Reliability Specialist - Rail Rollingstock Permanent - Full Time — Engineers, Trades Forrestfield

Aurizon; Australia; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Mentoring programs

Discounts on health insurance

Parental leave program

Job summary

Aurizon is seeking an experienced Reliability Specialist to optimise the safety, reliability and cost‑effectiveness of Aurizon’s locomotive fleet through strong analytical capability, structured problem‑solving, technical leadership, and data‑driven decision‑making.

You will play a key role in identifying failure trends, eliminating defects, improving maintenance strategies, and supporting improvements in long‑term asset performance across a high‑complexity railway operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• Class C driver's licence essential.
• Experience in rail, mining, heavy industry or complex asset environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience in reliability engineering or asset management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyse failure trends, investigate and recommend improvements.
• Lead frontline analysis of locomotive faults and top failure modes.
• Set availability and reliability targets by locomotive class.
• Evaluate maintenance inspection intervals to reduce time and increase availability.
• Develop reliability models and troubleshooting trees.
• Collaborate with planning teams to ensure a single maintenance plan.
• Provide input on warranty and insurance matters.
• Propose upgrades to locomotive systems to meet reliability targets.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Reliability improvement

Data analysis

Technical leadership

Rollingstock testing/commissioning

Fault diagnostics

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Maintenance strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Reliability Specialist - Rail Rollingstock

We are currently seeking an experienced Reliability Specialist to optimise the safety, reliability and cost‑effectiveness of Aurizon’s locomotive fleet through strong analytical capability, structured problem‑solving, technical leadership, and data‑driven decision‑making.

You will play a key role in identifying failure trends, eliminating defects, improving maintenance strategies, and supporting improvements in long‑term asset performance across a high‑complexity railway operation.

About the role:

• Champion a safety culture that promotes, creates and maintains a safe approach in all aspects of the operation
• Analyse failure trends, undertake investigations, review maintenance activities and make improvement recommendations
• Work with relevant teams to ensure all locomotives and components maintain 100% compliance with the safety management system (SMS)
• Lead frontline analysis of high-impact locomotive faults, including top five failure modes and rogue component management.
• Set locomotive availability and reliability targets for various locomotive classes by operating corridor/system
• Evaluate and optimise locomotive maintenance inspection intervals and work package content, reducing maintenance time and increasing availability
• Implement locomotive and component reliability programs
• Develop locomotive and locomotive component statistical reliability models and troubleshooting trees
• Work with planning teams and leadership to ensure the existence of one maintenance plan
• Provide frontline information and input to relevant teams as relates to warranty and insurance matters.
• Recommend upgrades to locomotive electronic, control and communications systems where improvements are required to meet reliability, maintainability and availability targets.

Here is what you will need to succeed in your new role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems or a related engineering discipline).
• Current Class C drivers licence (essential)
• Extensive experience conducting root cause analysis, defect elimination investigations and reliability improvement activities in a rail, mining, heavy industry, or complex asset environment.
• High level of skill in technical investigations, rollingstock testing or commissioning, failure analysis, trial modifications, rollingstock operation, reliability and maintenance, and fault diagnostics.
• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills in an autonomous work environment
• Sound knowledge of the Workplace Health and Safety Act and relevant Aurizon policies and procedures.
• Experience in developing and continuously improving maintenance processes, strategies, scopes of work and modifications to improve asset safety, performance, reliability and cost outcomes.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, including the ability to recognise problems, structure investigations, interpret evidence and develop practical solutions.
• Ability to analyse data and draw logical conclusions relating to a rollingstock maintenance and repair environment.
• Qualifications or certification in Reliability Engineering or Asset Management would be highly regarded.

What we offer you:

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long‑term and exciting career opportunities.

Some of our benefits include:

• Development and growth opportunities.
• Access to mentoring and development programs.
• Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
• Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.

Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high‑performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.

We are currently seeking an experienced Reliability Specialist to optimise the safety, reliability and cost‑effectiveness of Aurizon’s locomotive fleet through strong analytical capability, structured problem‑solving, technical leadership, and data‑driven decision‑making.

You will play a key role in identifying failure trends, eliminating defects, improving maintenance strategies, and supporting improvements in long‑term asset performance across a high‑complexity railway operation.

About the role:

• Champion a safety culture that promotes, creates and maintains a safe approach in all aspects of the operation
• Analyse failure trends, undertake investigations, review maintenance activities and make improvement recommendations
• Work with relevant teams to ensure all locomotives and components maintain 100% compliance with the safety management system (SMS)
• Lead frontline analysis of high‑impact locomotive faults, including top five failure modes and rogue component management.
• Set locomotive availability and reliability targets for various locomotive classes by operating corridor/system
• Evaluate and optimise locomotive maintenance inspection intervals and work package content, reducing maintenance time and increasing availability
• Implement locomotive and component reliability programs
• Develop locomotive and locomotive component statistical reliability models and troubleshooting trees
• Work with planning teams and leadership to ensure the existence of one maintenance plan
• Provide frontline information and input to relevant teams as relates to warranty and insurance matters.
• Recommend upgrades to locomotive electronic, control and communications systems where improvements are required to meet reliability, maintainability and availability targets.

Here is what you will need to succeed in your new role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems or a related engineering discipline).
• Current Class C drivers licence (essential)
• Extensive experience conducting root cause analysis, defect elimination investigations and reliability improvement activities in a rail, mining, heavy industry, or complex asset environment.
• High level of skill in technical investigations, rollingstock testing or commissioning, failure analysis, trial modifications, rollingstock operation, reliability and maintenance, and fault diagnostics.
• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills in an autonomous work environment
• Sound knowledge of the Workplace Health and Safety Act and relevant Aurizon policies and procedures.
• Experience in developing and continuously improving maintenance processes, strategies, scopes of work and modifications to improve asset safety, performance, reliability and cost outcomes.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, including the ability to recognise problems, structure investigations, interpret evidence and develop practical solutions.
• Ability to analyse data and draw logical conclusions relating to a rollingstock maintenance and repair environment.
• Qualifications or certification in Reliability Engineering or Asset Management would be highly regarded.

What we offer you:

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long‑term and exciting career opportunities.

Some of our benefits include:

• Development and growth opportunities.
• Access to mentoring and development programs.
• Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
• Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.

Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high‑performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.

To learn about us and our company values, please visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers

Advertised: 04 Sep 2026 Applications close: 18 Sep 2026

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