Equipment Reliability & Automation Engineer

Sapphire Recruitment Pty; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapphire Recruitment Pty partners with an established advanced components manufacturer in the Binghamton, NY area to hire an Equipment Engineer. This hands-on role emphasizes equipment reliability, troubleshooting, and ongoing optimization.

You will work with mixed automated and legacy manufacturing equipment to reduce downtime and maximize production uptime, collaborating with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering teams.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics preferred; AAS considered with strong electro-mechanical/automation experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on automation, equipment, or manufacturing engineering experience supporting production operations.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and working knowledge of PLC/HMI and industrial controls; advanced PLC programming not required.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, commission, and optimize new automated equipment and legacy machinery to maximize uptime.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, controls, and process issues involving PLC/HMI, machine vision, robotics, and sensors.
• Lead equipment and automation projects including vendor coordination, installation, validation, and production ramp-up.
• Mentor and guide technicians and less-experienced engineers as part of cross-functional teams.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Project leadership

Root-cause analysis

Mentoring

Education

BS in Mechanical/Electrical/Manufacturing/Mechatronics

AAS with electro-mechanical/automation experience

Tools

PLC/HMI

Machine vision

Robotics

Motion systems

Pneumatics

Sensors

Welding/Fixtures

Job description

Sapphire Recruitment Pty partners with an established advanced components manufacturer in the Binghamton, NY area to hire an Equipment Engineer. This hands-on role emphasizes equipment reliability, troubleshooting, and ongoing optimization.

You will work with mixed automated and legacy manufacturing equipment to reduce downtime and maximize production uptime, collaborating with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering teams.