Senior Equipment Engineering Lead - Drive Backend Assembly

Seagate Technology; Singapore; On-site; SGD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Seagate Technology in Woodlands, Singapore is seeking a senior equipment engineering leader for Drive Backend Assembly. You will define strategy, lead design reviews, drive preventive maintenance, and coordinate cross-functional teams to improve uptime and throughput.

The role emphasizes technical ownership, data-driven decision making, and mentoring engineers while delivering improvements across equipment reliability, lifecycle costs, and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Strong technical ownership and engineering judgment for equipment reliability and lifecycle management.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on approach to investigations and problem solving.
• Collaborative influencer able to drive decisions without direct authority while prioritizing safety and quality.
• Excellent written and spoken English; capable of explaining trade-offs to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define equipment engineering strategy and roadmap to align capability, capacity, reliability, and lifecycle with manufacturing needs.
• Lead equipment specification, design reviews, installation, qualification, and buyoff with acceptance criteria for safety and production readiness.
• Lead technical resolution of complex equipment failures; coordinate containment, RCA, and corrective action with cross-functional teams.
• Use OEE, MTBF, MTTR, downtime, and cycle time data to prioritize improvements and validate results.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, critical spares, calibration controls, and equipment health monitoring.
• Provide guidance across functions and mentor engineers and technicians in diagnostics and problem solving.
• Drive upgrades, automation, and continuous improvement to improve throughput and lifecycle cost with validated changes.
• Own equipment risk assessments, change control, and engineering documentation; present investment recommendations and milestones.

Skills

Technical ownership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical mindset

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Seagate Technology in Woodlands, Singapore is seeking a senior equipment engineering leader for Drive Backend Assembly. You will define strategy, lead design reviews, drive preventive maintenance, and coordinate cross-functional teams to improve uptime and throughput.

The role emphasizes technical ownership, data-driven decision making, and mentoring engineers while delivering improvements across equipment reliability, lifecycle costs, and production readiness.