Equipment Engineer

Description

The Equipment Engineer is responsible for developing deep technical expertise on assigned production equipment, ensuring high levels of uptime, optimizing performance, and reducing scrap. This role will also establish clear standards, procedures, and best-known methods (BKMs) for equipment technicians to support consistent, reliable operation. The ideal candidate is hands-on, data-driven, and proactive in identifying and implementing improvements that reduce equipment driven variation impacting product quality.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of assigned equipment, including operating principles, key components, failure modes, and process interactions.
• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) and primary point of contact for technical issues and improvement initiatives
• Monitor equipment performance, downtime trends, and bottlenecks to identify root causes of reliability issues.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) to improve mean time between failure (MTBF) and reduce mean time to repair (MTTR).
• Partner with maintenance and operations teams to drive overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Analyze scrap data to determine equipment-related contributors to yield loss.
• Prioritize and execute improvement projects to improve stability and repeatability 
• Collaborate with process engineering to align equipment performance with process requirements.
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), troubleshooting guides, checklists, and preventive maintenance (PM) routines for equipment technicians.
• Train technicians on operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and best-known methods.
• Establish consistent work practices that support safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Lead structured problem-solving activities (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone, DMAIC).
• Identify opportunities for equipment upgrades, automation, or design modifications to enhance performance.
• Participate in cross-functional improvement teams focusing on productivity, cycle time, and reliability.
• Own the full lifecycle of assigned equipment, including specification, installation, qualification, maintenance strategy, performance optimization, and end-of-life planning.
• Lead equipment acceptance, commissioning, and validation activities (FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ as applicable).
• Define and maintain equipment specifications, tolerances, and capability standards.
• Interface with and support controls systems, including PLCs, HMIs, sensors, and automation components.
• Partner with controls or automation engineers to troubleshoot and optimize machine logic and sequences.
• Evaluate and implement equipment parameter changes to improve performance and stability.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Required (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing, or similar). Experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, or high-tech environment.
• Proven ability to exercise independent judgment and make decisions on complex technical issues
• Effective communication skills with the ability to provide technical guidance to cross-functional teams
• Strong ability to interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and technical documentation
• Ability to assess risk and impact of equipment changes on safety, quality, and operations
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, equipment manuals, and electrical/mechanical schematics.
• Strong collaboration skills across engineering, maintenance, operations, and leadership teams
• Ability to document and communicate technical standards, procedures, and best practices

Preferred

• Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or reliability engineering principles.
• Hands-on experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs
• Familiarity with equipment data systems (MES, CMMS, SCADA, PLC interfaces, etc.).

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The performance of this position will require exposure to the manufacturing areas where all areas require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, hearing protection, steel toe shoes, and other mandatory safety equipment.
• For the most part, ambient temperatures are climate controlled due to production requirements
• This role regularly operates in a manufacturing environment with exposure to airborne powders and particulates. The ability to work in such conditions, with or without reasonable accommodation, is an essential function of the position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods on the production floor
• Primarily works in a combination of office and manufacturing environments
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move items up to 25 pounds
• May be required to bend, stoop, reach, and use hands to handle equipment or components
• Ability to work near manufacturing equipment, including exposure to noise, moving mechanical parts, and varying temperatures
• Reaching above shoulder height, below the waist, or lifting as required to reach documents or store materials throughout the workday.
• Proper lifting techniques required.
• Frequent use of hands and fingers is required for typing, data entry, and operating standard office equipment.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety glasses, gloves, and protective footwear

SAFETY AND POLICY PRACTICES:

Each employee must be knowledgeable of standard safety policies and procedures and adhere to the same while supporting the goals and objectives of the organization and recognizing the Company’s need to achieve its business objectives. Each employee is responsible for complying with company hazardous waste disposal procedures.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION:

ADDMAN Engineering is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. All terms and conditions of employment will be administered without regard to an individual’s sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

NOTE: This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties of this position may change from time to time, and the employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. ADDMAN Engineering reserves the right to add, delete or modify these duties and responsibilities at its discretion. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Employment is at-will, and nothing in this job description is intended to create or imply a contractual relationship or alter the at-will status of the employee.