Control Systems Engineer
Permanent Opportunity | FIFO from Perth (8/6 roster)
Based at Kathleen Valley Lithium Operations
Join a world-class lithium project in full production ramp-up.
At Liontown Resources, our Kathleen Valley operation is moving confidently into full-scale production. Following our recent capital raise and significant investment in growth, we're expanding our technical teams to support the long-term success of the mine.
We're now seeking a
Control Systems Engineer
to join our
process plant maintenance and planning team
, ensuring our plant control systems are optimised, reliable, and ready to meet the demands of production.
Why join now?
With our production ramp-up in full swing, this is a pivotal time to be part of Liontown. Our focus is on building a safe, reliable, and efficient operation – and this role will directly influence the performance and sustainability of our processing operations.
What You'll Be Doing
Reporting to the Senior Control Systems Engineer, you will:
* Provide technical support for the operation, maintenance, and optimisation of plant control systems.
* Implement control strategies and system changes on an operating plant safely and efficiently.
* Monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain operational technology (OT), PLC, SCADA, and DCS systems.
* Conduct system backups, availability and redundancy checks to maintain operational integrity.
* Support continuous improvement initiatives, alarm rationalisation, and alarm management.
* Partner with the maintenance, operations, and reliability teams to enhance plant stability and performance.
What You Will Bring
* Experience with Citect SCADA, Allen-Bradley PLCs, and HMI programming.
* Strong understanding of Operational Technology (OT) systems and virtualization environments.
* Experience with Active Directory management and server/PC administration.
* Skilled in industrial networking, including Cisco and Allen-Bradley Stratix switches, subnetting, VLAN configuration, and communication protocols such as Modbus TCP and Ethernet/IP.
* Familiarity with telemetry systems for remote monitoring and control.
* Knowledge of instrumentation, including 4–20 mA loops and scaling principles.
* Experience tuning and optimising PID control loops within process control systems.
* Exposure to OSIsoft PI systems (PI-AF, PI Vision, SMT) highly desirable.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who brings:
* Degree qualifications in Electrical, Control Systems, Mechatronics, or related engineering discipline.
* Experience as a Control Systems Engineer (or similar) in mining or heavy industry processing.
* Knowledge of PLC, SCADA, and DCS systems, with strong problem-solving skills.
* Exposure to process plant maintenance planning and reliability strategies.
* Strong communication, organisational, and teamwork skills.
* Self-motivation and the ability to work independently with initiative.
* Ability to meet site requirements, including a current National Police Clearance (or ability to obtain), pre-employment medical, and drug & alcohol screen.
Why Liontown
At Liontown, you'll be joining a company that's helping drive the clean energy future. Our operations are designed with sustainability at their core — powered by renewables and built for long-term impact.
This is your opportunity to take ownership of a pivotal technical role during a major project phase, while enjoying the stability of a long-term Perth-based position.
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