Equipment Engineer

The role

The Equipment Engineer improves the reliability, performance, and efficiency of production equipment. This role supports equipment selection, installation, troubleshooting, and ongoing improvements.

What you will do

• Evaluate equipment performance to improve reliability, productivity, and operating costs.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and control system issues.
• Lead root cause investigations for equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Support selection, purchase, installation, commissioning, and qualification of new equipment.
• Prepare equipment specifications, technical documentation, operating procedures, and maintenance instructions.
• Manage equipment upgrades and improvement projects.
• Analyze downtime, maintenance costs, and equipment performance data.
• Work with operations and quality teams to resolve equipment issues.
• Coordinate with equipment manufacturers, contractors, and service providers.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, or a related engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Five or more years of experience in equipment engineering, manufacturing engineering, maintenance engineering, or a related role.
• Knowledge of industrial equipment, mechanical systems, electrical components, and automation.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, equipment manuals, and electrical schematics.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage projects and coordinate work across departments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with programmable logic controllers (PLCs), robotics, or automated production equipment.
• Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Experience with CAD software, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methods.
• Knowledge of equipment reliability measures, including overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), mean time between failures (MTBF), and mean time to repair (MTTR).

About the company

T1 Energy is an American solar manufacturer building a domestic solar supply chain. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Wilmer, Texas and Rockdale, Texas.