MineStar Performance Engineer

Brisbane - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Career Area:

Product Support

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining a global team who cares not just about the work we do but also about each other. We are the makers problem solvers and future world builders who are creating stronger more sustainable communities. We dontjust talk about progress and innovation here we make it happen with our customers where we work and live. Together we are building a better world so we can all enjoy living in it.

As a MineStar Performance Engineer you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of MineStar applied to autonomous and staffed mining operations.

This role focuses on leading the research design and evolution of the next generation of performance simulators. You will be responsible for defining how simulation-based performance analysis is built validated and applied ensuring it reflects real world operating conditions and supports meaningful performance insights.

You will own the standard work associated with using performance simulators for studies experiments and improvement initiatives. This includes establishing consistent methodologies defining inputs and assumptions interpreting outputs and translating results into actionable recommendations for operations technology and product teams.

You will collaborate closely with MineStar engineering performance hubs and operational teams. Your work will directly influence how performance is evaluated how new capabilities are tested and how future MineStar solutions are shaped.

Beyond simulation development you will act as a performance subject matter expert applying structured methodologies to define measure analyze improve and control performance across MineStar applications. You will support investigations into operational challenges contribute to tool and product enhancements and enable data driven decision making across the organization.

Why This Role Is Exciting

Blend of research tool development and applied performance studies.
High level of influence working with diverse stakeholders across engineering operations and product teams.
Exposure to global operations and collaboration across sites regions and disciplines.

What you will do:

Lead the research and design of next generation MineStar performance simulators.
Define and maintain standard work for using simulators in performance studies and analysis.
Develop simulation frameworks that accurately represent operational system and human interactions.
Design experiments and performance studies to evaluate scenarios configurations and improvement opportunities.
Analyze and interpret simulation outputs to identify performance drivers constraints and tradeoffs.
Partner with engineering performance hubs and operations teams to validate assumptions and results.
Contribute to MineStar performance methodologies playbooks and best practices.
Support broader initiatives with performance analysis for new product development and continuous improvement.

What skills you will have:

Technical Excellence: Strong understanding of mining operations and MineStar applications with the ability to translate operational reality into analytical and simulation models.

Consulting: Experience applying structured performance improvement methodologies including defining metrics baselines and evaluation criteria. Comfortable working with simulation tools data analysis and scenario-based evaluation. Ability to connect model outputs to operational decisions. Curious methodical and focused on learning validation and long-term performance impact.

Problem Solving: Structured systems level thinker able to work across technical operational and analytical domains.

Communication: Ability to clearly communicate complex simulation results and performance insights to diverse audiences.

Top candidates will also have:

Degree in Mining Engineering Automation Engineering Data Science or a related technical field.
Experience with simulation modeling or digital twins in mining or industrial environments.
Exposure to performance studies operational readiness or technology validation programs.
Experience in mining operations and MineStar technology.

Additional Information:

The primary location for this position is Brisbane or Perth

This position may require 25% travel.

Domestic relocation assistance support maybe available however Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

March 16 2026 - April 5 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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Career Area:Product SupportJob Description:Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar yourejoining a global team who cares not just about the work we do but also about each other. We are the makers problem solvers and future world builders who are creating stronger mor...