Facilities Mechanical Engineer

Flex•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is seeking a Facilities Mechanical Engineer in Austin, TX to support its manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for managing mechanical systems and facility infrastructure projects, utilizing technical knowledge of utilities and infrastructure to support diverse customers and achieve strategic goals. The engineer will analyze site utilities, HVAC, and mechanical infrastructure, maintain documentation of mechanical utility capabilities, and create CAD schematics. They will evaluate new manufacturing installations against existing capacity, perform computational analysis on piping distribution, and interface with trades to create project budgets and timelines for utility upgrades. The role also involves determining best practices for distribution systems, evaluating installations for quality, and supporting utility system maintenance through recommendations, failure analysis, and root cause analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in facilities or building systems design
Prior industry experience with CAD design software
Strong project management, communication, and organizational skills
Solid potential as a candidate interested to develop, learn, and grow with the organization

Nice To Haves

Preferred 5 to 10 years of experience in a manufacturing facility environment as a Facilities or Mechanical Engineer
Proficiency in CAD design, specifically 2-D modeling of facilities infrastructure and process floor layouts
Experience with MS Project or Smartsheet
Demonstrated technical and leadership experience
Experience with prioritizing multiple simultaneous projects competing for shared resources

Responsibilities

Support facility maintenance operations & manufacturing transformation teams through engineering analysis of site utilities HVAC & mechanical infrastructure.
Maintain accurate documentation of site mechanical utility capabilities; develop detailed CAD schematics of piping distribution across the factory and record cumulative usage via comprehensive equipment matrix to validate overall capacity vs requirements.
Evaluate new manufacturing installations against existing capacity & infrastructure; perform computational analysis on piping distribution, sizing & system capacity to identify and address any potential gaps in utilities & distribution services.
Interface with mechanical & architectural trades to create project budgets and timelines for utility infrastructure upgrades, providing engineering evaluation for change orders as needed during installation.
Determine best practices & standards for distribution system architecture and presentation of utility connections to equipment at the floor level; evaluate installations for quality & adherence to said standards.
Support utility systems maintenance activities by providing recommendations, identification of failure modes, root cause analysis, testing, improvements to maintenance procedures, and other engineering evaluations.