Equipment Engineer

Overview

We are landing a set of automated and semi-automated production lines, built with automation integrators, into our facility. We are hiring an Equipment / Automation Engineer to get these lines installed, running, and reliable — and to keep making them better over time. You own the machines: commissioning each line with the integrator, then owning uptime, controls, and continuous improvement once it is running.

What You'll Do

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• Land the lines: Lead installation and bring-up with the integrator. Own SAT — validate each line against spec and drive the punch list to closure.
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• Keep them running: Own equipment uptime and reliability — PMs, spares, failure analysis, and fast troubleshooting when something goes down.
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• Own the automation: Debug and improve the control systems — PLCs, robotics, motion, vision, and safety.
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• Make them better: Improve uptime, OEE, and equipment performance over time; implement upgrades and changes.
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• Document it: Maintain machine specs, electrical/mechanical drawings, spare-parts lists, and PM procedures.
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• Work the integrator: Be the technical point of contact to the integrator for issues, changes, and support.
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Required Qualifications

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• B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Controls engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
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• 8+ years in equipment, automation, or controls engineering with hands-on ownership of automated production equipment.
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• Has personally commissioned automated lines — SAT, bring-up, and debug — working with integrators or OEMs.
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• Hands-on PLC programming on Allen-Bradley and Siemens — able to read, modify, and debug line logic directly.
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• FANUC robot programming and troubleshooting across servo/motion, machine vision, and pneumatics.
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• Machine safety systems: Safety PLCs and safety categories, robot safety, light curtains and guarding, and LOTO.
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• Able to read and interpret mechanical drawings and electrical schematics.
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• Track record keeping equipment running — uptime/OEE, PMs, and root-cause failure analysis (DMAIC, 5-Why, Fishbone, 8D).
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• Able to operate independently on-site.
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Preferred Qualifications

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• Architect-level controls depth: writing or restructuring Allen-Bradley / Siemens PLC logic from scratch, FANUC robot programming and cell setup, and standing up machine-vision systems (e.g. Cognex).
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• CAD fluency for fixture/tooling design and modifications (SolidWorks / CATIA).
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• Experience integrating equipment to a plant MES / data system for uptime and quality tracking.
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This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to a fortune 500 client.

The pay range that Tundra in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $115.00/hour - $120.00/hour.

Tundra’s benefits offering includes optional medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, and a New Child Benefit.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.