Equipment Engineer II

Corning • Phoenix, AZ

30d • Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Engineer II supports manufacturing performance by diagnosing and resolving complex equipment issues, analyzing equipment faults, and driving continuous improvement initiatives within the assigned area. This role partners with the area supervisor to address major equipment anomalies while contributing to the development of operational engineers by sharing technical expertise and best practices. Our Solar business delivers industry leading, U.S.-made solar components. We manufacture hyper-pure polysilicon, high-quality solar wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, leveraging our leadership in advanced manufacturing to serve growing energy demand. You will be a part of advancing critical U.S. supply chains and delivering unmatched quality and reliability to customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, electrical, automation, or related fields.
• At least two years of experience in equipment maintenance, with preference given to those with experience in the photovoltaic or semiconductor industries.
• Proficiency in electrical or mechanical maintenance skills, mechanical design, circuit design, or programming.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, organizational and coordination abilities, team-building skills, comprehension skills, and innovation capabilities.
• Integrity, honesty, diligence, meticulousness, ability to handle pressure, cheerful disposition, good communication skills, strong initiative and innovative thinking, strong sense of responsibility and career ambition.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization of major downtime anomalies (such as single-line welding machines exceeding 30 minutes, individual welding machines exceeding 40 minutes, or first-time, repeated, typical failures), analyze and implement corrective actions for equipment-caused quality anomalies (meeting 4D, 8D standards), and ensure 100% implementation of measures.
• Undertake the department's KPI indicators and ensure a 100% completion rate for the responsible indicators.
• Responsible for promoting equipment improvement and innovation projects in the area, with no less than 2 department-level improvements per quarter and at least 1 company-level improvement per year.
• Undertake QCC special activities arranged by superiors and develop Gantt charts to ensure timely completion of plans.
• Output technical reports and conduct no less than 1 technical training session per month, based on training attendance records.
• Responsible for area-specific technical improvement projects, with the ability to independently design solutions, manage processes, and summarize projects.
• Design engineer skills exam papers and submit them to superiors for review.
• Spare parts management including: establishing reasonable standards for equipment consumables; checking for duplicate spare parts requisitions; analyzing monthly spare parts consumption for equipment to ensure reasonable inventory; verifying incoming spare parts.
• Responsible for establishing and updating operating specifications for the equipment under jurisdiction, in collaboration with department clerks to ensure effective document updates.
• Assist superiors in identifying equipment safety risks and preventing accidents from occurring.
• Responsible for communicating with manufacturers regarding the main issues with equipment and improvement directions.
• Responsible for meeting departmental and company-level improvement and innovation indicator requirements within the region and fostering engineers' improvement awareness and thinking.
• Assist supervisors in auditing production line 5S and standardization of operations.

Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives
• 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions of up to 4% of pay when you contribute at least 6% of pay
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Family building support
• Fitness benefits
• Company-paid life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Disease management programs
• Paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level