Kieran Macfarlane
Perth,WA
Summary
Final year Electrical & Electronic Engineering student specialising in Instrumentation & Control engineering. Direct experience in safety-critical operations and brownfield reliability work. Experienced in translating ambiguous plant events into structured tests, procedures, and control-relevant, risk-based engineering decisions. Known for clear technical communication and effective collaboration across engineering and operations.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Electrical Engineer - Vacation Student
INPEX Australia
Perth, WA
11.2025 - 02.2026
- Turned operational incidents into engineered improvements.
- Standardised UPS battery testing to improve repeatability, clarity, and maintenance decisions.
- Coordinated engineering and frontline teams for consistent procedure execution.
- Applied first‑principles troubleshooting to power/control events with clear, escalation‑ready outputs.
- Made technical decisions compliant with site hazard controls and brownfield constraints.
- Supported safe, accurate calibration of safety‑critical instruments.
Winter Internship – EI&C
Aurecon
Perth, WA
06.2025 - 07.2025
- Supported multidisciplinary EI&C project teams, coordinating design inputs across stakeholders.
- Applied engineering fundamentals to HV/LV power systems within industrial control interfaces.
- Managed up to five concurrent workstreams, maintaining quality, and on-time delivery.
- Increased efficiency by assisting engineers during high-demand periods.
Winter Vacation Student
Mineral Resources Limited
Wodgina, Pilbara
06.2024 - 07.2024
- Delivered practical improvement initiatives in remote operations, coordinating execution across departments.
- Streamlined delivery by coordinating schedules and stakeholders across multidisciplinary teams.
- Built operational resilience and safety discipline through 12‑hour shift work on an 8:6 roster at a remote site.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Curtin University
11.2026
High School Diploma -
Hale School
10.2022
Skills
- PLC programming
- SCADA configuration
- RAM and SIL design
- Engineering change management
- First principles troubleshooting of system events
- Brownfield reliability improvement
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Technical communication
Certification
- Full Driver’s License (Manual)
- CPR and First Aid Qualified
- Working at Heights Safely
- White Card
- Dangerous Goods Security Card
- Industry Safety Induction – ERGT
Accomplishments
Top 1% of undergraduate students, semester 1, 2025.
Timeline
Electrical Engineer - Vacation Student
INPEX Australia
11.2025 - 02.2026
Winter Internship – EI&C
Aurecon
06.2025 - 07.2025
Winter Vacation Student
Mineral Resources Limited
06.2024 - 07.2024
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Curtin University
High School Diploma -
Hale School