Facilities Engineer / Principal Facilities Engineer - Level 2 or Level 3

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

111d•$72,100 - $134,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is currently looking for a Facilities Engineer Level 2/3 to work in our Facilities and Maintenance group at our facility located in Melbourne, FL. The primary functions of this Facilities Engineering role are concerned with the reliability and operational efficiency of a large, interconnected campus of over a dozen buildings consisting of office, manufacturing, lab, and support spaces. A successful performer in this role must have the ability to execute the functions below at a high level: Interact with maintenance technicians to troubleshoot issues. Specifically function as a subject matter expert on Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Building Automation / Controls. Support project engineers to review plans for new builds and modifications to existing infrastructure, ensuring commonality and compatibility with existing infrastructure, maintainability, suitability for stated need and environment. Support our current facility and planned growth in all aspects of construction, modification, operation and production. This position works to ensure that all equipment performs optimally and maintains a high level of uptime. There is considerable latitude for independent action and decision making within various disciplines and with a multitude of internal and external parties. Help to ensure that the correct preventative maintenance procedures are in place and recommend all necessary spare parts to keep the plant operational on a 24/7 basis. Develop and implement machine monitoring strategy to support reliability centered maintenance to predict machine failures before they happen using vibration, temperature, and other variable analysis. Prepare presentations and reports detailing the Operational Equipment Effectiveness on all machines assigned. Aid in developing standard specifications for all future equipment purchases. Ensure adherence to sector-driven goals, priorities, and initiatives, participating with cross-functional teams. Serve as primary contact for maintaining a living document to track all capital and indirect project needs. Specific tasks include identifying needs, performing risk assessment, generating estimated costs and preliminary project scopes, and furnishing appropriate details to leadership and for cross-departmental coordination to support the Facilities long range strategic plan (LRSP). Manage vendors, primarily building controls contractors and occasional mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or general contractors. Work alongside in-house project engineers and contractors to ensure seamless integration, start up, and fine-tuning of our systems to meet customer requirements and project specifications. This position may be filled as either a level 2 Facilities Engineer or level 3 Principal Facilities Engineer depending on qualification below.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) with 2 years of experience in Reliability, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Aerospace, Electrical, Aeronautical, Mechanical, or Controls engineering (for Level 2) OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 2 years of experience (for Level 2).
Bachelor of Science degree in STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) with 5 years of experience in Reliability, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Aerospace, Electrical, Aeronautical, Mechanical, or Controls engineering (for Level 3) OR a Master’s degree in STEM discipline with 3 years of experience in mentioned fields (for Level 3) OR PhD in STEM discipline with 1 year of experience in mentioned fields (for Level 3).
Understanding of infrastructure risk assessment processes (Level 2) or demonstrated experience with infrastructure risk assessment processes (Level 3).
Experience in Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint.
Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to obtain a DoD Secret US Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience as an operator and administrator of Building Automation Systems (Trane Tracer, Tridium).
Experience in Reliability Engineering.
Experience with Industrial IoT technology/FMMS.
Experience in installing and commissioning industrial equipment.
Familiarity with multiple construction disciplines.
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access.
Experience with hydronics system design and operations, specifically large chilled water cooling systems (greater than 1000 tons), including centrifugal pumps, water- and air-cooled chillers, cooling towers, chemical treatment, automated valves, air management, Variable Frequency Drives.
Experience with large commercial air handling equipment.
Experience with large refrigerant-based cooling equipment.
Experience with large-scale electrical infrastructure, to include primary utility power, transformers and power distribution gear, Uninterruptable Power Supply, Diesel Generators, 400Hz power.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Ability to make quick, calculated decisions based on past experiences and limited information.
Experience with conflict resolution and negotiating skills.
Experience to manage time and multi-task.
Experience to solve problems.
Experience performing Root Cause Corrective Action.
Experience performing PFMEA analysis.
Experience working independently and using judgment to make appropriate decisions that support overall project objectives.
Experience driving projects and processes.
Experience to partner with leadership at all levels.
Experience to troubleshoot problems and resolve issues in a short time frame.
Experience analyzing data via excel and other database systems.

Responsibilities

Interact with maintenance technicians to troubleshoot issues, functioning as a subject matter expert on Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Building Automation / Controls.
Support project engineers to review plans for new builds and modifications to existing infrastructure, ensuring commonality and compatibility with existing infrastructure, maintainability, suitability for stated need and environment.
Support current facility and planned growth in all aspects of construction, modification, operation and production.
Ensure all equipment performs optimally and maintains a high level of uptime.
Ensure correct preventative maintenance procedures are in place and recommend necessary spare parts to keep the plant operational on a 24/7 basis.
Develop and implement machine monitoring strategy to support reliability centered maintenance to predict machine failures before they happen using vibration, temperature, and other variable analysis.
Prepare presentations and reports detailing the Operational Equipment Effectiveness on all machines assigned.
Aid in developing standard specifications for all future equipment purchases.
Ensure adherence to sector-driven goals, priorities, and initiatives, participating with cross-functional teams.
Serve as primary contact for maintaining a living document to track all capital and indirect project needs, including identifying needs, performing risk assessment, generating estimated costs and preliminary project scopes, and furnishing appropriate details to leadership and for cross-departmental coordination to support the Facilities long range strategic plan (LRSP).
Manage vendors, primarily building controls contractors and occasional mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or general contractors.
Work alongside in-house project engineers and contractors to ensure seamless integration, start up, and fine-tuning of systems to meet customer requirements and project specifications.