Principal Engineering Services Engineer - Equipment

Jabil; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 156,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Jabil is seeking an Equipment Engineer with extensive experience in electronics manufacturing to lead maintenance, reliability, and process improvements across multiple sites in Richardson, TX; Bryan Dairy, FL; San Jose, CA; Memphis, TN; St. Petersburg, FL; and Salt Lake City, UT.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least 7 years of hands-on engineering experience, with 2 years in a technical leadership position, plus expertise in TPM, preventive/predictive maintenance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years of engineering experience in electronics manufacturing, with hands-on experience in Manufacturing Process Engineering.
• At least 2 years in a Lead Engineer or equivalent technical leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of TPM, preventive/predictive maintenance, condition-based maintenance, and equipment baselines.

Responsibilities

• Provide equipment engineering expertise across sites to meet product and manufacturing requirements.
• Define operating and physical conditions for each equipment and establish critical activities during production.
• Lead troubleshooting, repair, and recovery efforts with OEM/vendor support and cross-site coordination.

Skills

Equipment Tech

Maintenance & Reliability

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Solder Paste Printers

SPI

Pick & Place

Reflow Ovens

AOI

X-Ray

Wave Soldering

Selective Soldering

Job description

Locations: Richardson TX. // Bryan Dairy, FL // San Jose CA, // Memphis, TN, // St. Petersburg, FL // and Salt Lake City, UT.

How will you make an impact?

• Equipment Engineers and Technicians with the technical capability and autonomy to support, maintain, and solve complex equipment problems.
• Manufacturing equipment capable of consistently meeting required process, quality, capacity, and production performance.
• Equipment maintained at original factory specifications and validated operating conditions, without performance degradation.
• Equipment operates consistently during production with reduced failures, variation, and performance degradation.
• Sites with technical capability, resources, spare parts, documentation, and support required to restore equipment quickly and effectively after failures or degradation.

What will you do?

• Have the required Equipment Engineering technical knowledge and expertise available across sites.
• Have equipment capability that meets product and manufacturing requirements.
• Have the proper operating and physical conditions defined for each equipment.
• Have the critical equipment activities during production clearly defined.
• Have Equipment Recovery and Technical Support System available across sites.

How will you get here?

• Through structured technical training, hands-on coaching, equipment-specific qualification, troubleshooting on real failures, OEM knowledge transfer, technical documentation, and competency validation.
• Through equipment specifications, capability requirements, technical acceptance criteria, equipment qualification, process capability validation, capacity verification, performance testing, and technical approval before production use.
• Through equipment baselines, calibration standards, critical parameter limits, machine condition requirements, capability checks, wear limits, restoration criteria, and periodic verification against the validated baseline.
• Through standardized checklists, equipment monitoring, critical parameter verification, inspections, and validation of equipment conditions during production.
• Through troubleshooting standards, diagnostic tools, critical spare-parts strategy, technical documentation, escalation paths, OEM and supplier support, failure analysis, repair procedures, restoration standards, and MTTR reduction practices.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.

Experience:

Minimum 7 years of engineering experience in electronics manufacturing, with significant hands-on experience in Manufacturing Process Engineering and at least 2 years of experience as a Lead Engineer or in an equivalent technical leadership role.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Equipment Technology Expertise

Solder Paste Printers, SPI, Pick & Place, Reflow Ovens, AOI, X-Ray, Wave Soldering, Selective Soldering, Press-Fit, Routing/Depaneling, Dispensing & Conformal Coating, Cleaning/Washing Systems, Takaya/Flying Probe, Conveyors, FIFO, and Material Handling equipment.

• Equipment Technical Fundamentals

Mechanical systems, electrical systems, electronics, pneumatics, hydraulics, PLCs, sensors, actuators, servos, motion systems, machine controls, interfaces, and automation fundamentals required to understand and diagnose manufacturing equipment.

• Maintenance & Reliability Engineering

TPM, Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, Condition-Based Maintenance, equipment calibration, equipment baselines, wear limits, equipment condition control, maintenance standards, maintenance frequencies, and reliability practices.

• Equipment Troubleshooting & Recovery

Advanced troubleshooting, equipment diagnostics, failure analysis, root-cause identification, equipment repair, restoration, technical escalation, diagnostic tools, critical spare parts, technical documentation, OEM/vendor technical support, and equipment recovery.

• Equipment Industrialization & Lifecycle

Equipment technical requirements, equipment selection, installation, Facilities integration, utilities requirements, equipment qualification, capability validation, capacity verification, technical acceptance, setup, model changeover, production readiness, ramp-up, and equipment lifecycle considerations.

• Equipment Performance & Analytics

OEE, MTBF, MTTR, downtime, breakdown rate, availability, equipment performance, reliability metrics, data analysis, loss analysis, trend analysis, condition monitoring, creation of new equipment metrics, and development of monitoring systems when existing metrics are insufficient.

• Equipment Technical Leadership

Advanced regional technical support, technical direction, coordination across sites, technical standards, knowledge transfer, coaching, equipment-specific qualification, OEM/supplier technical coordination, escalation management, and deployment of technical knowledge and solutions across multiple sites.

Preferred Qualifications:

• NPI & Industrialization: Experience supporting equipment selection, installation, qualification, manufacturing readiness, ramp-up, and stable production.
• Equipment Excellence: Experience implementing TPM, preventive and predictive maintenance, equipment condition control, reliability improvement, and equipment performance systems.
• Manufacturing Excellence: Experience improving equipment utilization, cycle time, changeover, productivity, capacity, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Advanced Technology: Experience deploying equipment automation, Digital Factory, condition monitoring, predictive technologies, and equipment analytics solutions.
• Facilities & Equipment Integration: Experience coordinating equipment installations with Facilities, including utilities, infrastructure requirements, equipment layout, and installation readiness.
• Regional Deployment: Experience developing, standardizing, and replicating equipment engineering solutions and practices across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Business & Margin: Proven experience delivering measurable improvements in OEE, uptime, MTBF, MTTR, downtime, productivity, capacity, cost, and margin.
• Technical Ecosystem: Experience working with equipment OEMs, suppliers, Facilities, Operations, Process Engineering, customers, and technology partners to resolve equipment challenges and deploy solutions.
• Technical Leadership: Experience developing, mentoring, and transferring technical knowledge to Equipment Engineers, Technicians, and technical experts.

The pay range for this role is $156,400 - $281,500. Job-related, non-discriminatory factors used to determine the actual offered rate include qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data, and consideration of internal equity.

As part of the total rewards package, this position is eligible for a short-term incentive based on performance. In addition, Jabil offers benefits to enhance your health, wealth and resilient self. These include medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; 401(k) retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan; and paid time off.