Engineer Electrical & Control Systems

• Technical Electrical and Control System Engineer support operation, maintenance and project teams at Cape Lambert.

• Highly experienced team offering a stimulating environment for technical advancement.

• FIFO or Residential / Wickham based residential role on a 5:2 or 5:2/4:3 roster

• Housing and relocation provided for residential applicants

About the role

We are currently seeking an Electrical and Control Systems Engineer to join the Cape Lambert Ports Electrical and Control System Engineering team.  An experienced, stable and knowledgeable team of subject matter experts working in a stimulating and technical advanced environment.

This is a great opportunity for a strong technical engineer with great communication skills to provide control system development and support activities to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations and optimise plant performance.

Reporting to the Superintendent Electrical and Control System Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Provision of control system and electrical engineering support to site maintenance, operations and capital projects teams.

• Escalated technical support for breakdown recovery.

• Provide technical assurance at project stage gates and detailed designs for projects.

• Ensuring electrical regulatory and standards compliance for upgrade works and new installations

• Engagement in the Defect Elimination process – defect identification, investigation, and DE project execution.

• Implementation of transferable learning and continuous improvement of asset reliability.

• Identification, management, and elimination of risks.

• Identification and development of scopes for newly proposed projects.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Electrical, Control System Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering.

• Previous site experience within a mining or port environment in a control system support role.

• Operational experience and proficiency with Schneider PLC and Wonderware SCADA systems.

• Experience in HV and LV distribution system, Variable speed drives and rotor starter methods.

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

• The ability to work collaboratively across a diverse range of stakeholders and operational teams.

• Practical understanding in the use of SAP.

• Experience with Digsilent Power Factory Power Modelling software would be beneficial.

• Strong working knowledge of RTIO standards and Australian Standards.

• An understanding of Iron Ore fixed plant processing equipment such as conveyors, screens, crushers and balance machines.

• The ability to think critically, collaborate and build trust with a wide range of stakeholders across the business to solve complex problems.

• A current and valid manual ‘C Class’ driver's licence

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Company provided insurance cover

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave) To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Where you’ll be working

This role is based at Cape Lambert. Our integrated operations, which include port facilities, ensure we can supply the right quality product to our customers, when they need it. We blend our products at our own ports, which allows us to produce a reliable and consistent product. And because we have dedicated shipping operations, we are able to better control the delivery of product to our customers. 

Applications close on the 23rd of January 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

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