Senior Architectural Engineer

Garmin International, Inc.•Olathe, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a full-time Senior Architectural Engineer at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for providing advanced engineering skills techniques to optimize the facility in a manufacturing environment to meet business objectives and ensuring proper installations, renovations and maintenance of facility systems to minimize production delays. In addition, you will lead facility improvement projects, develop robust facility maintenance plans, implement network solutions for facility capability monitoring and ensure compliance with workplace safety, health and other regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering related discipline in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or another related engineering discipline
Must possess a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a facilities engineer in a manufacturing environment
Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule) with the demonstrated ability to apply learned knowledge
Experience with AutoCAD, Oracle, and MS Office
Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems
Experience in project management, including budgeting and scheduling
Knowledge of the building process and construction principles
Knowledge of relevant regulations and building codes
Demonstrated project management skills
Demonstrated strong and effective written communication skills, good verbal skills, troubleshooting/problem-solving skills, and respectful interpersonal communication skills
Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others
Able to guide and mentor less experienced engineers

Nice To Haves

2+ years relevant manufacturing experience
FE or PE license
Experience with energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives
Professional certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

Responsibilities

Provides advanced engineering skills to optimize the facility engineering in a manufacturing environment to meet organizational objetives
Collaborate with senior leadership, process engineers, industrial engineers, automation engineers and design engineers to establish facility requirements necessary to support future growth
Analyze contractor proposals for compliance to facility growth requirements, regulatory requirements, capacity needs, system scalability, serviceability, cost controls and suggest alternative solutions
Ensure proper installations, renovations and maintenance of facilities to minimize production delays
Lead facility improvement projects
Research/adopt new technologies to improve facility systems including factory temperature/humidity regulation, compressed air supply, liquid/gaseous nitrogen supply, oxygen monitoring, air particle reduction/cleanroom, conductive flooring, wastewater treatment, electrical & plumbing systems, lead abatement, etc.
Determine equipment/facility specifications meet a facility's needs or standards
Prepare budgets/analyze project costs
Understand manufacturing requirements/specifications to design/oversee implementation of facility expansion, layouts, various systems, and quality controls
Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, building codes, and health and safety standards
Prepare reports and compliance documentation
Inform senior leadership of facility and utility specifications to support decision-making
Recommend/oversee contractors handling construction and maintenance tasks
Apply extensive technical expertise and analysis to identify problems or risks and develop plans to avoid or mitigate them
Determine project timelines and time constraints
Demonstrate broad understanding of space requirements for various functions and plan or improve production methods including layout, lean production flow, tooling and production equipment, material, fabrication, assembly methods and staffing requirements
Collaborate/serve as source of expertise to site-wide facilities team to develop and implement robust preventive maintenance programs for manufacturing facilities and mechanical systems
Implement network solutions to monitor facility performance data to establish good control parameters
Assist in planning and tracking all maintenance work
Investigate root cause of facilities failures
Lead continuous improvement projects and explore opportunities for additional improvement projects
Develop/maintain quality assurance system related to facility maintenance, operational systems and facility infrastructure to ascertain and improve operational efficiencies
Conduct regular inspections of facilities to identify potential hazards and ensure compliance with local and federal regulations
Identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency and sustainability
Maintain accurate records of maintenance and repair activities, as well as expenses/budgeting
Ensure compliance with workplace safety, health and other regulatory requirements
Maintain on-going operational costs
Review and maintain logbooks for completion of maintenance tasks
Communicate with planning and design staff concerning new product introduction and ensure sufficient facility resources exist to support introductions
Evaluate operational systems and recommend design modifications to eliminate causes of malfunctions or changes in system requirements when necessary