Mid Level Equipment and Tool Engineer

Title: Mid-Level Equipment Engineer
Location: North Charleston, SC
Pay Range: 85-125K (bonus package/relo package available) (flexible depending on experience)
We are seeking candidates with previous experience with the below backgrounds t?hat have a eye for production equipment improvements and reliability.
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• Manufacturing/Process Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• Controls Engineers
• Equipment Engineers

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering expertise in tooling and automation/controls equipment
• Support team members performing engineering and technical activities; developing program and project requirements of highly complex equipment and tooling solutions, including alternatives for the Production System, in the area of Equipment and Reliability Engineering
• Validate analysis of technical data, influence product engineering design and make robotics, automation or technical recommendations to support production system integration for aerospace products
• Ensure compliance with safety, producibility, maintainability, reliability, ergonomic factors and regulatory requirements
• Participate in tool/equipment try-outs to ensure requirements are met
• If you have Electrical Controls background:
  • Program, integrate, and/or troubleshoot complex production equipment, including but not limited to: industrial robots, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), AC/DC drives, Numerical Controls (NC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and/multi-axis Robots
• Evaluate customer and/or operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces
• Perform various analyses to optimize total system and/or system architecture
• Be responsible for implementing and managing continuous process optimization including the addition of advanced and conventional technologies to improve quality, productivity and reduce overall waste
• Retrieve and analyze production and downtime data from multiple sources to generate a clear picture of asset reliability and major downtime drivers
• Lead Root Cause/Corrective Action (RCCA) efforts and drive results of the RCCA to production
• Aid other engineers or technicians on returning equipment to production
• Participate in Autonomous Maintenance Workshops (AMW) with production and maintenance personnel
• Drive connectivity of equipment automation to our metrics and supporting functions for current and long-term objectives
• Support gated reviews and develop plans for production readiness
• Develop and author preventative maintenance programs and spares for production equipment
• Conduct studies and make recommendation for disposition of assets
• Support our Condition-Based-Monitoring (CBM) team developing the digital platform and network for future continuous equipment reliability monitoring/dashboards and analyzing findings
• Acquire resources for projects and processes, provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements
• Provide input on the development of departmental business and technical strategies, goals, objectives and related metrics to ensure alignment with company vision/strategy

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
• 3 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working in a production and/or manufacturing environment
• Experience using basic Microsoft Office and office computing systems
• Ability to learn in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 6 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working in an Equipment Engineer role
• Experience with data analysis in Excel
• CATIA or equivalent solid modeling experience
• Experience with programming, integrating or troubleshooting industrial controls from OEMs.
• Experience in Automation and robotics or Tooling
• Project management knowledge
• 2+years of relevant experience in Digital Transformation
• 2+ years of experience in interacting with customers (both internal and external), at all levels, on a one-on-one basis and in group settings
• Experience with Model Based Engineering, Data Integration, Enterprise Standard Gated Practice understanding
• Familiarity with RCCAs and the tools used to conduct them (5 Why, Fishbone, KNOT charts, etc)
• Hands-on experience with production equipment troubleshooting

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