Automation Engineer

Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd.; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k)

Pension plan

PTO

Job summary

Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd. in Reno, NV seeks an Automation Equipment Specialist responsible for commissioning and introducing new SMT production line automation equipment, daily maintenance, and failure analysis to support high-efficiency manufacturing.

The role links equipment, production and engineering teams to ensure stable operation and improved availability. Responsibilities include setup of new equipment, data collection, DOE validation, and on-site maintenance of standard and

Qualifications

• Education: full-time college or bachelor’s degree or above.
• Majors: Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics or related engineering disciplines.
• Work experience: minimum 3 years in SMT/automation, familiarity with SMT automation equipment.
• Technical skills: mechanical automation design principles; proficiency with part selection software; programming, debugging and maintenance for major robot brands.

Responsibilities

• Commission and set up new SMT automation equipment; collect and archive technical documents and drawings.
• Perform daily and periodic maintenance; monitor equipment status on the floor and collect failure data.
• Analyze operation data; identify root causes and implement improvement countermeasures.
• Execute DOE validation; test and finalize equipment operating parameters.
• Drive implementation of improvement countermeasures and verify effectiveness.
• Manage inventory, spare parts and consumables for equipment maintenance.
• Conduct on-site maintenance of non-standard automation equipment to sustain production.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

On-site coordination

Robot maintenance & programming

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics)

Tools

Robot programming (Inovance, ABB, Yaskawa, Fanuc)

Part selection software

Job description

Core Value of the Position: The role is responsible for commissioning and introduction of new SMT production line automation equipment, daily maintenance, failure analysis & improvement, as well as non-standard equipment operation support. This role acts as a link among equipment, production and engineering teams. It ensures stable operation of automation equipment, improves equipment availability, reduces equipment downtime, promotes equipment parameter optimization and improvement implementation, manages spare parts and consumables, and supports high-efficiency production on the production line.

II. Key Responsibilities

1. New Equipment Setup & Document Collection

Carry out the set-up of newly arrived equipment; collect, sort out and archive relevant technical documents, drawings and parameter files of equipment.

2. Equipment Maintenance, Production Problem Identification & Data Collection

Implement daily and periodic maintenance of automation equipment; patrol and inspect the operating status of equipment on the production floor, proactively identify equipment abnormalities during production, and collect data related to equipment failures and operating conditions.

3. Data Analysis & Improvement Countermeasure Formulation

Statistically analyze data on equipment operation, failures and downtime, identify root causes of problems, and formulate corresponding improvement countermeasures.

4. DOE Validation Execution & Equipment Parameter Confirmation

Perform DOE validation, complete testing, confirmation and finalization of various equipment operating parameters.

5. Implementation & Follow-up of Improvement Countermeasures

Drive the implementation of improvement countermeasures, track the overall progress and verify the effectiveness of improvements to ensure problem closure.

6. Equipment Spare Parts & Consumables Management

Take charge of inventory, requisition submission and stock control of equipment spare parts and consumables to guarantee material supply for equipment repair and maintenance.

7. On-site Non-standard Equipment Maintenance

Conduct routine inspection, troubleshooting and maintenance for various on-site non-standard automation equipment to sustain stable production.

III. Qualifications & Requirements

1. Basic Requirements

• Education: Full-time college or bachelor’s degree or above
• Major: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or other related science and engineering disciplines

2. Work Experience

• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience, SMT‑industry experience preferred, be familiar with the basic types of SMT automation equipment.

3. Technical Skills

• Familiar with design principles of mechanical automation equipment.
• Proficiency in using standard part selection software for component model selection.
• Familiar with point-to-point programming, debugging and maintenance for robot brands including Inovance, ABB, Yaskawa and Fanuc.

4. Core Competencies

Solid capability in data statistics and analysis; capable of independently locating equipment faults and proposing improvement solutions.

Strong on-site problem-solving skills and communication & coordination skills; able to cooperate with production, engineering and other teams to resolve issues.

Able to work in a workshop environment and adapt to day-night shift schedules.

Provided benefits

• Medical insurance
• 401(k)
• Pension plan
• PTO