Equipment Efficiency Applications Engineer

Job Title: Equipment Efficiency Applications Engineer Location: Cambridge, ON | On-site Job Type: Full-time Compensation: $95,000 - $120,000 Benefits: RRSP, health/dental/vision package, reimbursement for tuition and professional dues, paid vacation, personal days, and sick days The Position: The Equipment Efficiency Applications Engineer ensures machines meet their promised performance from proposal through handover, safeguarding schedules, budgets, and contractual commitments. Acting as the technical guardian of equipment performance and risk, this role translates customer requirements into practical, data-driven solutions that align design intent with shop-floor realities. They will collaborate closely with Applications Engineering, engineering managers, and project leads, providing senior technical expertise to prevent, identify, and resolve issues that could threaten schedules, budgets, or contractual compliance. The Equipment Efficiency Applications Engineer will foster cross-functional collaboration, lead effective change, and support continuous improvement initiatives that deliver measurable gains in efficiency and quality across the organization. What You'll Be Doing: Equipment Efficiency SME Review customer RFQ’s to identify risks and opportunities Engage during the Proposal phase to assess technical feasibility, identify risk areas, and shape proposals with clear performance requirements and mitigation plans. Support Applications Engineering and project teams by reviewing designs, performing risk assessments, and recommending robust solutions that improve reliability and manufacturability. Validate buy-off criteria including OEE and Cycle time requirements, ensuring alignment to the Acceptance Test Plan (ATP) and production volumes provided by the customer. Identify technical risks and their impact on the project & mitigate their effects Partner with Project Managers to translate proposal-level requirements into executable plans during project kick-offs, ensuring technical acceptance criteria is understood Attend selected internal design reviews and verify conformance to all critical technical requirements that are specified in contract are verified prior to team seeking final customer design approval (i.e. Outgoing part quality, cycle time, OEE, customer build spec, etc.) Quality Standards & Compliance Champion continuous improvement by applying Lean, Six Sigma, and related methodologies to identify and eliminate nonvalue-added activities Monitor and report on key quality and efficiency metrics, using data to prioritize improvement opportunities, quantify cost savings, and track year-over-year performance gains. Recognize problems, initiate action, assist in problem solving and evaluate results Investigating process related quality issues, determining the underlying causes, and implementing corrective or preventive actions to prevent recurrence leveraging the NCR and CAR processes. Perform internal audits to ensure compliance with the Eclipse Quality Management System Impact and Outcomes Clear and compliant customer proposals that reduce downstream rework and disputes. Faster, more consistent roll-out of customer requirements across projects. Reduced cycle time and waste through targeted improvement projects, yielding cost and efficiency gains. Broader adoption of best practices and standardized work across facilities, improving predictability and throughput. Strengthened organizational capability for continuous improvement and an embedded culture of operational excellence. Leadership: Promote positive relations between departments and with partners, customers, vendors, and distributors Recommend and administer policies and procedures to enhance operations which support continuous improvement initiatives Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills Ability to work in a team environment and actively participate in group meetings safely Maintain good corporate citizen role in support of the Eclipse corporate Vision Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the Eclipse Automation Inc. Conduct Code Foster the development of a culture reflective of the core values of the business Adhere to the Eclipse Project Operating Policy Travel: Expectation of travel to Eclipse locations is less than 20% of time, however, may be exceeded in exceptional circumstances to meet organizational needs What We're Looking For: Education: Successfully completed either a University Degree or College Diploma in applied science, engineering field or related experience Experience: Minimum of 10 years’ experience in custom automation including hands-on integration activity Strong knowledge and experience in quality assurance Experience in quality management systems and auditing processes Exceptional written and oral communication skills Ability to gather and analyze data Solid judgment with ability to make good decisions Strong leadership capabilities Strong organizational skills High attention to detail Experience working in ISO 9001, CSA N299, GAMP, TSSA, NQA-1 fields an asset, Nvidia Isacc Sim an asset

The Equipment Efficiency Applications Engineer ensures machines meet performance, budget, and schedule requirements from proposal through handover. They act as a technical guardian by translating customer requirements into data-driven solutions and leading continuous improvement initiatives.

Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in custom automation and hands-on integration. A university degree or college diploma in an engineering or applied science field is required.

• RRSP • Health package • Dental package • Vision package • Tuition reimbursement • Professional dues reimbursement • Paid vacation • Personal days • Sick days

• Data analysisPreferred
• CommunicationPreferred
• Project managementPreferred

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• Applications engineering
• Equipment performance
• Risk assessment
• Lean
• Six Sigma
• Quality management systems
• Data analysis
• Project management
• Technical documentation
• Process improvement
• Automation integration
• ISO 9001
• Cycle time optimization
• OEE
• Technical leadership
• Communication
• Equipment Efficiency
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Organizational Skills
• Technical Requirements
• Audit Processes
• Ethical Standards And Conduct
• Quality Management Systems
• Budgeting
• Applied Science
• Auditing
• Automation
• ISO 9000 Series
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Cycle Time Variation
• Eclipse (Software)
• Leadership
• Interpersonal Communications
• Problem Solving
• Lean Six Sigma
• Project Management
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness
• Operational Excellence
• Operations
• Preventive Action
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Management
• Risk Analysis
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Mitigation
• Reliability
• Teamwork
• Detail Oriented

• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership
• Technology
• Equipment Engineer
• Application Developer / Engineer
• Software Developers

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

10+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week