Senior Risk, Reliability & Data Analytics Engineer

Airswift; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Senior Risk, Reliability & Data Analytics Engineer in Perth to support a major energy and infrastructure portfolio. You will lead risk-based reliability and maintenance strategies, and develop data-driven insights to improve asset performance.

Responsibilities include FMECA/RCM studies, SAP/EAM maintenance planning, reliability dashboards, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Projects to deliver safe, reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Engineering or related field.
• Extensive experience in reliability engineering and asset management.
• Experience applying RCM, FMEA/FMECA, RCA, and risk-based maintenance.
• Proven ability to analyse reliability data to improve asset performance.
• Experience with SAP PM/EAM or similar systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead FMECA and reliability programs across energy assets.
• Apply RCM, FMEA, FMECA, RCA and asset criticality analyses.
• Develop maintenance strategies based on risk and data.
• Analyse failure trends and asset health to identify improvements.
• Translate strategies into SAP/EAM maintenance plans and master data.
• Develop reliability dashboards and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Projects.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Python

Reliability engineering

RCM

FMEA

FMECA

RCA

Asset management

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP PM/EAM

Job description

Senior Risk, Reliability & Data Analytics Engineer

Location: Perth, WA

Contract: Initial 12-Month Labour Hire Contract

Hours: Approximately 40 hours per week with occasional site travel

Industry: Energy | Mining | Resources

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Risk, Reliability & Data Analytics Engineer to join a major energy and operational readiness team supporting a growing portfolio of transmission, distribution, renewable energy, and power infrastructure assets. This role will be responsible for developing and implementing risk-based reliability and maintenance strategies, leading FMECA and RCM studies, improving asset performance, and delivering data-driven insights that support safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations. Working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Projects, and Master Data teams, you will ensure reliability strategies are successfully transitioned into operational systems and maintenance plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, maintenance, and assurance of FMECA and reliability programs across operational energy assets.
• Apply reliability engineering methodologies including RCM, FMEA, FMECA, RCA, and asset criticality assessments.
• Develop and optimise maintenance strategies based on risk, operational history, condition monitoring data, OEM recommendations, and asset performance.
• Analyse failure trends, outages, maintenance data, and asset health information to identify improvement opportunities and reduce operational risk.
• Facilitate reliability workshops and technical reviews with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Translate approved reliability strategies into SAP/EAM-ready maintenance plans, task lists, job plans, and master data requirements.
• Support SAP implementation activities and verify the accuracy of maintenance strategies following system integration.
• Develop reliability dashboards, reporting tools, and performance metrics to support decision-making.
• Maintain risk registers, action plans, defect elimination programs, and asset improvement initiatives.
• Support operational readiness activities from project delivery through commissioning, handover, and transition to operations.
• Conduct site visits and field verification activities to validate asset information and maintenance requirements.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, OEMs, and project stakeholders to improve asset reliability and performance.
• Ensure compliance with HSEC, asset management, governance, and technical standards.

Requirements

• Degree qualification in Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Asset Management, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in reliability engineering, maintenance strategy, asset management, or asset risk management within energy, mining, resources, utilities, or heavy industry environments.
• Strong experience applying RCM, RCA, FMEA, FMECA, asset criticality, and risk-based maintenance methodologies.
• Proven ability to analyse reliability, maintenance, condition monitoring, and outage data to improve asset performance.
• Experience developing maintenance strategies and implementing reliability improvement initiatives.
• Practical knowledge of SAP PM/EAM or similar enterprise asset management systems.
• Experience working with asset hierarchies, technical objects, maintenance plans, task lists, job plans, and master data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to convert technical findings into practical business outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, facilitation, communication, and influencing skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities, and deliver outcomes in a complex operational environment.
• Experience using data analytics and reporting tools to generate reliability insights and decision-ready reports.
• Current Australian working rights and willingness to travel to operational sites as required.
• Highly Regarded Experience with power generation, transmission and distribution networks, substations, renewable energy, battery energy storage systems, or other energy infrastructure assets.
• Knowledge of ISO 55000 Asset Management principles and reliability engineering standards.
• Experience with Power BI, SQL, Python, or similar analytics tools.
• Chartered Engineer, CPEng, CMRP, or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Experience supporting operational readiness, commissioning, asset handover, and project delivery activities.

Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)