Senior Equipment Engineer, Battery Prototype Line

Forge Nano, Inc.; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

FSA and HSA Programs

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company M

PTO & Floating Holidays

Paid Company Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Forge Nano, Inc. is seeking a Senior Equipment Engineer to lead the reliability, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Battery Prototype Line.

You will supervise the equipment engineering team and collaborate across Engineering, Manufacturing, EHS, Facilities, and Supply Chain to ensure safe, reliable operation of battery manufacturing equipment. The role emphasizes uptime, preventive/predictive maintenance, and strong root-cause analysis in a fast-paced prototyping environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Chemical Engineering or related technical field.
• 5+ years maintaining, troubleshooting, or managing automated manufacturing equipment.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of PLCs, HMIs, sensors, servo systems, safety circuits and industrial networks.
• Experience with installation, commissioning, startup, calibration, and preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Lead equipment reliability strategy for Battery Prototype Line and improve MTBF/MTTR/OEE.
• Oversee troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for line equipment.
• Support installation, commissioning, startup, qualification, calibration, and validation of equipment.
• Develop SOPs, PM plans, calibration programs, and equipment documentation.
• Manage spare parts and coordinate procurement to minimize downtime.
• Lead and train equipment engineering staff; foster continuous improvement.

Skills

PLC troubleshooting

HMIs

Industrial Controls

Sensors

Servo Systems

Safety Circuits

Industrial Networks

Electromechanical Systems

SCADA

Data historians

Schematic reading

SPC analysis

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Chemical Engineering

Tools

SCADA platforms

Data historians

Industrial networks

PLC hardware

Job description

Forge Nano, Inc. is seeking a Senior Equipment Engineer to lead the reliability, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Battery Prototype Line.

You will supervise the equipment engineering team and collaborate across Engineering, Manufacturing, EHS, Facilities, and Supply Chain to ensure safe, reliable operation of battery manufacturing equipment. The role emphasizes uptime, preventive/predictive maintenance, and strong root-cause analysis in a fast-paced prototyping environment.