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  • Posted: Dec 1, 2025
    Deadline: Dec 12, 2025
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  • As a global and diversified mining business, we use the latest technologies to find new resources, plan and build our mines and mine, process, move and market our products to customers around the world. For almost 100 years, we have been mining the minerals that society needs to develop and prosper. We provide our investors with a balanced portfolio of oppo...
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    Principal, Mechanical Engineering Design and Analysis

    Job Description:

    • We are seeking a Principal, Mechanical Engineering Design and Analysis to be the Subject Matter Expert in the Mechanical Engineering discipline - defining, implementing and supporting the application of best-practice, and providing specialist technical support and detailed analysis in all matters relating to Mechanical Engineering across Anglo American.
    • There will be frequent international travel required for this role.
    • Fluency in English is a requirement for this role.

    Key role requirements:

    Define and implement best-practice and support Anglo American through Subject Matter Expertise in

    • safety of mechanical equipment in the mining industry
    • heavy industry and mining equipment – crushers, screens, mills, thickeners, conveyor systems, HME, and all related mechanical equipment/infrastructure
    • advanced engineering analysis – FEA, DEM, dynamic simulations, digital engineering, etc.
    • failure analysis, root cause analysis, and associated rectification and risk management related to Mechanical equipment
    • development of Technical Specifications and Best Practice Principles for Mechanical equipment
    • Collaborate with, support and provide oversight of Operational, Engineering & Maintenance, and Project teams in conceptualisation, design, delivery, operation and maintenance of Mechanical systems that comply with industry standards and best-practice, and applicable legislation and regulations
    • Actively engage and collaborate with industry and OEMs to keep abreast of best practices, and to build relationships and ensure a high technical standard of equipment delivery, field support and service delivery.
    • Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement new technologies as appropriate to enhance mechanical system performance.
    • Act as the Functional Risk Authority and Technical Standard owner for the Pressure Equipment and Lifting Operations standards.
    • Regularly review and update Pressure Equipment and Lifting Standards, and associated Technical Specifications and operational/maintenance procedures
    • Provide oversight and perform safety, technical, operational, and maintenance reviews (Level 2) for the above-mentioned standards.
    • Collaborate with the Asset Management team to define and develop Asset Strategies, best practice maintenance and condition monitoring principles for critical mechanical systems.
    • Develop, entrench, implement and manage Asset Integrity for all mechanical equipment.
    • Identify and drive mitigation strategies for technical risk associated with critical mechanical systems.
    • Drive the discipline of mechanical simulations and digital engineering, including the use of FEA, and other dynamic analysis tools to solve technical challenges, reliability issues and/or improve equipment efficiency.
    • Work with project teams on Hazops and Risk Assessments to ensure designs are safe, technically appropriate, cost effective, and maintainable.
    • Work with project teams to ensure that project technical inputs and outputs (including Technical Specifications and Design Criteria) are reflective of minimum requirements and ensure safe cost-effective operation/maintenance.
    • Closely collaborate with Supply Chain on the specifications for equipment, quality management and strategic planning with suppliers.
    • Conduct site and supplier visits to understand local conditions, planning procedures, quality, etc.
    • Mentorship of young mechanical engineers

    Qualifications:

    Required:

    • An undergraduate qualification (Bachelors/Honours degree or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering and a proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity.
    • Professional Engineer with ECSA (SA), CREA (Brazil), CIP (Peru), IENG (UK) or CIC (Chile)

    Desirable:

    • A postgraduate Engineering qualification (Masters / Doctoral degree or equivalent).

    Technical skills / knowledge requirements:

    • Demonstrated focus on safety in mechanical design, operations and maintenance
    • Technical Knowledge Demonstrated knowledge of operational complexities experienced as an engineer in an industrial, mining and processing operation
    • Good understanding of national and international standards
    • Demonstrated experience in all matters relating to the Mechanical Engineering discipline in the mining industry, to include:
    • heavy industry and mining equipment – crushers, screens, mills, thickeners, conveyor systems, HME, and all related mechanical equipment/infrastructure
    • advanced engineering analysis – FEA, DEM, dynamic simulations, digital engineering, etc.
    • failure analysis, root cause analysis, and associated rectification and risk management related to Mechanical equipment
    • development of Technical Specifications and Best Practice Principles for Mechanical equipment
    • Demonstrated maintenance and operational support experience within the mineral processing or heavy industrial environment
    • Demonstrable balance between theoretical Mechanical engineering design and development, Asset Management, and practical Mechanical system project execution maintenance, operations and management
    • Experience in Mechanical discipline project management experience in small and large projects with a good understanding of discipline interfaces
    • Experienced with solving technical and operational issues in cooperation with relevant stakeholders.

    Closing Date:

    • 12 December, 2025

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