.

If you're looking to apply your mechanical reliability expertise in a growing industry while working with some of Australia's largest renewable energy assets, we'd love to hear from you.