Facility and Equipment Engineer

Coherent•Port Richey, FL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Engineer will analyze equipment performance, manage preventive maintenance strategies, oversee equipment qualifications and calibration programs, and partner with Operations, Quality, EH&S, and Engineering teams to ensure equipment availability, compliance, and operational excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
Minimum of 7 years of equipment engineering, maintenance engineering, or manufacturing engineering experience in semiconductor, medical device, pharmaceutical, aerospace, electronics, or other advanced manufacturing environments.
Hands-on experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving manufacturing equipment.
Experience utilizing CMMS systems and reliability-centered maintenance practices.

Nice To Haves

10+ years of industrial equipment maintenance and reliability engineering experience.
EPA Section 608 Certification preferred.
Experience supporting cleanroom manufacturing environments.
Experience with equipment validation, IQ/OQ/PQ, and regulated manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

Own the reliability and performance of production and R&D equipment to support manufacturing objectives.
Monitor, analyze, and improve equipment uptime, downtime, availability, and recovery metrics.
Investigate equipment failures, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Analyze runtime and downtime data to support equipment replacement, upgrade, and capital investment decisions.
Develop and track equipment performance KPIs, including MTBF, MTTR, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Establish maintenance frequencies based on manufacturer recommendations, equipment criticality, and operating history.
Maintain critical spare parts inventory to support equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
Coordinate and oversee equipment repairs, upgrades, and refurbishment activities.
Support emergency troubleshooting activities as required.
Lead equipment installation, commissioning, qualification, and startup activities for new and existing manufacturing equipment.
Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders on equipment acquisition, relocation, and improvement projects.
Develop project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and resource plans.
Review equipment designs and installation requirements to ensure compliance with operational, safety, and regulatory requirements.
Support facility expansion and manufacturing capacity growth initiatives.
Utilize the Cumulus CMMS system to schedule and manage preventive maintenance activities, track equipment repairs and service history, monitor equipment calibration requirements and status, document maintenance procedures and work instructions, and track and trend equipment reliability metrics.
Ensure all manufacturing and support equipment remain compliant with calibration requirements.