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Full-time
professional certificate, associate degree
Posted 17d ago
Apply by Jul 11
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving customized automated manufacturing equipment to ensure high availability and reliability. The role involves executing preventive maintenance and collaborating with engineers to optimize equipment KPIs like MTTR and MTBF.
Requirements
Requires 3-5+ years of experience in automated equipment maintenance and a diploma in Mechatronics, Electrical, or Mechanical engineering. Strong proficiency in PLC platforms (Keyence, Mitsubishi, Omron) and hands-on experience with motion control and pneumatics is essential.
Full job description
ENABLE your future through light.
Excelitas is a global technology leader with more than 7,500 employees, focused on delivering market-driven solutions to fulfill the illumination, optical, detection and imaging needs of OEMs and end-users across the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer products, scientific, security, defense and aerospace sectors.
ENGAGE with us today and make your contribution to the future! Join the team that leading technology companies turn to for cutting-edge photonic innovation. At Excelitas Technologies you are how we EXCEL.
Our facility in Manila, Philippines has been operating since 1996 with key functions in Design and Development, Engineering, Manufacturing and other disciplines. This site specializes in product design, process development and mass production of Photodiodes, Photodiode Arrays and High-Performance Sensors. These product technologies are primarily for LiDAR applications such as autonomous vehicles and range finding, as well as safety and security applications including smoke detection and luggage scanning.
We are presently seeking for Equipment Engineering Technician who shall be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and continuously improving customized automated manufacturing equipment to achieve high equipment availability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
Main Responsibilities:
The Sustaining Equipment Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and continuously improving customized automated manufacturing equipment to achieve high equipment availability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
This role supports daily production operations, executes preventive and corrective maintenance, and drives equipment improvements to optimize Availability, MTTR, MTBF, MTTC, and overall maintenance cost. The technician will collaborate closely with Equipment Engineers, Production, and Vendors to sustain stable manufacturing output.
Requirements:
3–5+ years’ experience in sustaining or maintaining automated manufacturing equipment.
Diploma/Certificate in Mechatronics, Electrical, Mechanical, or related field.
Registered Master Electrician is a plus.
Hands-on experience with: Preventive Maintenance (PM) execution and optimization, Breakdown response and root cause troubleshooting, Reliability or improvement activities on existing equipment.
Experience working with customized, non-standard, or oshore (China-built) machines.
Experience in production-critical environments requiring fast recovery and minimal downtime.
Technical Skills:
Mechanical
Maintenance and improvement of Linear guides, ball screws, cams, bearings, belts, and precision assemblies.
Ability to identify mechanicalweartrends and failure patterns
Electrical
Preventive inspection of:
Power distribution, control wiring, relays, contactors
Ability to prevent repeat electrical failures through corrective improvements
Photoelectric, inductive, proximity, and vacuum sensors
Sensors & Field Devices (PLC‑Integrated)
Strong understanding of PLC‑connected field devices:
Photoelectric, inductive, proximity, and vacuum sensors
Ability to:
Verify sensor logic at PLC level, not just physical replacement
Troubleshoot false triggers, noise, and signal instability
·Knowledge of sensor redundancy and error‑proofing practices
Motion&AutomationControl
Practical experience with:
Servo motors, AC & DC motors
Servo drives and motion controllers
Ability to interpret:
Homing logic and motion sequences
Encoder feedback, limit conditions, and torque alarms
Support motion-related automation improvements to:
Reduce positioning errors
Improve cycle stability and repeatability
Pneumatics
PM and improvement actions for:
Air leaks, sluggish cylinders, pressure instability
Ability to reduce cycle loss and unplanned stops
PLC &ControlSystems(STRONG REQUIREMENT)
Hands-on experience with industrial PLC platforms, such as:
Keyence (VT/KV Studio)
Mitsubishi (GX Works)
Omron (CX / Sysmac)
Capable of:
Monitoring PLC logic and execution flow
Tracing step-by-step machine sequences
Diagnosing logic-based stoppages and dead conditions
Strong understanding of:
Inputs / Outputs (digital & analog)
Interlocks, conditions, and safety logic
Recipe-driven and parameter-based control
Vision/CCDAutomation
Familiarity with vision systems integrated with PLC logic
Capable of:
Diagnosing vision-related interlocks
Supporting automation improvements to reduce false rejects
Basic understanding of trigger logic, pass/fail signals, and handshake with PLC
TroubleshootingCapability
Systematic troubleshooting focused on:
Fastisolationof failuremode to reduce MTTR
Identification of root causes to prevent recurrence
Ability to:
Differentiate symptom vs true cause
Escalate design-related issues for long-term fixes
Experience documenting:
Breakdown reports
Corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
PreventiveMaintenance(PM)&ImprovementActivities
Preventive Maintenance
Execute scheduledPMs per standard checklists
Perform:
Mechanical inspections and lubrication
Electrical tightening and verification
Sensor cleaning, alignment, and calibration
Identify PM checklist gaps and recommend updates based on actual failure history
Ensure PM quality to extendMTBF and avoid PM-induced failures
Improvement&ReliabilityActivities
Participate in improvement initiatives to:
Increase Availability
Reduce MTTR
Improve MTBF
Reduce MTTC and maintenance cost
Support:
Redesign or reinforcement of weak mechanical parts
Sensor upgrades or repositioning
Cable management and protection improvements
Assist in implementing:
Error-proofing (poka-yoke)
Preventive replacement strategies
Provide feedback for designimprovements on new or transferred equipment
Excelitas is the leading provider of advanced, life-enriching technologies that make a difference, serving global market leaders in the life sciences, advanced industrial, next-generation semiconductor, aerospace and defense end markets. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Excelitas is an essential partner in the design, development and manufacture of photonic technologies, offering leading-edge innovation in sensing, detection, imaging, optics and specialty illumination for customers worldwide.
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