Equipment Engineer — Tooling & Automation

Ralliant; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus or Equity

Job summary

Ralliant is seeking an Equipment Engineer in Chandler, AZ to support production operations, maintain and improve manufacturing equipment, and develop robust tooling solutions that enhance process capability, safety, and throughput.

You will troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical, and sensor-based issues, design new tooling, review drawings, and drive continuous improvement with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability and long-term efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience supporting production equipment, tooling design, sustaining engineering, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience with production equipment, tooling design, fixtures, and mechanical systems.
• Exposure to automation equipment, sensors, electro-mechanical systems, pneumatic actuators, or PLC-controlled processes.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks or comparable CAD platforms for tooling and fixture design.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical owner for production equipment, tooling, and fixtures, ensuring operational readiness and rapid response to downtime events.
• Troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and sensor-based issues related to production equipment and tooling.
• Develop, design, and release new tools, jigs, and fixtures that improve assembly repeatability, ergonomics, safety, and quality.
• Review equipment and tooling designs, update engineering drawings, and revise related procedures to maintain configuration control and compliance with engineering standards.
• Review and interpret engineering drawings to ensure manufacturability and proper tool/equipment requirements.
• Author maintenance procedures, tooling setup instructions, calibration methods, preventive maintenance plans, and work instructions.
• Support sustaining engineering by monitoring equipment performance, identifying degradation trends, and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Track and analyze equipment and tooling performance metrics (e.g., downtime, MTTR, MTBF, failure modes) to identify issues and drive data-based improvements.
• Apply continuous improvement tools and methodologies to enhance equipment reliability and extend tooling life.
• Collaborate with automation, maintenance, manufacturing engineering, design engineering, and quality teams to specify equipment upgrades and introduce new technologies.
• Lead tooling validations, capability studies, and equipment acceptance testing (FAT/SAT).
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, optimize cell layout, and enhance tooling and equipment integration within production processes.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Hands-on

Continuous improvement

Data analysis

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Ralliant is seeking an Equipment Engineer in Chandler, AZ to support production operations, maintain and improve manufacturing equipment, and develop robust tooling solutions that enhance process capability, safety, and throughput.

You will troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical, and sensor-based issues, design new tooling, review drawings, and drive continuous improvement with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability and long-term efficiency.