Remote Locomotive Health & Diagnostics Specialist

Wabtec Corporation; Perth; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Novated leasing

Lifestyle discounts

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation in Perth, WA is seeking an Asset Health & Remote Technical Specialist to join our Technical Customer Support team. This full-time role embeds with Rio Tinto operations to monitor locomotive health, analyze faults, and deliver OEM-aligned guidance to maintenance teams, driving reliability and fleet availability.

You will work Monday to Friday from our Perth base, coordinating with field crews and engineering stakeholders to develop corrective actions and proactive

Qualifications

• Trade qualification, Diploma or Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic or related engineering discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• 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 with locomotive asset health, condition monitoring or predictive maintenance programs.
• Familiarity with reliability-centred maintenance (RCM), FMEA or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Customer-facing technical advisory or reliability engineering experience.

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.

Skills

Diesel-electric locomotive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Technical advisory

Stakeholder management

RCM / FMEA

Predictive maintenance

Education

Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Diploma or Degree in Electrical Engineering

Diploma or Degree in Mechatronic Engineering

Tools

Locomotive diagnostic platforms

Diagnostics and monitoring tools

Job description

Wabtec Corporation in Perth, WA is seeking an Asset Health & Remote Technical Specialist to join our Technical Customer Support team. This full-time role embeds with Rio Tinto operations to monitor locomotive health, analyze faults, and deliver OEM-aligned guidance to maintenance teams, driving reliability and fleet availability.

You will work Monday to Friday from our Perth base, coordinating with field crews and engineering stakeholders to develop corrective actions and proactive