Take on more complex work, mentoring and quality accountability while building evidence for the next formal step.
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Reliability engineer
Uses asset, failure and condition data to improve maintenance strategies and manage equipment risk.
Indicative 2026 annual cash$140k–$200kGross, generally before super
Common roster contextSite positions often use 8/6 or 5/2/4/3; city, residential and hybrid arrangements also occur.
Role at a glance
What this role actually does.
Uses asset, failure and condition data to improve maintenance strategies and manage equipment risk. The precise scope changes with the employer, asset, jurisdiction and written authorities.
The work
Core duties
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Analyse failure modes and recurring losses
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Review maintenance tactics and data quality
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Verify changes in field performance
The assets
Equipment and systems
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CMMS and condition data
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Failure-mode analyses
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Asset strategies and drawings
Before mobilisation
Typical foundations
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Engineering qualification or position-specific accepted technical background
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Asset and field understanding
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Registration for regulated engineering services where required
Prove capability
Evidence employers can verify
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Asset and data set
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Failure analysis and decision
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Implemented change and measured result
Entry pathway
A credible way into the role.
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Develop plant or mobile asset knowledge
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Learn failure and maintenance analysis
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Own increasingly complex strategies
Earning context
What tends to move pay
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Experience and verified scope
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Roster, location and shift pattern
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Employer, contract and allowances
Before accepting
Questions to ask about the offer
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Is this base salary, gross cash or a package including super?
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Which roster, point of hire, ordinary hours and overtime terms apply?
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What duties, equipment and written authorities are included in the offer?
Progression
Possible next moves.
Owns the maintenance strategy, people, budget and execution performance for a mine's assigned asset portfolio.
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Editorial note
Salary bands are broad 2026 Australian mining comparisons, not promised rates. Role requirements summarise common practice and do not replace legislation, regulator guidance, an employment agreement, site procedures or a written appointment. Pay presentation reviewed 27 September 2026.