Mechanical Engineer - Facilities

PTS Advance; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 93,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Client in Marcy, NY is seeking a Facilities Mechanical Engineer to own mechanical utilities, drive reliability, and support startup of new systems at a high-volume facility.

Responsibilities include managing chillers, cooling water, exhaust, and air systems; leading maintenance programs; and optimizing energy use while ensuring uptime and safety. Relocation to the Syracuse/Utica area may be required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in facilities, utilities, HVAC or industrial mechanical systems.
• Experience in semiconductor, pharmaceutical, advanced manufacturing or mission-critical environments.
• Strong fluid mechanics and thermodynamics skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Own chillers and chilled water, process cooling water, clean dry air, make-up air, boilers/steam, process exhaust, thermal oxidizers and CRAC units.
• Run, troubleshoot and optimize systems to meet uptime, safety and quality targets.
• Build and manage reliability and preventive maintenance programs.
• Lead root cause analysis on failures and drive corrective actions.
• Identify and deliver energy and cost improvements.
• Support design, commissioning and start-up of new systems.
• Read and interpret P&IDs and HVAC drawings.
• Lead mechanical utility projects and influence maintenance and operations teams without direct reports.

Skills

Fluid mechanics

Thermodynamics

Pump sizing

P&ID interpretation

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Excel

MS Project

Job description

Facilities Mechanical Engineer (System Owner) – Marcy, NY (on-site)

Our client, an advanced semiconductor manufacturer, is hiring a Facilities Mechanical Engineer to serve as system owner for the critical mechanical utilities at a high-volume wafer fabrication facility. You will own the performance, reliability and lifecycle of these systems and support the start-up of new ones.

Responsibilities

• Own chillers and chilled water, process cooling water, clean dry air, make-up air, boilers/steam, process exhaust (acid, caustic, solvent, hazardous), thermal oxidizers and CRAC units
• Run, troubleshoot and optimize systems to meet uptime, safety and quality targets
• Build and manage reliability and preventive maintenance programs
• Lead root cause analysis on failures and drive corrective actions
• Identify and deliver energy and cost improvements
• Support design, commissioning and start-up of new systems
• Read and interpret P&IDs and HVAC drawings
• Lead mechanical utility projects and influence maintenance and operations teams without direct reports

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years in facilities, utilities, HVAC or industrial mechanical systems
• Semiconductor, pharmaceutical, advanced manufacturing or mission-critical environment experience
• Strong fluid mechanics and thermodynamics skills (pump/fan sizing, pressure drop, duct sizing)
• Proficiency in Excel and MS Project

Preferred

• Cleanroom HVAC experience
• BMS / SCADA / PLC exposure
• PE or EIT

Pay range $93,000 - $128,000 depending on experience. Relocation to the Syracuse / Utica area is required if you are not local.