We're looking for a hands-on, technically deep, highly collaborative leader to build and run the Equipment Engineering team at Lunar Energy. As a Senior Manager, Equipment Engineering, you will provide technical leadership and people management to a team of equipment engineers and contractors responsible for the design, install, commissioning, and sustaining of capital equipment across multiple CMs.
Requirements
- BS in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Controls, or Industrial); MS preferred.
- 8+ years working hands-on with manufacturing capital equipment in a high-mix or high-volume environment, including hardware, controls, and software.
- 3+ years leading equipment, controls, automation, or test engineering teams — with a track record of growing technical depth and accountability in the team.
- Deep experience with controls and automation: PLC programming (Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, Beckhoff, or similar), HMI development, robotics (FANUC/ABB/Universal Robots/Yaskawa), vision systems (Cognex/Keyence), and motion/servo control.
- Experience with laser welding, leak test, dispense, conveyance
- Demonstrated ownership of equipment commissioning and ramp — FAT/SAT execution, capability studies (Cpk/Ppk), OEE recovery, and documentation rigor.
- Strong experience with manufacturing testers for PCBA and electromechanical assemblies— functional test (FCT), in-circuit test (ICT), end-of-line test (EOL) — including troubleshooting, maintenance, calibration, and tester software stewardship.
- Proven sustaining engineering chops: preventive/predictive maintenance, data collection and tracking of line KPIs, and cycle time optimization.
- Working knowledge of machine safety and compliance frameworks (NFPA 79, ISO 13849, ISO 12100, OSHA, ANSI B11, ANSI/RIA R15.06, and ANSI Z244.1) and the ability to drive risk assessments and remediation.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
- Flexible Paid Time Off plus 10 paid holidays
- Tax deferred 401(k) plan
- Paid parental leave for all full time employees including 12 weeks paid parental leave for the birthing mother and 6 weeks paid parental leave for the non-birthing parent
- Subsidized EV charging and pre-tax commuter benefits
