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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Equipment Engineer - Manufacturing Automation / Production Systems - **Company:** Moseley Technical Services, Inc. - **Location:** Everett, WA, United States - **Salary:** $121,992.0 - $152,984.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Configuration Management, Verification and Validation (Software), Information Technology - **Published:** August 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usc770b690eca0236a1bd1138d1377c126/eaa ## About the Role * Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, including manufacturing engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science. * 5+ years of related engineering work experience. * Applicable and appropriate educational or certification credentials from an accredited institution and/or equivalent experience as required. * Experience supporting equipment development, implementation, reliability, or improvement in a production or manufacturing environment. * Ability to work directly in a production-floor environment supporting operators, technicians, mechanics, and production equipment., * 3+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. * 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. * 2+ years of project management experience supporting complex technical projects, evaluating and selecting equipment solutions, and assessing spare parts inventory in a production environment. * 1+ years of experience with hardware, software, and documentation configuration management. * 1+ years of experience working with industry standards, including hardware and safety code compliance. * Knowledge of manufacturing techniques and production processes. * ABET-accredited engineering education preferred where applicable in the United States. ## Description We are hiring an Equipment Engineer to support manufacturing automation, production equipment reliability, and production system improvement in a hands-on engineering environment. This role focuses on equipment development and implementation, asset reliability, automated manufacturing systems, preventative maintenance, equipment lifecycle management, commissioning, and optimization of high-precision milling, forming, and metal processing equipment. This position works closely with production operators, technicians, mechanics, suppliers, procurement, and cross-functional engineering teams to troubleshoot equipment, improve safety and reliability, and execute complex equipment projects. The Equipment Engineer will develop equipment specifications and verification/validation protocols, manage configuration and asset documentation, address reliability and obsolescence issues, and ensure production assets meet safety, quality, ergonomic, maintainability, producibility, and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities: * Develop, implement, and improve production equipment and complex automated manufacturing systems. * Evaluate business and project requirements and develop equipment concepts and engineering solutions for production systems. * Ensure the reliability, safety, integrity, and maintainability of critical production assets. * Develop and implement asset reliability systems, equipment health assessments, preventative maintenance plans, and asset lifecycle strategies. * Manage equipment documentation, configuration control, preventative maintenance requirements, and spare parts planning. * Coordinate with suppliers, procurement agents, and cross-functional teams to execute equipment projects within schedule and budget requirements. * Develop complex equipment specifications and corresponding verification and validation test protocols. * Manage testing and commissioning activities for new equipment acquisitions, modifications, and complex automated systems. * Analyze maintenance history and spare parts usage to identify reliability and obsolescence issues, optimize equipment performance, and reduce costs. * Optimize high-precision milling, forming, and other metal processing equipment for safety, ergonomics, quality, production flow, reliability, and maintainability. * Ensure equipment and production systems comply with applicable safety, producibility, maintainability, reliability, ergonomic, regulatory, and hardware requirements. * Validate contractual performance milestones and conduct equipment and production readiness reviews. * Develop production readiness, preventative maintenance, and spare parts plans. * Develop and implement equipment workarounds as needed while maintaining hardware, software, and documentation configuration. * Work directly on the production floor with operators, technicians, and mechanics to troubleshoot equipment and support production system performance., Check out this new opportunity! 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