Principal Advisor Automation and Technology Research

• Help us to reimagine mining for a better future
• Innovative work environment and high visibility global improvement work developing cutting edge technology
• Flexible and agile working, Perth or Brisbane based

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Principal Advisor Automation and Technology Research join our Group Technical function to influence the future of mining technology in collaboration with our multidisciplinary teams and partnerships, both internal and external, including universities and research institutions.

Reporting to the Manager Automation and Technology Growth, and working in a collaborative and exciting environment in our large, complex organization, you will work closely with product groups across Rio Tinto to understand customer needs and refine technology requirements. This role will require you to support partnerships with universities, OEMs, start-ups and other external organisations to identify opportunities of emerging surface mining technologies, related to autonomous equipment and remote sensing, which are aligned to the Rio Tinto Surface Mining 2030 vision and roadmap.

You'll rely on your strong influencing, communication and stakeholder management skills to drive inclusivity, excellence and build meaningful partnerships to deliver the autonomous solutions for surface mining and achieve our Surface Mining vision for the future. Your growth mindset will see you create opportunities with other teams to further innovate and develop high quality outcomes across the product delivery lifecycle to realise the Surface Mining 2030 vision.

Leaning on your tertiary qualification in an Engineering discipline (e.g. Mechatronics, Mechanical, Mining) or similar you'll review technical feasibility and credibility of potential vendor technologies, support development of technology roadmaps. You'll need the ability to manage third parties over complex multi-year programs and/or major initiatives and have experience in risk management, performance reporting and ability to engage in emerging technology trends such as research practice. It will be beneficial if you have experience in Technology and Automation expertise, and Surface Mining experience.

You'll be supported by a strong leadership team who encourage you to be curious and continue to grow and inspire. This role is a great opportunity to perform as a catalyst for change, driving the work required to deliver a successful outcome to help shape and deliver the future of surface mining, now. You will be a part of researching emerging automation technologies across surface mining to transition ideas into prioritised roadmap targets, with the opportunity to define and test the concept of operations for new technologies.

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
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium the world's first to be certified "responsible" helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you will be working

This role is offered in Perth, or Brisbane and working Monday to Friday. We want you to have a great work/life balance, so the days, hours, location of work are flexible.

The Safety, Technical & Projects (STP) group partners with the Rio Tinto businesses to help create value, manage risk and innovate for the future. STP improves performance by advising on leading practice, applying data insights and providing technical expertise.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Applications close on the Monday the 29th of November 2021 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)