Engineer II, Equipment
About The Position
The Equipment Engineer II is responsible for improving the reliability, efficiency, and productivity of battery manufacturing equipment. The role independently monitors equipment performance, troubleshoots issues, conducts root cause analysis, and implements improvements while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support safe and stable production operations. The position supports production equipment across manufacturing processes such as winding, assembly, and formation. It also contributes to equipment installation, expansion, technology implementation, maintenance coordination, and technical guidance for technicians and less-experienced team members. The role requires adherence to safety, PPE, cleanroom, environmental, and 5S/3R requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field.
- Three or more years of equipment engineering experience in a manufacturing, production, or plant environment.
- Demonstrated experience with production equipment, manufacturing processes, equipment troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance improvement.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, safety shoes, and other required PPE, for scheduled shifts of up to 12 hours.
- Ability to occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to stoop, twist, bend, reach overhead, and sit or stand for extended periods.
- Knowledge of equipment performance and production data analysis, manufacturing and production processes, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), Design of Experiments (DOE), 2D/3D computer-aided design (CAD) software, and programming or coding applicable to manufacturing or equipment systems.
Nice To Haves
- Six Sigma certification or demonstrated practical application.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyze equipment performance, including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), downtime, micro-stops, breakdown maintenance, yield, and line balance.
- Troubleshoot equipment abnormalities and breakdowns, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Design and review equipment-related work orders involving programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and support equipment-control modifications.
- Install, modify, troubleshoot, repair, test, and commission production equipment across processes such as winding, assembly, and formation.
- Develop and implement equipment improvements to enhance reliability, productivity, quality, and operational efficiency.
- Coordinate daily maintenance activities, equipment modifications, and production-support priorities with Maintenance, Production, Process, Quality, Controls, and other teams.
- Monitor equipment performance after modifications or corrective actions and validate the effectiveness of implemented solutions.
- Support equipment installation, expansion, and technology implementation projects.
- Provide technical support and guidance to technicians and less-experienced team members as needed.
- Complete required technical documentation, work records, and equipment audits.
- Maintain work areas in accordance with 5S/3R standards.
- Follow safety, PPE, cleanroom, and environmental requirements and support a safe working environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
