Hands-On Equipment Engineer: Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing

Active Surfaces; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance (90% to be

15 days vacation, 5 days personalleave

Commute reimbursement (75%)

Wellness program ($50/month)

Cell Phone Reimbursement ($50/month)

401K Matching

Job summary

Active Surfaces, located in Woburn, MA, is seeking an Equipment Engineer to keep our roll-to-roll coating line and facilities running. You will own uptime, diagnose faults, and implement repairs with a hands-on, fast-paced approach.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and 1–3 years in industrial maintenance or manufacturing, plus CAD experience and the ability to read schematics. You’ll report to the CTO and Manufacturing Scientist and help scale production.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
• 1–3 years maintaining equipment or facilities in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Hands-on troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems.
• Comfort reading schematics, service manuals, and P&IDs.
• Coursework or professional experience in CAD and design for manufacturing.
• A quick, versatile learner who takes deep ownership and thrives in a fast-paced startup.
• High attention to detail and a strong bias toward action.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair roll‑to‑roll coating and converting equipment; maximize uptime and respond fast to breakdowns.
• Build and run preventive-maintenance schedules; track equipment health and drive down unplanned downtime.
• Install, commission, relocate, and upgrade equipment as the line scales.
• Own the facilities systems that support production — compressed air, exhaust, electrical, plumbing, process gases, HVAC, and cleanroom infrastructure.
• Manage spare‑parts and consumables inventory; execute purchasing and maintain stock levels.
• CAD replacement parts, fixtures, and layouts; fabricate or source as needed.
• Manage vendors, service contracts, and equipment installations.
• Partner with process and manufacturing engineers to improve equipment reliability and yield.
• Keep the operating floor safe and compliant — maintain controls, documentation, and housekeeping, with a near‑perfectionist attitude toward reducing variation.

Skills

Hands-on troubleshooting

Ownership

Fast-paced startup mindset

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

Reading schematics

Job description

Active Surfaces, located in Woburn, MA, is seeking an Equipment Engineer to keep our roll-to-roll coating line and facilities running. You will own uptime, diagnose faults, and implement repairs with a hands-on, fast-paced approach.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and 1–3 years in industrial maintenance or manufacturing, plus CAD experience and the ability to read schematics. You’ll report to the CTO and Manufacturing Scientist and help scale production.