Graduate Rotating Equipment & Reliability Engineer

Wood; United States; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global graduate program

Flexible hybrid/remote work

Competitive salary with salary reviews

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Professional development plans

Global mentoring program

Job summary

Wood is seeking graduate engineers in its Consulting division based in Australia. You will assist senior engineers, learn Wood processes, and collaborate across disciplines on energy and materials projects, including decarbonisation, hydrogen, and renewables advisory.

We offer a global graduate program with development workshops, flexible working arrangements, and strong professional development opportunities to grow with the company.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering.
• Attention to detail with design accuracy and safety.
• Teamwork and collaboration across disciplines.
• Adaptability to evolving engineering techniques.
• Strong problem solving and analytical thinking.
• Clear communication of technical information.
• Continuous learning and safe practices.
• Leadership potential and ability to take on non-technical duties.
• Respect for health and safety policies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Assisting senior engineers with projects: you may be asked to help with research, testing, or other tasks related to ongoing projects.
• Learning Wood processes and procedures: understand how Wood operates and the specific procedures you'll follow.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams: engineering projects often involve multiple disciplines and teams.
• Debugging and troubleshooting: help identify and resolve problems when systems malfunction.
• Preparing reports and presentations: communicate findings and progress to team or stakeholders.
• Continuously improving your skills and knowledge: stay up to date with new developments and best practices.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Adaptability

Problem solving

Communication skills

Continuous Learning

Creativity

Analytical ability

Logical thinking

Leadership

Respect for health and safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering

Job description

With 35,000 professionals, across 60 countries, we are one of the world’s leading consulting and engineering companies operating across Energy and Materials markets. United by our common purpose to unlock solutions to the world’s most critical challenges, we are future ready, now. These positions sit within our Consulting division encompasses professionals with industry-leading expertise in areas including decarbonisation, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, renewables advisory, asset optimisation, and digital solutions. A multi-sector business unit, we are focused on providing consulting solutions during the planning, analysis, operation and optimisation of assets, facilities, and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Assisting senior engineers with projects: You may be asked to help with research, testing, or other tasks related to ongoing projects.
• Learning Wood processes and procedures: It's important to understand how Wood operates and the specific procedures and protocols you'll be expected to follow.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams: Engineering projects often involve multiple disciplines and teams, so you may need to work with colleagues from other areas of Wood.
• Debugging and troubleshooting: If a product or system isn't working as intended, you may be called upon to help identify and resolve the problem.
• Preparing reports and presentations: You may need to communicate your findings and progress to your team, manager, or other stakeholders.
• Continuously improving your skills and knowledge: The engineering field is constantly evolving, so it's important to stay up to date with new developments and best practices.

What We Can Offer

• Global graduate programincluding development workshops, online learning, lunch and learns, networking & social events
• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global mentoring program/connections; where you will work alongside passionate & talented mentors locally & globallywho are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Qualifications

• Completed your Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering degree by the end of 2026 or earlier.
• Attention to detail: You will be responsible for creating detailed designs and specifications and must pay close attention to detail to ensure the accuracy and safety of the work.
• Teamwork: Most engineering projects require collaboration and teamwork, so strong interpersonal and collaboration skills are essential
• Adaptability: Engineering is a constantly evolving field, and as a graduate engineer you should be able to adapt to new technologies and techniques.
• Problem solving: Engineering often requires finding creative solutions to complex problems. Good critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills are highly valued.
• Communication skills: The ability to communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner is important for a graduate engineer. This includes the ability to write reports, give presentations, and explain complex technical concepts to non-technical colleagues.
• Continuous Learning: Technologies and methodologies are constantly changing so staying up to date is an important attribute
• Creativity: have that innate ability to “think outside the box”
• Analytical ability: ability to think analytically to fully define a problem and develop solutions suited to the problem.
• Logical thinking: ability to understand how a system works, what can go wrong and how to fix it. This requires the ability to think logically and evaluate and understand each element that makes up the system
• Leadership: well-developed “human skills” so you can smoothly perform non-technical duties.
• Respect for health and safety protocols: this is more of a requirement than a skill but adherence to policies that aim to eliminate or mitigate risk is a necessity.

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.