R&D Systems Technician - Combustion Analysis

About the role

Newkey Consulting is recruiting an R&D Systems Technician for a pioneering green steel company in Melbourne. You will develop, commission and continuously improve combustion analysis systems that monitor and optimise smelter performance, combining 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 designing and implementing 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 in a high-temperature industrial environment.

Required profile

• Qualification in Mechatronics, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation or a related discipline.
• Proven experience establishing combustion and gas analysis systems for smelters, furnaces, kilns, boilers or other high-temperature thermal processing equipment.
• Experience in manufacturing, steelmaking, mining, process plant, energy or heavy industry is highly regarded; a background in these fields is advantageous.

Required skills

• Familiarity with sensors for oxygen, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and other process gases.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, P&IDs and instrumentation diagrams.
• Hands-on experience with industrial instrumentation, process control and analytical equipment.
• Practical experience with PLCs, SCADA systems, data acquisition platforms or embedded electronics.

To apply, use the application link provided in the original posting, or contact the recruiter by email for a confidential discussion.