Optimisation Specialist - Autonomy Operations

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 Opportunity

Work Location: Perth office – Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people

Roster: Monday to Friday

The Optimisation Specialist is instrumental in developing and implementing optimisation solutions for our operation. Focusing firstly on our Assignment Engine inside our in-house developed fleet management system. This role will closely collaborate with our Product Definition and with Development Team to jointly deliver a fully working application.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible to Implement industry-leading Operations Research techniques to drive optimisation solutions
• Develop and implement optimisation solutions and models for the Haul Truck fleet assignment engine
• Responsible for the development of a simulator to test the Optimisation Solution with the historical site data to assess the performance before deploying
• Collaborate with the existing fleet management system team, ensuring seamless integration and interoperability with the optimisation solution. The fleet management system is in C# primarily
• Work closely with Business Analysts to understand and map the impact of optimisation changes to functional requirements
• This role sits within the greater Optimisation and Performance team, and some cross collaboration with the team is expected. The greater team is responsible for data modelling and performance metrics and analysis. Some of that work maybe a collaboration with the Optimisation team
• Collaborate with Project Engineers to assess and enhance performance measures for Autonomy Projects related to fleet management
• Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in processing, mining, integrated planning, and mine control
• Interpretation of Product requirements, and creating a deliverable roadmap form them
• Scientific Standard Research papers on different options being developed
• Report updates on development process
• Achieve agreed model accuracy levels (depending on project)
• Presentations on scenarios and testing results.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s in Computer Science or Operations Research
• Ph.D. in similar fields highly advantageous
• 5+ years of experience in real world operations research problems
• Strong expertise in optimisation tools and techniques
• Strong expertise in developing heuristics and algorithms without relying on commercial solvers such as Gurobi and Cplex
• Theoretical and practical knowledge in AI
• Strong background in Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
• Experience with integration of optimisation solutions into existing systems, preferably with C#
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills.

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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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.