Maintenance Engineer
Dracoe HQ / North Carolina
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The Factory
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Full Time
About
The Factory
The Factory is where concepts are engineered, industrialized, and executed at scale.
We take validated designs - developed internally in our Workshop or provided by customers - and progress them through rigorous Design for Assembly (DfA) and Design for Manufacturing (DfM) processes. Our focus is on optimizing products for automated, repeatable, high-throughput production.
Our mandate is simple: deliver reliable output that meets performance, quality, and cost targets.
The Factory integrates advanced manufacturing processes within a single, tightly controlled production environment to ensure consistency and scalability.
Our operating model is data-driven and transparent by design. Clear performance metrics, robust process controls, and closed-loop feedback systems enable continuous improvement and uncompromising manufacturing excellence.
What you’ll do
Role
You will be responsible for the full life cycle management, reliability, and performance of all production assets and equipment within the manufacturing facility. You will ensure that equipment is specified, installed, operated, maintained, and retired in a controlled and disciplined manner that maximizes uptime, safety, and return on investment.
As a critical member of the factory operations and engineering team, you will be instrumental in defining and executing asset management strategies, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and continuous improvement initiatives that support stable, high-output manufacturing operations.
Through structured maintenance planning, data-driven decision making, and rigorous execution, you will minimize unplanned downtime, extend asset life, and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness across the factory.
This is a hands-on engineering role requiring deep practical experience with industrial production equipment. You will be expected to operate confidently at the machine, system, and line level; diagnosing failures, coordinating repairs, managing spare parts, and supporting production teams in real time.
You will lead maintenance engineering execution across the factory, reinforcing a culture of reliability, safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Own the life cycle management of all production assets and manufacturing equipment.
- Define and maintain preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies.
- Ensure high equipment uptime, reliability, and performance.
- Act as technical authority for maintenance standards, procedures, and best practices.
- Support equipment specification, selection, FAT/SAT, installation, and commissioning.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment failures.
- Manage spare parts strategy, critical spares, and maintenance documentation.
- Support production teams with rapid troubleshooting and fault resolution.
- Track and improve maintenance KPIs including uptime, MTBF, MTTR, and OEE.
- Support factory expansion, equipment upgrades, and asset replacement planning.
- Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety, regulatory, and quality requirements.
- Coordinate external service providers and equipment vendors when required.
Who you are
Experience
- 7+ years in maintenance engineering or industrial equipment support roles
- Proven experience managing equipment life cycles in manufacturing environments
- Experience maintaining automated and semi-automated production equipment
- Track record of improving equipment reliability and reducing unplanned downtime
- Experience supporting new equipment introduction and production ramp-up
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical systems
Skills
- Asset life cycle management and reliability engineering
- Preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance systems
- Equipment troubleshooting and failure analysis
- Maintenance KPI tracking and performance improvement
- Spare parts management and maintenance documentation
- Root cause analysis and corrective action
- Cross-functional collaboration with production and engineering teams
- Safety systems, lockout/tagout, and risk mitigation
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent technical field
- 7+ years of experience in maintenance engineering or industrial equipment roles
Desirable:
- Experience with CMMS systems
- Exposure to ISO 9001 / ISO 45001 environments
- Reliability engineering or maintenance certification
- Lean manufacturing or TPM exposure
Desirable
- Military Experience or background in defense
- Experience supporting maintenance of mission-critical or defense manufacturing equipment
- Exposure to high-reliability or austere operating environments
What you’ll get
Compensation
Compensation ranges from $50,000-$100,000 depending on experience and location.
Benefits
We offer comprehensive health insurance, generous paid time off, access to a company pension scheme and equity in a mission-driven company.
Stipends
You'll receive an annual stipend for gym reimbursements for up to $1000 per year and approved role-related learning credits for up to $1000 per year.
Maintenance Engineer
About
The Factory
The Factory is where concepts are engineered, industrialized, and executed at scale.
We take validated designs - developed internally in our Workshop or provided by customers - and progress them through rigorous Design for Assembly (DfA) and Design for Manufacturing (DfM) processes. Our focus is on optimizing products for automated, repeatable, high-throughput production.
Our mandate is simple: deliver reliable output that meets performance, quality, and cost targets.
The Factory integrates advanced manufacturing processes within a single, tightly controlled production environment to ensure consistency and scalability.
Our operating model is data-driven and transparent by design. Clear performance metrics, robust process controls, and closed-loop feedback systems enable continuous improvement and uncompromising manufacturing excellence.
What you’ll do
Role
You will be responsible for the full life cycle management, reliability, and performance of all production assets and equipment within the manufacturing facility. You will ensure that equipment is specified, installed, operated, maintained, and retired in a controlled and disciplined manner that maximizes uptime, safety, and return on investment.
As a critical member of the factory operations and engineering team, you will be instrumental in defining and executing asset management strategies, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and continuous improvement initiatives that support stable, high-output manufacturing operations.
Through structured maintenance planning, data-driven decision making, and rigorous execution, you will minimize unplanned downtime, extend asset life, and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness across the factory.
This is a hands-on engineering role requiring deep practical experience with industrial production equipment. You will be expected to operate confidently at the machine, system, and line level; diagnosing failures, coordinating repairs, managing spare parts, and supporting production teams in real time.
You will lead maintenance engineering execution across the factory, reinforcing a culture of reliability, safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Own the life cycle management of all production assets and manufacturing equipment.
- Define and maintain preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies.
- Ensure high equipment uptime, reliability, and performance.
- Act as technical authority for maintenance standards, procedures, and best practices.
