Senior AI-Enabled Process Control Engineer

Fortescue Metals Group; Perth; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue Metals Group in Perth is seeking an experienced APC professional to design, build, deploy and support advanced process control systems for our fixed plant operations, including model predictive control with AI soft sensors and setpoint recommendations.

You will work in a forward-deployed AI delivery team, collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers and operations to deliver measurable improvements in operating rate, recovery, energy efficiency and water use.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of APC, industrial control or applied research.
• Tertiary qualifications in process engineering or related field.
• Ability to translate complex technical issues into clear requirements.
• Experience and interest in AI-enabled workflows.
• Practical experience in Python is well regarded.
• Familiarity with applied statistics and machine learning in industrial process operations is well regarded.

Responsibilities

• Owning the design, build, deployment and support of advanced process control systems across the development lifecycle.
• Helping identify, quantify and validate efficiency and opportunities, using data from a range of sources.
• Collaborating with other specialists (including data scientists and ML engineers) to develop and extend control schemes using AI methods.
• Collaborating with SMEs and users to shape technical requirements.
• Working closely with front-line and operational support teams to test, validate and refine models to support adoption and operational impact.
• Maintaining the backlogs for development, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to prioritise development.
• Supporting community development through technical engagement and leadership on advanced process control.

Skills

APC / advanced process control

Python

AI-enabled workflows

Data analysis

Industrial automation

Education

Bachelor's or higher in process/control engineering

Tools

Python

Job description

Fortescue Metals Group in Perth is seeking an experienced APC professional to design, build, deploy and support advanced process control systems for our fixed plant operations, including model predictive control with AI soft sensors and setpoint recommendations.

You will work in a forward-deployed AI delivery team, collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers and operations to deliver measurable improvements in operating rate, recovery, energy efficiency and water use.