Equipment Engineer Jobs in Washington
Equipment Engineer jobs in Washington are in strong demand, concentrated in aerospace, semiconductor manufacturing, and defense systems, with openings at every level from entry-level process technician to senior principal engineer. The most active hiring metros are Seattle, Bellevue, and Everett, where established employers like Boeing, Intel, and Amazon have long-running engineering operations. Precision equipment, process control, and semiconductor fabrication tool expertise are the specialties Washington employers seek most consistently. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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This posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full-time employment offer with Boeing. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through a Boeing approved 3rd party for the duration of the specified project.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes is seeking a Production Asset Software & Controls Equipment Engineer for the Auburn, WA location to support production equipment on the Fabrication program.
At Boeing, our engineers share a passion to redefine what’s possible. To turn dreams into reality. To bring cutting edge technology to market. If you are seeking a dynamic, innovative environment, this opportunity is for you!
The Boeing Company is seeking Equipment Engineers to design, procure, and sustain electrical/electronic automated equipment used in the manufacture and system functional testing of commercial airplanes. Also, to support other manual test and production equipment as needed to sustain airplane production. Work in a team environment or solo depending on project complexity. Provide real-time support to assist in troubleshooting any equipment related problems that can't be diagnosed by factory personnel.
Typical projects involve gathering requirements from project stakeholders which generally include airplane Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Metrology. Develop project scope and evaluate alternatives to make/buy. Develop specifications and/or designs using CAD system as required. Develop and debug software as required. Provide equipment documentation as required. Provide project management, including obtaining and managing project budgets.
A successful candidate in this role will have passion, creativity, and an insatiable desire for process improvement and efficiency. They will also have a strong desire to be out in the factory, interacting with mechanics, safety, and equipment services, and directly supporting the production system. In Production Engineering, we need highly responsible professionals committed to upholding the highest standards of safety, quality, and integrity.
Primary Responsibilities:
This is an equipment and tooling development, implementation, and improvement role. Your duties will include (but are not limited to):
- Hardware and software evaluation and down select
- Implement and validate upgraded hardware & software into automated control systems
- Implement safety solutions to equipment
- Analyze data to perform root cause analysis of systemic production issues of automated equipment
- Develop, test, and evaluate software/hardware changes
- Design, develop, and support equipment network technology and cybersecurity
- Collaborate with Operations to develop and design data collection strategies
- Develop design improvements of new production equipment to address systemic or obsolescence issues
- Verifies equipment specifications (materials and software) included in final designs meet requirements
- Troubleshoots current production issues related to quality, safety, and repeatability
- Coordinates with affected parties to determine problems and implement solutions
- Leads and manages projects involving the acquisition or modification of production equipment
- Develops and releases bid and purchase specifications for equipment needs from suppliers
- Collaborates with other members of your Engineering Team, as well as other departments such as fabrication, purchasing, finance, and operations
- Maintains and improves data collection systems that track equipment performance metrics including OEE, MTBF, MTTR, and machine uptime.
- Manages projects and comply with industry standards including electrical and safety codes
- Develops and implements basic work-arounds and maintains configuration of hardware, software and documentation.
- Assists and helps manage projects involving the acquisition or modification of production equipment.
- Generates system specifications from production system requirements
- Develops and releases bid and purchase specifications for equipment needs from suppliers.
- Analyzes design/build concepts, to evaluate a producible design/build definition. Investigates alternative solutions to meet the producibility requirements.
- Works in a cross functional team alongside manufacturing, quality, safety, services, research and technology, suppliers and vendors
Required Skills:
- Bachelor degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or chemistry (ABET is a preferred, although not required, accreditation standard)
- 3 or more years’ related engineering work experience
Preferred Skils:
- 3 or more years of experience working in a production environment
- 3 or more years of experience in electrical and electronic systems
- Electrical or Computer Engineering Degree or equivalent
- Experience with systems diagnostics and troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of industrial networking, servers, and databases.
- Programming experience with C#, Java, Visual Basic, or similar
- PLC programming experience, e.g. Siemens, Rockwell, Fanuc, or similar
- Experience in Automated Test Equipment with PXI, PCI, VXI, IEEE-488, RS-485, Can bus
- Experience with computer aided design (CAD) with AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor or Catia
- Experience administering Windows operating system
- Proficiency in Microsoft products (Windows, Office, Project, Visual Studio, etc.)
- Ability to communicate technical information
- Project management skills
- The ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
Pay Rate Range
65 - 70 USD hourly
Benefits Information
- Optional Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K
Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.
This posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full-time employment offer with Boeing. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through a Boeing approved 3rd party for the duration of the specified project.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes is seeking a Production Asset Software & Controls Equipment Engineer for the Auburn, WA location to support production equipment on the Fabrication program.
At Boeing, our engineers share a passion to redefine what’s possible. To turn dreams into reality. To bring cutting edge technology to market. If you are seeking a dynamic, innovative environment, this opportunity is for you!
The Boeing Company is seeking Equipment Engineers to design, procure, and sustain electrical/electronic automated equipment used in the manufacture and system functional testing of commercial airplanes. Also, to support other manual test and production equipment as needed to sustain airplane production. Work in a team environment or solo depending on project complexity. Provide real-time support to assist in troubleshooting any equipment related problems that can't be diagnosed by factory personnel.
Typical projects involve gathering requirements from project stakeholders which generally include airplane Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Metrology. Develop project scope and evaluate alternatives to make/buy. Develop specifications and/or designs using CAD system as required. Develop and debug software as required. Provide equipment documentation as required. Provide project management, including obtaining and managing project budgets.
