Equipment Efficiency Applications Engineer

Eclipse Automation•Cambridge, ON

8d•CA$95,000 - CA$120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Efficiency Applications Engineer ensures machines meet their promised performance from proposal through handover, safeguarding schedules, budgets, and contractual commitments. Acting as the technical guardian of equipment performance and risk, this role translates customer requirements into practical, data-driven solutions that align design intent with shop-floor realities. They will collaborate closely with Applications Engineering, engineering managers, and project leads, providing senior technical expertise to prevent, identify, and resolve issues that could threaten schedules, budgets, or contractual compliance. The Equipment Efficiency Applications Engineer will foster cross-functional collaboration, lead effective change, and support continuous improvement initiatives that deliver measurable gains in efficiency and quality across the organization.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in custom automation including hands-on integration activity
Strong knowledge and experience in quality assurance
Experience in quality management systems and auditing processes
Exceptional written and oral communication skills
Ability to gather and analyze data
Solid judgment with ability to make good decisions
Strong leadership capabilities
Strong organizational skills
High attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Experience working in ISO 9001, CSA N299, GAMP, TSSA, NQA-1 fields an asset
Nvidia Isacc Sim an asset

Responsibilities

Review customer RFQ’s to identify risks and opportunities
Engage during the Proposal phase to assess technical feasibility, identify risk areas, and shape proposals with clear performance requirements and mitigation plans.
Support Applications Engineering and project teams by reviewing designs, performing risk assessments, and recommending robust solutions that improve reliability and manufacturability.
Validate buy-off criteria including OEE and Cycle time requirements, ensuring alignment to the Acceptance Test Plan (ATP) and production volumes provided by the customer.
Identify technical risks and their impact on the project & mitigate their effects
Partner with Project Managers to translate proposal-level requirements into executable plans during project kick-offs, ensuring technical acceptance criteria is understood
Attend selected internal design reviews and verify conformance to all critical technical requirements that are specified in contract are verified prior to team seeking final customer design approval (i.e. Outgoing part quality, cycle time, OEE, customer build spec, etc.)
Champion continuous improvement by applying Lean, Six Sigma, and related methodologies to identify and eliminate nonvalue-added activities
Monitor and report on key quality and efficiency metrics, using data to prioritize improvement opportunities, quantify cost savings, and track year-over-year performance gains.
Recognize problems, initiate action, assist in problem solving and evaluate results
Investigating process related quality issues, determining the underlying causes, and implementing corrective or preventive actions to prevent recurrence leveraging the NCR and CAR processes.
Perform internal audits to ensure compliance with the Eclipse Quality Management System
Promote positive relations between departments and with partners, customers, vendors, and distributors
Recommend and administer policies and procedures to enhance operations which support continuous improvement initiatives
Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work in a team environment and actively participate in group meetings safely
Maintain good corporate citizen role in support of the Eclipse corporate Vision
Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the Eclipse Automation Inc. Conduct Code
Foster the development of a culture reflective of the core values of the business
Adhere to the Eclipse Project Operating Policy