Equipment Engineer / 62895

Sapphire Recruitment, LLC; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapphire Recruitment, LLC has an excellent opportunity in the Binghamton, NY area for an Equipment Engineer. This hands-on role emphasizes equipment reliability, troubleshooting, process improvement, and optimization across automated and legacy manufacturing equipment to maximize uptime.

The successful candidate will have 3+ years in automation/manufacturing engineering, a related engineering degree, and strong PLC/HMI skills to support production operations and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing or Mechatronics Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on automation, equipment, or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Strong mechanical/electro-mechanical troubleshooting with PLC/HMI knowledge.
• Experience with automated equipment including machine vision, robotics and sensors.
• Shop-floor manufacturing experience with project leadership and root-cause solving.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, commission, and optimize new automated equipment and legacy machinery to maximize uptime.
• Diagnose issues involving PLC/HMI, machine vision, robotics, and related systems.
• Use PLC/HMI primarily for troubleshooting and localization, coordinating with vendors as needed.
• Lead equipment and automation projects including vendor coordination, installation, and ramp-up.
• Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering and mentor less-experienced staff.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Project leadership

Root-cause analysis

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Mechanical/Electrical/Manufacturing/Mechatronics Engineering

AAS with electro-mechanical/automation experience

Tools

PLC/HMI

Machine Vision

Robotics

Motion Systems

Pneumatics

Sensors

Job description

Equipment Engineer Salary 90-115K DOE

We have an excellent opportunity for an Equipment Engineer to join an established advanced components manufacturer in the Binghamton, NY area.

This is a hands‑on equipment engineering role focused on equipment reliability, troubleshooting, process improvement, and optimization. You’ll work directly with a mix of automated and legacy manufacturing equipment to improve performance, reduce downtime, and maximize production uptime.

Job Duties

• Troubleshoot, commission, and optimize new automated equipment and existing legacy machinery to maximize equipment uptime and production performance.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, controls, and process‑related issues involving PLC/HMI systems, machine vision, robotics, motion systems, pneumatics, welding, fastening, sensors, tooling, and fixtures.
• Use PLC/HMI systems primarily for equipment troubleshooting and problem localization, coordinating with equipment suppliers when programming changes or additional technical support are required.
• Lead equipment and automation projects including vendor coordination, installation, validation, production ramp‑up, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, technicians, and outside vendors while providing technical guidance and mentoring to less‑experienced engineers and technicians.

Education and Experience

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics Engineering or related discipline preferred; AAS with strong electro‑mechanical/automation experience will also be considered.
• 3+ years of hands‑on automation, equipment, or manufacturing engineering experience supporting production operations.
• Strong mechanical/electro‑mechanical troubleshooting skills and working knowledge of PLC/HMI and industrial controls; advanced PLC programming is not required.
• Experience with automated manufacturing equipment including machine vision, robotics, motion systems, pneumatics, sensors, tooling/fixtures, welding, fastening, or automated inspection.
• Strong shop‑floor manufacturing experience, project leadership, root‑cause problem solving, and equipment/vendor coordination skills.

Sapphire Recruitment is an EOE