Senior Staff Engineer - Maintenance

In our ‘always on’ world, we believe it’s essential to have a genuine connection with the work you do.

Driven by sustained global growth, we are recruiting a Senior Staff Engineer, Maintenance base in Suzhou, China. This hands-on, results-focused senior technical role owns full end-to-end lifecycle management of all automation assets across our optical component production lines, reports to the Operations Manager, and leads design engagement, deployment and continuous optimization of high-volume automated manufacturing systems to meet CommScope quality, uptime and reliability standards. You will act as the core technical bridge linking global automation R&D, local production teams, process team and worldwide equipment supplier ecosystems.
How You'll Help Us Connect the World:
1.    Lead design, validation and iteration of automated workflows for fiber stripping, cleaving, polishing, interferometric inspection and optical testing, driving industry-leading yield, throughput and quality consistency.
2.    Engage full-cycle new production line delivery: from requirement definition, equipment specification drafting, FAT/SAT validation to mass production handover, integrating robotics, motion control and machine vision to build fully closed-loop automated manufacturing.
3.    Lead root cause analysis for critical equipment failures, drive CAPA implementation with measurable impact, systematically reduce unplanned downtime and push core line OEE to new benchmarks.
4.    Serve as the site liaison to CommScope’s global automation engineering team, lead local adaptation of global standard platforms, resolve cross-regional technical gaps and align local solutions with the group’s global automation roadmap.
5.    Manage the automation and maintenance engineering team, build standardized equipment lifecycle systems covering preventive maintenance, spare parts governance and EAM operation to deliver refined digital asset management.
6.    Lead smart manufacturing use cases including real-time equipment dashboards, predictive maintenance and adaptive parameter optimization, breaking industrial IoT data silos to drive continuous operational efficiency gains.
7.    Own site-wide equipment electrical safety and regulatory compliance, lead intrinsic safety and energy-saving transformation projects to ensure full alignment with local rules and CommScope’s global EHS standards.
Required Qualifications for Consideration
1.    Bachelor’s degree or above in Automation, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related engineering fields.
2.    10+ years of hands-on experience in automation R&D, commissioning and maintenance within high-volume optical communication or precision electronics manufacturing.
3.    5+ years of proven team management track record leading 5+ member automation/equipment teams to deliver large-scale automation upgrades and new line launch projects.
4.    Proficient in mainstream PLC environments (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, etc.), with solid experience in motion control debugging and C/C#/Python secondary development for on-site pain point resolution.
5.    Deep familiarity with industrial automation standards and machinery safety regulations, proven experience delivering multi-million RMB automation projects with quantifiable ROI improvement.
6.    Strong bilingual English communication skills for seamless cross-border collaboration with global R&D teams and international suppliers. Also, will travelling to USA/Mexico as necessary (Prefer having USA Visa) 
7.    Rigorous logical thinking, outstanding on-site problem-solving ability and a persistent hands-on mindset to drive all technical initiatives to full closure.
You Will Excite Us If You Have:
1.    Direct experience building automated production systems for fiber optic connectors, MPO assemblies or high-precision optical components and related fields.
2.    Proven track record delivering industrial IoT, predictive maintenance or smart factory digital transformation projects.
3.    Six Sigma Black Belt certification or holding authorized national/provincial level automation innovation patents.
4.    Experience collaborating with top global automation suppliers to deliver turnkey customized solutions for high-mix, high-precision production scenarios.

Why CommScope:

CommScope is on a quest to deliver connectivity that empowers how we live, work, and learn. Our employees push the boundaries of communications technology that enables game-changing discoveries like 5G, the Internet of Things, and gigabit speeds for everyone, everywhere. With our unmatched expertise in copper, fiber, and wireless infrastructure, our global clients rely on us to outperform today and be ready for the needs of tomorrow. 

If you want to grow your career alongside bright, passionate, and caring people who strive to create what's next…..come connect to your future at CommScope.

CommScope is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO), including people with disabilities and veterans. If you are seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process, please contact us to submit your request at [email protected]. You can also learn more about CommScope’s accommodation process and EEO policy at https://jobs.commscope.com/eeo