Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth – Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people
Roster: Monday to Friday

The Principal Smart Systems Integration will lead the design and integration of smart, event-driven systems that connect asset health data, AI insights, and operational workflows into a cohesive maintenance ecosystem. This role plays a critical part in embedding Asset Health & Performance (AHP) strategy into automated system logic, enabling proactive and data-driven maintenance execution.

This position operates at the intersection of Asset & Materials Management, Technology, and AI, ensuring that multiple data sources and analytical outputs are translated into structured, actionable workflows within SAP and related systems. The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration and the ability to align technical solutions with operational priorities to deliver measurable improvements in reliability and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of an AI-enabled, event-driven work management ecosystem integrating condition monitoring, process systems, and operational inputs into SAP.
• Establish frameworks for automated SAP notification generation, including trigger logic, prioritisation, and suppression rules.
• Integrate diverse data sources such as wireless sensors, historian systems, inspection reports, and hazard reporting into structured maintenance workflows.
• Partner with the Manager – Maintenance AI to operationalise AI models within asset health and maintenance systems, ensuring alignment to business outcomes.
• Ensure all system outputs are accurate, actionable, and aligned with asset criticality and maintenance strategies.
• Drive alignment across Asset & Materials Management, AHP, Operations, and Technology teams to ensure consistent integration design and delivery.
• Establish governance frameworks to ensure data quality, traceability, and effective management of system-generated alerts.
• Identify and prioritise opportunities to improve system integration, reliability performance, and maintenance efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system capability and reduce manual intervention in maintenance processes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or a related discipline; cloud or systems architecture certifications desirable.
• Extensive experience (10+ years) in heavy industry, ideally within mining, processing, port, or rail operations.
• Strong understanding of asset management, reliability, and work management processes.
• Proven experience in systems integration, data structuring, and developing scalable data solutions.
• Experience integrating enterprise systems (e.g. SAP EAM/PM) with operational and analytical platforms.
• High level of technical capability, including API integrations, data warehousing (e.g. Snowflake), and query development (e.g. T-SQL).
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder environments and influence senior leaders.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes.
• Experience working with AI-enabled solutions and embedding them into operational workflows is highly regarded.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.