Facilities Engineer

Ratiotx; West Valley City, Northern (UT, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ratio Therapeutics, a biopharma company in the Salt Lake City region, is seeking a Facilities Engineer to lead the buildout, startup, and commissioning of a new radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in West Valley City, Utah.

The role focuses on HVAC, cleanroom performance, and building systems controls, with long-term responsibilities for facility maintenance, capital projects, and external service providers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent military/technical training.
• 5+ years in HVAC and cleanroom commissioning, maintenance, or support.
• Familiarity with cleanroom operations and classified manufacturing spaces.
• Experience supporting facility or utility systems in a regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of preventive maintenance systems and facility documentation practices.
• Ability to work safely in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong organizational and communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead HVAC test and balance activities and ISO certification.
• Manage facility and utility systems.
• Manage external providers of essential facility services (janitorial, pest control).
• Support cleanroom commissioning and qualification activities.
• Maintain asset and system master data within CMMS.
• Develop and manage preventive maintenance and calibration schedules.
• Lead troubleshooting and repair activities for facility and utility systems; oversee third-party contractors.
• Revise and maintain facility documentation (P&IDs, drawings, system records).
• Monitor and evaluate system performance via BAS.
• Identify and help manage critical spare parts for facility and utility systems.
• Participate in quality systems activities (change controls, CAPAs, deviations, investigations).
• Collaborate with EHS and Radiation Safety to ensure safety systems function properly.
• Plan and coordinate periodic site shutdowns.
• Support facility improvement projects and site readiness as operations expand.

Skills

HVAC

Cleanroom operations

CMMS

BAS

Documentation practices

Safety in manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

BAS

Job description

About Ratio Therapeutics

Ratio Therapeutics is committed to improving and extending the lives of cancer patients without sacrificing quality of life. We are a team of passionate scientists, engineers, and business professionals advancing targeted radioligand therapy to enable new treatments with higher cure rates and fewer side effects.

Our proprietary TRILLIUM™ and MACROPA™ platforms support this mission by improving radioligand pharmacokinetics and simplifying manufacturing of the alpha-emitting isotope actinium-225. These technologies have enabled a growing pipeline of novel therapeutic candidates.

We are looking for talented, dedicated, and creative individuals to help advance these technologies from discovery through clinical development.

About the Position

Ratio is seeking a Facilities Engineer to support the buildout and phased expansion of our new radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area (West Valley City, Utah) and to support GMP manufacturing operations once the site is operational.

Initially, this role will focus on facility construction, startup, and commissioning with particular emphasis on HVAC, cleanroom performance, and building systems controls. Over time, the Facilities Engineer will serve as a key technical resource for maintaining facility and utility systems, coordinating upgrades, supporting capital projects, and managing external service providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead HVAC test and balance activities and ISO certification
• Manage facility and utility systems
• Manage external providers of essential facility services such as janitorial and pest control
• Support cleanroom commissioning and qualification activities
• Maintain asset and system master data within the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
• Develop and manage preventive maintenance and calibration schedules for facility and utility systems
• Lead troubleshooting and repair activities for facility and utility systems, including oversight of third-party contractors
• Revise and maintain facility documentation, including P&IDs, mechanical drawings, and related system records
• Monitor and evaluate system performance through the building automation system (BAS)
• Identify and help manage critical spare parts for facility and utility systems
• Participate in quality systems activities, including change controls, CAPAs, deviations, and investigations
• Partner with EHS and Radiation Safety to ensure facility safety systems are functioning as required
• Plan and coordinate periodic site shutdown activities
• Support facility improvement projects and site readiness activities as operations expand

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent military or technical training
• 5+ years of relevant experience in HVAC and cleanroom commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, or support
• Familiarity with cleanroom operations and classified manufacturing spaces
• Experience supporting facility or utility systems in a regulated or industrial environment
• Working knowledge of preventive maintenance systems and facility documentation practices
• Ability to work safely in a manufacturing environment
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a practical, solution-oriented approach
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with both strategic and hands-on responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience supporting capital projects
• Experience in a GMP-regulated environment
• Experience with CMMS platforms and BAS tools
• Experience supporting radiopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, biotech, or other highly regulated manufacturing operations

The annual base salary for this role is expected to range between $90,000 and $120,000. This range is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including qualifications, work experience, skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job, and other job-related factors permitted by law.