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R&D Systems Technician

Melbourne, Victoria💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop, commission, and maintain combustion analysis and instrumentation systems to monitor and optimize high-temperature smelter performance.

Role type

R&D Systems Technician (Industrial Instrumentation & Process Control)

Builds

Combustion analysis systems, electronic circuits, data acquisition systems, and automated monitoring/control systems for steelmaking smelters.

Domain

Heavy industry / Steelmaking / Process Control

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Industrial instrumentation, PLCs, SCADA systems, data acquisition platforms, embedded electronics, combustion/gas analysis system design, electrical schematics interpretation, P&IDs reading, sensor integration (O2, H2, CO, CO2), troubleshooting mechatronic systems, technical documentation.

Preferred skills

Manufacturing, steelmaking, mining, process plant, energy, or heavy industrial environment experience.

Technologies

PLCs, SCADA, data acquisition platforms, embedded electronics, gas analysers, flow meters, pressure sensors, thermocouples.

Responsibilities

Develop, build, install, and maintain combustion analysis systems; Design and test electronic circuits and instrumentation for high-temperature operations; Integrate process instrumentation into control systems; Support commissioning and troubleshooting of smelters; Analyze combustion data to improve efficiency and emissions; Develop calibration procedures; Assist in automated monitoring system implementation; Diagnose faults in electronic and mechatronic systems; Prepare technical documentation and test reports.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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