Coating Maintenance Engineer

IDEX Corporation•Town of Henrietta, NY

16h•$78,200 - $117,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Coating Maintenance Engineer leads efforts to maintain coater equipment availability and uptime. The role supports vacuum coating equipment through documentation, training, and hands-on technical assistance during planned and unplanned downtime. It works closely with Process Engineering, Maintenance, and Production teams and supports the filters, lasers, and systems groups. The position is site-based in West Henrietta, New York, with nominal hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional night and weekend support is expected, with flexibility afforded. Occasional travel for vendor visits and acceptance tests may be required.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of industry experience.
Experience running or supporting vacuum deposition equipment.
Understanding and experience with PLC-based integrated equipment.
Familiarity with electronics and power distribution.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate with all organizational levels and tailor messages to the audience.
Fluency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
Self-starter who recognizes and acts on opportunities for improvement.
U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency to meet lawful access requirements for ITAR/EAR-controlled information.
Ability to work on site in West Henrietta, New York.
Occasional support on nights and weekends is expected; nominal hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in a related engineering or physical discipline (preferred).
Mechanical and CAD experience.

Responsibilities

Resolve equipment downtime and implement corrective and preventive actions to ensure equipment availability.
Develop troubleshooting processes and guidelines for common mechanical, electrical, and technical alarms.
Collaborate with Process Engineering, Maintenance, and Production to develop, implement, and sustain preventive and predictive maintenance processes and procedures.
Plan and execute maintenance and capital improvement projects with engineering and maintenance resources.
Apply continuous improvement tools to reduce unplanned downtime.
Develop and own key vacuum coating equipment KPIs, including mean time between failure, mean time to repair, and equipment availability.
Provide and maintain standard operating procedures, technical and system drawings, schematics, and workflows.
Work with outside vendors and internal engineering teams on equipment upgrades, repairs, and modifications.
Serve as a mentor and technical expert for vacuum coating deposition systems and ancillary process equipment.
Support Facilities Systems as needed.