Join a team that's All Kinds of Useful
At Origin, being useful is more than a tagline - it’s how we approach work every day. As a collective, we’re a team that thrives on finding better ways, working together, and owning our impact. From powering homes to delivering award-winning internet and helping to lead Australia’s energy transition. If you’re driven by purpose and excited to be part of something bigger, we’d love to have you on the journey.
About the Role
This is a hands-on engineering role supporting the performance, reliability and compliance of operational energy assets. You’ll work across instrumentation, control systems and electrical infrastructure, ensuring assets are delivered, maintained and operated safely, efficiently and in line with regulatory requirements.
Working closely with operations and maintenance teams, you’ll take ownership of electrical engineering, instrumentation tuning, SCADA systems and control improvements, while contributing to broader asset integrity and capital projects.
Key responsibilities
Maintain and optimise electrical, instrumentation and control systems, including tuning and fault finding
Support and improve electrical systems across operational sites
Contribute to asset reliability and integrity through engineering solutions and improvements
Ensure compliance with hazardous area classification and electrical standards
Support and deliver engineering and capital projects across assets
Partner with operations teams to troubleshoot issues and improve performance
About You
You’re an engineer who enjoys being close to operations, solving real-world problems and improving how assets perform day-to-day. You bring a practical mindset, strong technical capability and the ability to work across both electrical and control systems.
You’ll bring:
Degree in Electrical Engineering
Experience in design, programming, commissioning of electrical projects
Experience in instrumentation, control systems and SCADA environments
Background in heavy industry such as energy, oil & gas or similar asset-intensive sectors
Understanding of hazardous area classification and compliance requirements
Experience working on operational assets, including troubleshooting and optimisation
Ability to work collaboratively with operations, maintenance and project teams
If you’re looking for a role where you can combine technical depth with real operational impact, this is a strong opportunity to step into a critical asset-focused position.
Origin - Where good change happens
At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating change.
We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse.
Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you.
Here's a little about us: https://www.originenergy.com.au/about/careers/
Background checks may be required to determine your suitability for this position as part of the recruitment process and during your employment. These checks may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing.
Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.
Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
Origin is one of Australia's leading energy companies, exploring, generating and delivering energy to over 4 million customer accounts. Our purpose – getting energy right for our customers, communities and planet – drives everything we do.
As Australia's largest energy retailer, we have an important role to play in providing electricity, natural gas, solar and LPG to Australian communities and work every day to make energy more affordable, more sustainable, smarter and easier for our customers.
We are committed to leading the transition to a cleaner energy future and believe our company, and the energy industry more broadly, should be at the forefront of action to reduce carbon emissions. Origin was the first Australian company to set an emissions reduction target endorsed by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) – aiming to halve our Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions by 2032, as we work towards achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
Through the Origin Energy Foundation, we support programs that use education to help break the cycle of disadvantage and empower young Australians to reach their potential, contributing more than $27 million to support community organisations since 2010.
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