Remote Locomotive Asset Health Lead & Diagnostics

Webhosting; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role

Paid Birthday Leave

Rewards & Recognition Program

Health insurance discount with Medibnk

Novated Leasing options

Lifestyle discounts with Woolworths, 0

500+ retailers

Job summary

Wabtec Global Freight Services is seeking an Asset Health & Remote Technical Specialist to monitor locomotive health, analyse faults, and provide expert troubleshooting to maintenance and operations teams. You will drive root-cause analysis, coordinate investigations, and deliver corrective actions to improve reliability and fleet availability.

You will work with Rio Tinto operations and maintenance teams in a customer-embedded role, bridging digital insights with frontline execution.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification or degree in mechanical/e electrical/mechatronic engineering
• 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

Responsibilities

• Monitor locomotive asset health and fleet performance through remote diagnostic and condition monitoring systems.
• Analyse locomotive faults, alarms and events to identify emerging issues and minimise operational impacts.
• Provide expert technical advice and troubleshooting support to maintenance and operations teams.
• Conduct root cause analysis of recurring failures and develop recommendations to improve reliability and availability.
• Prioritise and coordinate critical fault investigations based on fleet risk, safety and production impacts.
• Review operational and maintenance data to identify trends, degradation patterns and opportunities for proactive intervention.
• Liaise with customers, field service personnel, engineering teams and maintenance providers to drive effective issue resolution.
• Develop and communicate corrective action plans and monitor progress through to closure.
• Support outage and incident response activities by providing technical guidance and recommendations.
• Prepare asset health reports, performance insights and reliability metrics for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that improve locomotive performance, reliability and fleet availability.
• Maintain compliance with safety, quality and engineering standards while supporting customer operational objectives.

Skills

Trade qualification

Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Me

Fault finding

Diagnostics

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Diploma or Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic or related engineering

Job description

Wabtec Global Freight Services is seeking an Asset Health & Remote Technical Specialist to monitor locomotive health, analyse faults, and provide expert troubleshooting to maintenance and operations teams. You will drive root-cause analysis, coordinate investigations, and deliver corrective actions to improve reliability and fleet availability.

You will work with Rio Tinto operations and maintenance teams in a customer-embedded role, bridging digital insights with frontline execution.