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Title: Equipment Reliability Engineer
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Onsite at Hemlock, MI
Work Schedule: M - F 8am - 5pm (Occasional overtime may be required for critical equipment issues or project implementation.)
This position requires U.S. Citizens only to meet the DOD/ITAR requirements.
Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered.
Description:
Summary:
- The position focuses on troubleshooting equipment issues, improving reliability and performance, supporting preventive maintenance strategies, and leading or assisting with equipment upgrades, modifications, and ramp-related projects.
- The role also serves as a key technical resource, working closely with operations, maintenance, vendors, and project teams to improve equipment uptime and ensure safe, high-quality execution.
Primary Purpose:
- Support manufacturing production equipment by providing mechanical engineering expertise focused on equipment troubleshooting, reliability, uptime improvement, maintenance support, and mechanical process improvements in a manufacturing environment
Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot equipment issues and support root cause investigation and corrective actions
- Drive equipment reliability, performance, and maintainability improvements
- Lead or support equipment modifications, upgrades, and replacement projects
- Serve as a technical resource for assigned equipment systems
- Partner with maintenance and operations to improve coordination, issue resolution, and equipment uptime
- Support execution of preventive and predictive maintenance activities/strategies
- Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders during startup and ongoing equipment support
- Ensure work is completed in alignment with safety, quality, and operational requirements
Top Required Skills:
- Hands-on manufacturing experience
- Mechanical troubleshooting and problem-solving
- Equipment reliability and maintenance support
- Experience working with custom manufacturing equipment
- Ability to interface with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams
- Understanding of manufacturing automation and controls environments
- Mechanical engineering fundamentals
- Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, or process equipment
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and technical analysis skills
- Ability to work effectively across operations, maintenance, engineering, and project teams
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Top Soft Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Team collaboration
- Ability to work cross-functionally
- Mechanical mindset with practical problem-solving approach
- Willingness to be hands-on on the production floor
Preferred Skills:
- SolidWorks CAD modeling
- Experience reviewing and modifying mechanical drawings/models
- Exposure to automation and controls equipment in manufacturing
- Manufacturing process equipment support experience
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred
- Open to other engineering disciplines with relevant manufacturing experience
- Master's Degree acceptable if accompanied by strong hands-on experience
Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience
Preferred
- Manufacturing backgrounds such as automotive, industrial manufacturing, or similar sectors
- Candidates familiar with manufacturing automation environments
- Mechanical Engineers with hands-on equipment troubleshooting experience
- Individuals with exposure to controls/automation systems and the ability to communicate effectively with controls engineers (PLC programming not required)
- Any manufacturing background is acceptable; solar industry experience is not required
Interview
- Phone interview only (likely a single interview round)
- Immediate interview availability and quick hiring timeline