DATA ENGINEER

Location: Kidlington
Working pattern: Full-time, hybrid, 40 hours per week
Contract: Permanent

THE POWER OF NOW

Fortescue Zero develops, tests and deploys technology to help decarbonise industry. As Fortescue’s green technology and engineering business, it works across areas including power systems, motorsport, battery intelligence and autonomous fleet solutions.

We’re looking for a Data Engineer to join Elysia, Fortescue Zero’s battery intelligence business. In this role, you’ll provide technical leadership across our data platform, designing reliable, secure and scalable data solutions that support products and teams working across automotive, heavy industry and stationary storage.

Elysia develops battery software and analytics to help improve the safety, reliability, performance and lifespan of battery systems. Its solutions combine expertise in electrochemistry, battery systems and data science, and are used in applications including automotive, energy storage and heavy industry.

Working across cloud-based analytics and embedded battery management systems, Elysia helps customers better understand and manage their battery assets. Its work draws on more than a decade of battery expertise and experience shaped by high-performance electric vehicles and real-world operating environments.

How we work

At Fortescue Zero, we push the boundaries of engineering to develop technology for real-world challenges, from motorsport to mining. At Elysia, we bring together expertise in battery systems, electrochemistry and data science to develop battery intelligence solutions. Fortescue is committed to an inclusive workplace where people are supported to bring their perspectives and do their best work.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will:

• Lead the design of scalable batch and streaming data pipelines, including event-driven integrations
• Define data models, schema evolution approaches and data contracts across time-series and relational data
• Build data quality, lineage, monitoring and operational observability into data solutions
• Develop reliable orchestration patterns, including deployment, retries and backfills
• Embed security, governance and compliance into platform design and delivery
• Improve cost and performance through effective use of compute, storage and data warehouse design
• Work with product, analytics, embedded and modelling teams to connect technical delivery with business needs
• Support and mentor Data Engineers through design reviews, code reviews and technical guidance
• Create clear documentation, standards and runbooks that help teams work consistently and reuse solutions

What you’ll bring

You’ll bring strong data engineering experience and the technical judgement to design solutions that are dependable, secure and practical to operate. You’ll also have:

Essential

• Experience in data engineering on cloud platforms, preferably AWS
• Strong Python and SQL skills, with experience building production-grade data solutions
• Experience delivering ETL, ELT and streaming or change data capture pipelines at scale
• Data modelling skills, including schema governance and data contracts
• Experience with a modern data platform such as Snowflake or BigQuery
• Experience with orchestration tools such as Dagster, Airflow or Prefect, and containerised workloads
• An understanding of telemetry or time-series data patterns and practical data governance
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence across teams and explain technical decisions
• A degree in a relevant subject such as engineering, physics, mathematics or computer science, or equivalent practical experience

Desirable

• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, ECS, Lambda, Glue, Athena or DynamoDB
• Familiarity with data catalogue or lineage tools such as DataHub or Amundsen, and with OpenTelemetry
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform or CDK
• Experience integrating data platforms with modelling or MLOps workflows

About you

You’re interested in pioneering technology and its potential to support a more sustainable future. You’re motivated by the opportunity to contribute to work with real-world impact and help advance battery intelligence.

Benefits

Benefits include, subject to eligibility and scheme rules:

• Bonus scheme
• Aviva workplace pension
• Group life assurance
• Group income protection
• Electric car scheme
• Health cash plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Private medical insurance
• 26 days’ annual leave, plus public holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year
• Childcare benefits
• Free on-site gym access and discounted national gym memberships

Additional Information

You do not need to meet every desirable criterion to apply. If you meet the essential criteria and are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply. Fortescue Zero welcomes applicants with a range of backgrounds, experiences and skills, and is committed to an inclusive recruitment process.

If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of recruitment, please contact  kelly.greening@fortescue.com.

Appointment may be subject to pre-employment checks relevant to the role. We will explain any required checks during the recruitment process.