Equipment Engineer

Qnity; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Qnity seeks an Area Equipment Engineer to support production reliability in our Newark, Delaware facilities. You will diagnose equipment issues, guide repairs, and drive technical improvements that boost uptime and safety for critical manufacturing lines.

You'll work cross-functionally with operations, maintenance, and process engineers, providing mentorship on RCIs, MTBF analysis, and OEE initiatives to sustain world-class performance in a fast-paced, high-tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience (manufacturing, reliability, engineering, etc.).
• The ability to solve problems and prioritize and execute multiple tasks simultaneously is needed.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work closely with operations, maintenance, and other functional groups.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a subject matter expert in equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations.
• Provides technical expertise to Unit personnel on troubleshooting failures, repairs, and evaluating whether equipment is designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions.
• Leads/participates in downtime related RCIs
• For equipment that is critical for the process ensures that work requests include engineering input on repair details such as clearances, tolerances, materials of construction, welding procedures, etc. and if necessary provide onsite/offsite technical support for deviations from this data.
• Ensures troubleshooting guides are created as appropriate and kept up to date.
• Provides maintainability input to capital project process
• Support PSM elements as applicable
• During development of turnaround, provides input on development of work orders particularly on critical equipment requiring engineering review or input.
• Reliability reviewer on minor capital projects
• Leads unit level OEE programs and participates in OEE reviews.
• Provides deeper level understanding of MTBF (mean time between failure) and improvement plan.
• Works cross functionally to support continuous improvement efforts.

Skills

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Leadership by influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

Are you looking to power the next leap in the exciting world of advanced electronics? Do you want to help solve problems that drive success in the rapidly evolving technology and connectivity landscape? Then bring your problem-solving, passion, and creativity to help us power the next leap in electronics.

At Qnity, we’re more than a global leader in materials and solutions for advanced electronics and high-tech industries – we’re a tight-knit team that is motivated by new possibilities, and always up for a challenge. All our dedicated teams contribute to making cutting-edge technology possible. We value forward-thinking challengers, boundary-pushers, and diverse perspectives across all our departments, because we know we play a critical role in the world enabling faster progress for all. Learn how you can start or jumpstart your career with us.

Area Equipment Engineer

Provides engineering support to the Unit issues that are impacting production. In this role the engineer provides technical expertise which may be equipment based or repair technique based which impacts the availability and maintainability of the Unit. Interfaces with plant reliability engineering, process engineer and maintenance team to implement systems-based efforts in respective areas and implement long term improvements. Provides coaching and mentorship to process engineers.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a subject matter expert in equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations.
• Provides technical expertise to Unit personnel on troubleshooting failures, repairs, and evaluating whether equipment is designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions.
• Leads/participates in downtime related RCIs
• For equipment that is critical for the process ensures that work requests include engineering input on repair details such as clearances, tolerances, materials of construction, welding procedures, etc. and if necessary provide onsite/offsite technical support for deviations from this data.
• Ensures troubleshooting guides are created as appropriate and kept up to date.
• Provides maintainability input to capital project process
• Support PSM elements as applicable
• During development of turnaround, provides input on development of work orders particularly on critical equipment requiring engineering review or input.
• Reliability reviewer on minor capital projects
• Leads unit level OEE programs and participates in OEE reviews.
• Provides deeper level understanding of MTBF (mean time between failure) and improvement plan.
• Works cross functionally to support continuous improvement efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience (manufacturing, reliability, engineering, etc.)
• The ability to solve problems and prioritize and execute multiple tasks simultaneously is needed.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work closely with operations, maintenance, and other functional groups.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead through influence; able to take a "hands-on" approach with operators, technicians, and engineers to drive change and get results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification preferred.
• Statistical Analysis (JMP, Minitab)
• Strategic thinking

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