- Support equipment specification, selection, FAT/SAT, installation, and commissioning.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment failures.
- Manage spare parts strategy, critical spares, and maintenance documentation.
- Support production teams with rapid troubleshooting and fault resolution.
- Track and improve maintenance KPIs including uptime, MTBF, MTTR, and OEE.
- Support factory expansion, equipment upgrades, and asset replacement planning.
- Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety, regulatory, and quality requirements.
- Coordinate external service providers and equipment vendors when required.
Who you are
Experience
- 7+ years in maintenance engineering or industrial equipment support roles
- Proven experience managing equipment life cycles in manufacturing environments
- Experience maintaining automated and semi-automated production equipment
- Track record of improving equipment reliability and reducing unplanned downtime
- Experience supporting new equipment introduction and production ramp-up
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical systems
Skills
- Asset life cycle management and reliability engineering
- Preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance systems
- Equipment troubleshooting and failure analysis
- Maintenance KPI tracking and performance improvement
- Spare parts management and maintenance documentation
- Root cause analysis and corrective action
- Cross-functional collaboration with production and engineering teams
- Safety systems, lockout/tagout, and risk mitigation
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent technical field
- 7+ years of experience in maintenance engineering or industrial equipment roles
Desirable:
- Experience with CMMS systems
- Exposure to ISO 9001 / ISO 45001 environments
- Reliability engineering or maintenance certification
- Lean manufacturing or TPM exposure
Desirable
- Military Experience or background in defense
- Experience supporting maintenance of mission-critical or defense manufacturing equipment
- Exposure to high-reliability or austere operating environments
What you’ll get
Compensation
Compensation ranges from $50,000-$100,000 depending on experience and location.
Benefits
We offer comprehensive health insurance, generous paid time off, access to a company pension scheme and equity in a mission-driven company.
Stipends
You'll receive an annual stipend for gym reimbursements for up to $1000 per year and approved role-related learning credits for up to $1000 per year.
Maintenance Engineer
About
The Factory
The Factory is where concepts are engineered, industrialized, and executed at scale.
We take validated designs - developed internally in our Workshop or provided by customers - and progress them through rigorous Design for Assembly (DfA) and Design for Manufacturing (DfM) processes. Our focus is on optimizing products for automated, repeatable, high-throughput production.
Our mandate is simple: deliver reliable output that meets performance, quality, and cost targets.
The Factory integrates advanced manufacturing processes within a single, tightly controlled production environment to ensure consistency and scalability.
Our operating model is data-driven and transparent by design. Clear performance metrics, robust process controls, and closed-loop feedback systems enable continuous improvement and uncompromising manufacturing excellence.
What you’ll do
Role
You will be responsible for the full life cycle management, reliability, and performance of all production assets and equipment within the manufacturing facility. You will ensure that equipment is specified, installed, operated, maintained, and retired in a controlled and disciplined manner that maximizes uptime, safety, and return on investment.
As a critical member of the factory operations and engineering team, you will be instrumental in defining and executing asset management strategies, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and continuous improvement initiatives that support stable, high-output manufacturing operations.
Through structured maintenance planning, data-driven decision making, and rigorous execution, you will minimize unplanned downtime, extend asset life, and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness across the factory.
This is a hands-on engineering role requiring deep practical experience with industrial production equipment. You will be expected to operate confidently at the machine, system, and line level; diagnosing failures, coordinating repairs, managing spare parts, and supporting production teams in real time.
You will lead maintenance engineering execution across the factory, reinforcing a culture of reliability, safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Own the life cycle management of all production assets and manufacturing equipment.
- Define and maintain preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies.
- Ensure high equipment uptime, reliability, and performance.
- Act as technical authority for maintenance standards, procedures, and best practices.
- Support equipment specification, selection, FAT/SAT, installation, and commissioning.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment failures.
- Manage spare parts strategy, critical spares, and maintenance documentation.
- Support production teams with rapid troubleshooting and fault resolution.
- Track and improve maintenance KPIs including uptime, MTBF, MTTR, and OEE.
- Support factory expansion, equipment upgrades, and asset replacement planning.
- Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety, regulatory, and quality requirements.
- Coordinate external service providers and equipment vendors when required.
Who you are
Experience
- 7+ years in maintenance engineering or industrial equipment support roles
- Proven experience managing equipment life cycles in manufacturing environments
- Experience maintaining automated and semi-automated production equipment
- Track record of improving equipment reliability and reducing unplanned downtime
- Experience supporting new equipment introduction and production ramp-up
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical systems
Skills
- Asset life cycle management and reliability engineering
- Preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance systems
- Equipment troubleshooting and failure analysis
- Maintenance KPI tracking and performance improvement
- Spare parts management and maintenance documentation
- Root cause analysis and corrective action
- Cross-functional collaboration with production and engineering teams
- Safety systems, lockout/tagout, and risk mitigation
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent technical field
- 7+ years of experience in maintenance engineering or industrial equipment roles
Desirable:
- Experience with CMMS systems
- Exposure to ISO 9001 / ISO 45001 environments
- Reliability engineering or maintenance certification
- Lean manufacturing or TPM exposure
Desirable
- Military Experience or background in defense
- Experience supporting maintenance of mission-critical or defense manufacturing equipment
- Exposure to high-reliability or austere operating environments
What you’ll get
Compensation
Compensation ranges from $50,000-$100,000 depending on experience and location.
Benefits
We offer comprehensive health insurance, generous paid time off, access to a company pension scheme and equity in a mission-driven company.
Stipends
You'll receive an annual stipend for gym reimbursements for up to $1000 per year and approved role-related learning credits for up to $1000 per year.