Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer for Decarbonisation Projects

Fortescue Pre-Order Sales; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue is seeking a Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer to join the Decarbonisation Project Team within the Major Projects portfolio in Perth. You will lead and perform hands-on engineering across electrical, instrumentation, automation and control systems, supporting design through commissioning and handover.

You will provide technical leadership, review designs and specifications, and drive FAT/SAT, testing and start-up activities while collaborating with contractors, OEMs and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, Control Systems Engineering or equivalent.
• Significant engineering experience in mining, minerals processing, heavy industry, energy or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong practical experience with PLC, SCADA, HMI and/or DCS systems.
• Experience developing or reviewing control philosophies, functional descriptions, I/O lists and control system documentation.
• Experience with FAT, SAT, commissioning, functional testing and handover.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex electrical, instrumentation and control system faults.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across electrical, instrumentation and control systems from design through commissioning.
• Review designs, drawings, specs, P&IDs, I/O lists, control philosophies and functional descriptions.
• Support PLC, SCADA, HMI and DCS configurations, testing and integration.
• Review control software modifications and verify sequences, alarms, setpoints and interlocks.
• Coordinate integration between electrical equipment, instrumentation, networks and OEM equipment.
• Lead FAT, SAT, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities.
• Develop and review commissioning procedures and test records.
• Support HV/LV energisation and functional testing.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and perform root-cause analysis and collaboration.

Skills

PLC/SCADA/HMI/DCS

Control systems engineering

Electrical/instrumentation

Commissioning (FAT/SAT)

Stakeholder management

Troubleshooting faults

Mining/industrial experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/ Electronics/ Instrumentation/ Control Systems Engineering

Job description

Fortescue is seeking a Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer to join the Decarbonisation Project Team within the Major Projects portfolio in Perth. You will lead and perform hands-on engineering across electrical, instrumentation, automation and control systems, supporting design through commissioning and handover.

You will provide technical leadership, review designs and specifications, and drive FAT/SAT, testing and start-up activities while collaborating with contractors, OEMs and