R&D Systems Technician - Combustion Analysis

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The Role

Working within a pioneering green steel company, you will be responsible for developing, commissioning and continuously improving the combustion analysis systems used to monitor and optimise smelter performance. This role combines hands-on electronics, instrumentation and process development in a fast-paced R&D steelmaking environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, build, install and maintain combustion analysis systems that calculate furnace gas composition and support process optimisation.
• Design, build and test electronic circuits, instrumentation and data acquisition systems for high-temperature smelter operations.
• Integrate gas analysers, flow meters, pressure sensors, thermocouples and other process instrumentation into smelter control systems.
• Support commissioning, operation and troubleshooting of pilot-scale and commercial steelmaking smelters.
• Analyse combustion and process data to improve energy efficiency, emissions performance and product quality.
• Develop calibration procedures and validate the accuracy of gas composition measurements.
• Assist in the design and implementation of automated monitoring and control systems.
• Diagnose and rectify faults across electronic, instrumentation and mechatronic systems.
• Collaborate with metallurgists, process engineers and smelter operators to improve process performance and reliability.
• Support R&D trials, experimental campaigns and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Prepare technical documentation, operating procedures, test reports and maintenance records.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and quality standards within a high-temperature industrial environment.

About You

You will bring:

• Familiarity with sensors used for measuring oxygen, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and other process gases.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs and instrumentation diagrams.

Key Skills

• Qualification in Mechatronics, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation or a related discipline.
• Hands-on experience with industrial instrumentation, process control and analytical equipment.
• Practical experience with PLCs, SCADA systems, data acquisition platforms or embedded electronics.
• Proven experience establishing combustion and gas analysis systems for smelters, furnaces, kilns, boilers or other high-temperature thermal processing equipment.

Highly regarded

• Experience working in manufacturing, steelmaking, mining, process plant, energy or heavy industrial environments.
• Background in manufacturing, steelmaking, mining, process plant, energy or heavy industrial environments is advantageous.

Why Join?

• Work within a pioneering green steel company enabling zero-emissions steel production
• Join a mission-driven organisation tackling global climate challenges

• Be part of a collaborative R&D team building new industrial solutions

Next Steps

If you’re looking to join a purpose-driven organisation and play a key role in supporting innovative technology development, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply via the link provided, or for a confidential discussion, contact Karlie Farrell at karlie@newkeyconsulting.com.au

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