What to Expect
The successful Equipment Engineer candidate will have broad-based industrial maintenance experience, encompassing Electrical/PLC, Robotics, Mechanical, Painting, Machining, welding, Hydraulics/Pneumatics, Conveyor systems, etc. Must be willing to tackle whatever technical challenge presents itself and be willing to assist and learn from others in their areas of expertise. Displays extensive theoretical and hands-on experience in all facets of an automated shop. Experience managing a group working on process optimization, Safety validations and improvements, upgrades, and new installation of equipment.
What You’ll Do
Work collaboratively with design, product excellence, production operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Maintenance, and other cross functional teams as the expert to ensure production lines run in a safe, efficient manner producing high quality parts
Lead equipment upgrades with a focus on serviceability, reliability, and process capability
Responsible for continuous process optimization of automated lines
Become owner / subject matter expert to drive equipment-related process improvement including detailed troubleshooting and root cause analysis
Build training material, maintenance routines, service bulletins, and related documentation related to cradle to grave equipment life cycle management
Lead safety and ergonomic improvements to production equipment which meets or exceeds regulations or best practices.
Identify equipment critical spare parts and ensure sufficient coverage to prevent extended downtime situations

What You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s Degree. in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical or Mechatronic Engineering; or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability
5+ years of experience of Professional Equipment Maintenance and Controls Engineering experience or Automotive Manufacturing Environment and experience in high volume manufacturing environments
Proficiency with process integration and electromechanical / mechatronic systems Advanced proficiency programming industrial equipment from scratch and modifying
Structure text PLCs preferably Siemens’ controllers Safety PLCs (Siemens, Beckhoff, Allen-Bradley) Human Machine Interface (HMI / GUI – Beckhoff View, WinCC, Ignition) Field bus Networks (Ether CAT, ProfNet, Ethernet) Serial communication (RS-232) between PLCs and instruments Ethernet communications between machine PLCs and database systems
Proficiency in selecting appropriate circuit protectors, wire and cable, sensors, safety hardware, PLC hardware, remote I/O, VFD and servo systems
Proficiency in creating detailed electrical and fluid schematics in CAD (AutoCAD Electrical preferred)
Experience programming Cartesian and Articulated robots is highly desired (Fanuc, Kuka, Motoman, Epson) Experience with Vision systems (Cognex, Keyence, Fanuc)

AUSTIN, Texas

Full time