Senior Equipment & Tooling Engineer - Reliability & CI

eVAC Magnetics; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VACUUMSCHMELZE in Sumter, SC seeks an Equipment & Tooling Engineer to own equipment-related engineering activities across the full lifecycle, from specification to handover, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency in a high-volume magnet manufacturing setting.

The role requires collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Automation, Quality, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to drive continuous improvement and cost-effective solutions for manufacturing equipment and tooling.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–10 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, equipment engineering, or industrial equipment support.
• Experience with automated manufacturing equipment in high-volume environments.
• Experience with equipment commissioning, startup, qualification, and production ramp-up.
• Experience managing equipment suppliers and contractors.
• Travel: 10% (as needed)

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot complex equipment issues and implement corrective actions.
• Improve reliability, uptime, throughput and OEE.
• Support root cause investigations related to equipment failures and production losses.
• Lead or support capital projects from concept through production release.
• Coordinate equipment installation, startup, commissioning, qualification, and acceptance (FAT/SAT).
• Develop maintenance strategies and tooling standards.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Automation, Quality, Supply Chain, and EHS.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Job description

VACUUMSCHMELZE in Sumter, SC seeks an Equipment & Tooling Engineer to own equipment-related engineering activities across the full lifecycle, from specification to handover, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency in a high-volume magnet manufacturing setting.

The role requires collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Automation, Quality, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to drive continuous improvement and cost-effective solutions for manufacturing equipment and tooling.