Senior Equipment Engineer

About the role

The Senior Equipment Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and optimizing manufacturing equipment and automation systems used in the assembly and testing of advanced electromechanical products. This role partners closely with Product Development, Process Engineering, Production, Quality, Maintenance, and other cross-functional teams to ensure new and existing products can be manufactured safely, efficiently, and at scale. The Senior Equipment Engineer leads equipment projects from initial concept and technical specification through supplier selection, installation, commissioning, validation, and final handover to Production. The role also supports continuous improvement of existing equipment by improving reliability, capability, safety, quality, and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate product designs for manufacturability and identify opportunities to optimize assembly processes, equipment, and automation.
• Translate product and process requirements into detailed technical equipment specifications, including risk assessments, technical requirements, and ROI analysis.
• Plan, specify, test, and implement assembly equipment, automation technologies, tooling, and internal material-handling solutions to support safe and efficient production.
• Develop scalable equipment and automation concepts in collaboration with Product Development, Process Engineering, Production, Quality, and other cross-functional teams.
• Lead equipment projects from specification and supplier coordination through installation, commissioning, validation, capability testing, and successful handover to Production.
• Drive the standardization of equipment concepts and technologies across product families and production sites to improve scalability, consistency, and efficiency.
• Monitor equipment performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement upgrades and optimization initiatives to improve reliability, quality, productivity, and equipment capability.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, IT/OT, Procurement, and external suppliers to ensure successful equipment integration and ongoing performance.
• Ensure complete and accurate technical documentation, including equipment specifications, drawings, manuals, risk assessments, validation records, and acceptance documentation.
• Support continuous improvement through structured problem-solving, quality assurance, Lean Manufacturing, and risk-management methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in equipment engineering, manufacturing engineering, automation, process engineering, or equipment development within a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience specifying, developing, implementing, commissioning, or supporting manufacturing equipment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes, equipment design, tooling, and automation.