A successful candidate in this role will have passion, creativity, and an insatiable desire for process improvement and efficiency. They will also have a strong desire to be out in the factory, interacting with mechanics, safety, and equipment services, and directly supporting the production system. In Production Engineering, we need highly responsible professionals committed to upholding the highest standards of safety, quality, and integrity.
Primary Responsibilities:
This is an equipment and tooling development, implementation, and improvement role. Your duties will include (but are not limited to):
- Hardware and software evaluation and down select
- Implement and validate upgraded hardware & software into automated control systems
- Implement safety solutions to equipment
- Analyze data to perform root cause analysis of systemic production issues of automated equipment
- Develop, test, and evaluate software/hardware changes
- Design, develop, and support equipment network technology and cybersecurity
- Collaborate with Operations to develop and design data collection strategies
- Develop design improvements of new production equipment to address systemic or obsolescence issues
- Verifies equipment specifications (materials and software) included in final designs meet requirements
- Troubleshoots current production issues related to quality, safety, and repeatability
- Coordinates with affected parties to determine problems and implement solutions
- Leads and manages projects involving the acquisition or modification of production equipment
- Develops and releases bid and purchase specifications for equipment needs from suppliers
- Collaborates with other members of your Engineering Team, as well as other departments such as fabrication, purchasing, finance, and operations
- Maintains and improves data collection systems that track equipment performance metrics including OEE, MTBF, MTTR, and machine uptime.
- Manages projects and comply with industry standards including electrical and safety codes
- Develops and implements basic work-arounds and maintains configuration of hardware, software and documentation.
- Assists and helps manage projects involving the acquisition or modification of production equipment.
- Generates system specifications from production system requirements
- Develops and releases bid and purchase specifications for equipment needs from suppliers.
- Analyzes design/build concepts, to evaluate a producible design/build definition. Investigates alternative solutions to meet the producibility requirements.
- Works in a cross functional team alongside manufacturing, quality, safety, services, research and technology, suppliers and vendors
Required Skills:
- Bachelor degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or chemistry (ABET is a preferred, although not required, accreditation standard)
- 3 or more years’ related engineering work experience
Preferred Skils:
- 3 or more years of experience working in a production environment
- 3 or more years of experience in electrical and electronic systems
- Electrical or Computer Engineering Degree or equivalent
- Experience with systems diagnostics and troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of industrial networking, servers, and databases.
- Programming experience with C#, Java, Visual Basic, or similar
- PLC programming experience, e.g. Siemens, Rockwell, Fanuc, or similar
- Experience in Automated Test Equipment with PXI, PCI, VXI, IEEE-488, RS-485, Can bus
- Experience with computer aided design (CAD) with AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor or Catia
- Experience administering Windows operating system
- Proficiency in Microsoft products (Windows, Office, Project, Visual Studio, etc.)
- Ability to communicate technical information
- Project management skills
- The ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
Pay Rate Range
65 - 70 USD hourly
Benefits Information
- Optional Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K
Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Aerospace & Defense
- Electronics & Hardware
What Washington Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in equipment engineer jobs across Washington.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering from an accredited program
- Experience with semiconductor fabrication, aerospace systems, or precision manufacturing equipment
- Proficiency with CAD software and equipment design or qualification processes
- Familiarity with process control, preventive maintenance, and equipment reliability methods
- Knowledge of safety standards including OSHA regulations and cleanroom protocols
- Strong documentation and root-cause analysis skills for equipment performance and failure reporting
Equipment Engineer Jobs in Washington: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a equipment engineer in Washington?
Most equipment engineer roles in Washington require a bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering from an accredited program. Washington does not require a state-issued license specifically for equipment engineers in private industry, though engineers who stamp public documents must hold a Professional Engineer license issued by the Washington State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Employers in aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing typically value hands-on lab or internship experience alongside the degree.
Which companies hire equipment engineers in Washington?
Employers hiring equipment engineers in Washington right now include Boeing, Amazon, and SILA, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Washington's aerospace and semiconductor sectors drive consistent demand, with large anchor employers maintaining ongoing equipment engineering teams at facilities around the Seattle metro and Eastside corridors.
Which Washington cities have the most equipment engineer jobs?
Auburn, Redmond, and Seattle have the most equipment engineer openings in Washington. Seattle and Bellevue concentrate most of the demand through their dense technology and aerospace employer base, while Everett draws significant hiring from Boeing's large commercial airplane manufacturing campus, which requires substantial on-site equipment and process engineering support year-round.
Are there remote equipment engineer jobs in Washington?
Yes, but they're rare. Equipment engineering is largely a hands-on role requiring direct interaction with physical machinery, cleanrooms, or production lines, so most positions require on-site presence. About 33% of equipment engineer openings tied to Washington are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, and those that are tend to cover design review, documentation, or equipment qualification planning rather than active floor support.
How can I get hired as a equipment engineer in Washington with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is an internship or co-op program with a Washington aerospace or semiconductor employer while completing your engineering degree. Boeing and Intel both run structured internship pipelines in Washington that regularly convert to full-time roles. Entry-level titles like process technician, equipment technician, or manufacturing engineer associate are common stepping stones. Candidates who hold a Fundamentals of Engineering certification or have completed cleanroom or CAD coursework have a clear advantage in Washington hiring pools.
Where can I find and apply to equipment engineer jobs in Washington?
You can find and apply to equipment engineer jobs in Washington on Migrate Mate, which lists current Washington openings across aerospace, semiconductor, and manufacturing employers. Find roles that fit your experience and apply directly from each listing without any extra steps in between.
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