Principal Critical Facilities Engineer (SME)

Salute Inc.; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Salute Inc. seeks a Principal Critical Facilities Engineer (SME) to serve as the senior technical advisor to the Director of Operations and the Critical Facilities Manager.

You will establish engineering standards, maintenance strategies, reliability programs, and governance to maximize uptime. The role requires expert knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems, EPMS/BMS, Fire Life Safety, and reliability, with 12+ years in mission-critical engineering and 15+ years in hyperscale data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 12+ years in mission-critical engineering.
• 15+ years in hyperscale data centers.
• PE, CMRP or equivalent certification preferred.
• Expert knowledge of electrical, mechanical, EPMS/BMS, Fire Life Safety and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority for all critical infrastructure systems.
• Advise the Director and CFM on engineering strategy, reliability, and technical risk.
• Provide 24/7 technical consultation during major incidents and outages.
• Support commissioning, expansions, and operational readiness.
• Own the site's Maintenance Readiness Program and lead reviews with cross-functional teams.
• Verify work packages include procedures, permits, risk assessments, and contingency plans.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

EPMS/BMS

Fire Life Safety

Reliability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CMMS

Job description

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Principal Critical Facilities Engineer (SME)

Full Time Dedicated Cheyenne, WY, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 2446

Salary: $118,000.00 Annually

Job Summary

The Principal Critical Facilities Engineer (PCFE) serves as the senior technical advisor to the

Director of Operations and Critical Facilities Manager (CFM). The PCFE provides enterprise-level

technical leadership for all Critical Facilities Engineering operations by establishing engineering

standards, maintenance strategies, reliability programs, technical governance, and operational

excellence across the campus. The role serves as the site's highest technical authority, providing

expert consultation, approving maintenance procedures, supporting incident response, and

partnering with customer engineering to maximize uptime, reliability, and efficiency.

Technical Leadership

• Serve as the senior technical authority for all critical infrastructure systems.
• Advise the Director and CFM on engineering strategy, reliability, and technical risk.
• Provide 24/7 technical consultation during major incidents and outages.
• Support commissioning, expansions, and operational readiness.

Operational Readiness & Maintenance Governance

• Own the site's Maintenance Readiness Program, ensuring all planned maintenance activities are fully prepared for safe and successful execution.
• Lead daily and weekly maintenance readiness reviews with Operations, Planning, Customer Engineering, and Vendors.
• Verifying all work packages include approved procedures, outage requests, permits, risk assessments, switching plans, required documentation, and contingency plans.
• Ensure qualified personnel, vendors, tools, calibrated test equipment, spare parts, materials, and support equipment are available prior to scheduled work.
• Partner with the Critical Facilities Manager to resolve schedule conflicts, resource constraints, and operational risks.
• Validate CMMS work package quality and readiness before maintenance execution.

Monitor maintenance execution performance and drive continuous improvement through post-work reviews and lessons learned.

• Final technical approver for SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, and maintenance procedures.
• Oversee development and continuous improvement of maintenance processes.
• Review and approve elevated-risk maintenance activities.
• Ensure engineering documentation accuracy and standardization.

Maintenance Strategy & Reliability

• Develop equipment maintenance scopes and inspection frequencies.
• Lead creation of the site's 52-week maintenance schedule.
• Optimize PM, PdM, CBM, and RCM programs.
• Improve equipment reliability and lifecycle performance.

Training & Technical Development

• Partner with Training leadership to develop the CFE training and qualification program.
• Develop technical standards and qualification requirements.
• Deliver advanced technical instruction and mentor engineers.

Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Critical Systems Excellence

• Optimize system reliability and performance.
• Oversee quality of maintenance on mechanical systems.
• Manage technical vendor relationships.

Energy & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor PUE and identify energy-saving initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years in mission-critical engineering.
• Expert knowledge of electrical, mechanical, EPMS/BMS, Fire Life Safety and reliability
• 15+ years in hyperscale data centers.
• PE, CMRP or equivalent certification

Salute is an equal opportunity employer committed to celebrating diversity, creating an inclusive environment for all employees, and providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants; if you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our Human Resources department for more information.

Compensation & Benefits Disclosure

The base salary range for this role is $65 per hour. This range reflects a good‑faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to pay upon hire, based on factors such as skills, experience, education, and market/location. Our comprehensive benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), gym discount, mental health, Discounted Group Life & AD&D, Discounted Group Short & Long-term Disability, 401(k) retirement matching, PTO/paid holidays, and parental leave. Final compensation will be determined by job‑related factors consistent with applicable law.