Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer, Site Services

Roche • South San Francisco, CA

86d • $159,000 - $295,200

About The Position

As a Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer at Genentech, you’ll have the unique opportunity to lead the charge in designing and upgrading advanced mechanical systems for a dynamic and evolving portfolio of facilities spanning over 6 million square feet across South San Francisco, Dixon, and beyond. Acting as a technical authority, you’ll drive innovative and efficient solutions for critical mechanical infrastructure, utilities, and HVAC systems that underpin Genentech’s cutting-edge operations. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and industry leaders, you’ll play a strategic role in shaping site standards, ensuring alignment with emerging technologies, regulatory requirements, and corporate excellence. If you’re a seasoned engineer with a passion for innovation, collaboration, and pushing industry boundaries, this pivotal role offers the chance to make a lasting impact across a globally recognized organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 15 years or more pharmaceutical technology experience in industry or academia after receiving their Bachelor’s Degree, at least 8 of which involved mechanical system design, construction and/or commissioning and qualification activities.
• Working knowledge of ANSI / ASHRAE, NEMA, NFPA, EPA, and OSHA standards as well as relevant chemical industry specific standards.
• Pharmaceutical GMP project mechanical design experience, LEED certification, experience in project management, LEAN / Six Sigma certification, and/or experience working in a campus environment highly desired, but not required.
• Excellent communication (written/verbal), presentation, leadership, interpersonal, collaborative, conflict resolution, and negotiating skills.
• Excellent organization and planning skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office and Google Suite skills.
• Exceptional teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Dependable, attention to details, and execute proficiently in coordination tasks.
• Self-starter and ability to work with minimum or no supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Pharmaceutical GMP project mechanical design experience.
• LEED certification.
• Experience in project management.
• LEAN / Six Sigma certification.
• Experience working in a campus environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and accountability for mechanical engineering designs on capital projects and engineering services at the South San Francisco, Dixon sites and other sites as requested.
• Engage actively in the design and planning of upgrades to critical mechanical infrastructure, utilities and facility HVAC systems across a portfolio of 50+ buildings / ~6M square feet of space.
• Support the execution of a portfolio of projects with technical input and technical coordination in the mechanical engineering area, including design guidance on HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, building controls, automation and energy management.
• Attend key design meetings and provide design input and technical options analysis for 2 – 3 large scale projects ($10M and above) and a portfolio of approximately ~20 projects at a time (ranging in size from $50K to $10M each).
• Align, coordinate input and influence key customers (R&D, Commercial, Pharmaceutical Technical Operations) and stakeholders (Site Operations, SHE and Security) on project designs.
• Provide management and oversight of other Mechanical SMEs brought in as required to manage influx of mechanical related work.
• Lead a mechanical engineering design sub-team including representatives of three alliance engineering firms and others.
• Develop site specific mechanical design standards based on Roche/Genentech corporate standards, customized for the South San Francisco and Dixon sites.
• Engage with site leaders, site operations and customer groups to incorporate new industry technologies and concepts.
• Maintain updated standards in an accessible online portal available to partner design firms and stakeholders.
• Drive innovation across the design and construction of building systems, adopting technologies and delivery approaches which improve performance, cost effectiveness, and reliability.
• Lead the development of a site-wide mechanical/electrical infrastructure strategy in partnership with Site Ops and Real Estate & Assets.
• Create and maintain a quality assurance and control program for projects over $10M.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus based on individual and Company performance.
• Equal opportunity employer policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees