Maintenance Engineering Manager
SolidpowerLocation not specified
Full Time
Posted April 17, 2026
$155k - $175k
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Job Description
The Maintenance Engineering Manager at Solid Power oversees maintenance operations, automation strategies, and equipment reliability within the manufacturing environment, leading a team of engineers and technicians to ensure optimal performance and safety of production systems in a fast-paced, innovative setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and lead the maintenance engineering team, including performance reviews, task assignments, and team development.
- Develop, plan, and execute preventive maintenance strategies for manufacturing and engineering equipment.
- Oversee automation systems, ensuring their performance, reliability, safety, and standardization.
- Identify opportunities for automation and process improvements, and develop multi-year roadmaps for upgrades and lifecycle management.
- Coordinate with cross-departmental teams to support equipment installation, startup, and maintenance activities.
- Manage maintenance budgets, including repair, vendor support, and operational expenses.
- Ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards, promoting EHS principles within maintenance activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience (work experience will be substituted for education).
- Minimum 10 years of leadership experience.
- Minimum 10 years of maintenance engineering electrical and mechanical experience required.
- Minimum 7 years of automation experience.
- Proven experience with Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and/or Mitsubishi PLCs.
- Demonstrated leadership and people management skills.
- Ability to manage priorities across departments and work with outside departments to deconflict timelines.
- Work experience in maintenance engineering including electrical and mechanical systems.
- Experience in developing and executing preventive maintenance plans and work plans for manufacturing and engineering owned equipment and infrastructure.
- Experience in managing a team of engineers and technicians, including handling yearly reviews, task assignment, and team development.
- Experience in managing relationships and communication with contractors, including addressing contract, budget, and schedule issues.
- Experience supporting installation and start-up of new equipment in collaboration with manufacturing engineers and cell production leadership.
- Experience developing metrics for site maintenance deliverables and equipment uptime within a CMMS system (e.g., Fiix).
- Experience managing Maintenance Engineering budget, including repair and maintenance, vendor support, and overall OPEX CAPEX.
- Physical ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as necessary, including eye protection, hair net, gloves, face mask, coveralls, full-face respirator or PAPR.
- Ability to work within a dry, clean-room environment.
- Ability to perform prolonged periods of sitting at a desk.
- Ability to support and promote EHS principles, including programs such as LOTO, hot work, electrical safety, work at heights.
- Ability to develop and implement automation strategies, including building multi-year roadmaps for automation systems, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
- Ability to ensure standardization of automation architectures, programming practices, and documentation.
- Ability to oversee system integrations across equipment, software, and manufacturing processes.
- Ability to support technology transfer documentation as required.
- Willingness to support continuous improvement methodologies such as TPM, Lean Six Sigma (preferred but not mandatory).
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of $155,000 - $175,000
Work schedule not specified
Work environment perks include a collaborative, innovative, and fast-paced team environment
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
Employer-paid Life, AD&D, STD, and LTD insurance
401(k) plan with company match
8 paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's off
Unlimited PTO
Up to six weeks paid FMLA leave
Cell phone reimbursement
Eligibility to participate in bonus and equity plans
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