Life Safety Engineer - Facilities

SkyWater Technology; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

SkyWater Technology, Inc. in Austin, TX is hiring a Life Safety Systems Engineer for the Facilities team. You will be the technical expert for life safety systems, including panel connections to detectors, TGMS, chemcassette and fire systems.

You will troubleshoot sensors, manage alarms, and program relays and ventilation to ensure safe operations. The role requires a 2-year technical/associate degree (or equivalent military/mfg training) and at least five years of experience with life safety

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience operating life safety systems.
• Ability to monitor, track, and graph data.
• US Citizenship required for government security clearance.
• 2 year technical/associate degree or equivalent military training/manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical expert on life safety systems: panel connections to detectors, TGMS, chemcassette tech, ACM, hydrogen detectors, and fire systems.
• Troubleshoot 4-20mA analog/digital sensor inputs, manage alarms, and program relays/horns/valves/ventilation.
• Maintain spares and preventive maintenance programs; review contracts and manage onsite contractors.
• Monitor filter and scrubber performance; manage calibration recall program and KPI tracking for compliance.
• Drive continuous improvements and uphold 5S, cross-department collaboration.

Skills

Data monitoring

Data visualization

Education

Associate's degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Position Summary: We are hiring a Life Safety Systems Engineer on the Facilities team in Austin, TX.

Major Areas of Accountability:

• Technical expert and primary focus on life safety systems: system 16 control panel connections to remote gas detectors / transmitters to track toxic gases and combustible vapors, vertex TGMS and chemcassette technology, ACM, hydrogen detectors, and fire systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot 4-20mA analog or digital sensor inputs for TGMS. Operation, response, and repair of alarms. Understanding of programming for relays, horns, shutoff valves, and ventilation.
• Maintain equipment spares and preventative maintenance programs.
• Review contracts and manage onsite contractors as required.
• Monitor filter performance through weekly impinger verification.
• Monitor scrubber performance through scheduled impinger verification.
• Manage calibration recall program to ensure instrumentation is kept up through proper verification and/or calibration. Track schedule and KPIs to compliance standards.
• Initiate and drive continuous improvements.
• Uphold area upkeep and 5S principles.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally, elevate as required.

Shift:

Monday-Friday

Required Qualifications:

• Education: 2 Year Technical/Associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent military training / manufacturing work experience.
• Experience:
  • 5 years’ experience operating life safety systems.
• Ability to monitor, track, and graph data.
• US Citizenship Required: This position will require the holding of or ability to obtain government security clearance which requires U.S Citizenship.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 50 lbs
• At times bending and/or crouching, navigating stairs
• Wear fab attire when working in the cleanroom

Desired Qualifications:

• Education: a relevant completed vocational / professional training of at least 3 years
• Experience: 5-10 years of TGM and fire safety systems
• Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.