Principal Facilities Risk Management Engineer - Level 3

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Facilities Engineer (Level 3) to join the Facilities and Maintenance team on site in Melbourne, FL. You will act as a SME for MEP and Building Automation, review plans, and support facility growth and reliability initiatives.

The role requires a STEM degree with 5 years (or higher) experience, proficiency with automation systems and CMMS, and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in STEM with 5 years of experience in Reliability, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Aerospace, Electrical, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Controls or a Master’s degree with 3 years experience, or PhD with 1 year in those fields.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint.
• Must have demonstrated experience with Building Automation Systems and with computerized maintenance management systems.
• Must have ability to work with minimal supervision and obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Interact with maintenance technicians to troubleshoot issues.
• Function as a subject matter expert on Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Building Automation / Controls.
• Review plans for new builds and modifications to ensure compatibility with existing infrastructure.
• Support facility growth in construction, modification, operation and production.
• Ensure equipment uptime and optimal performance.
• Coordinate with internal and external parties for cross-functional tasks.
• Develop preventative maintenance procedures and identify spare parts needs.
• Develop and implement machine monitoring strategy to predict failures using vibration and temperature analysis.
• Prepare presentations detailing Operational Equipment Effectiveness on machines.
• Aid in standard specifications for future equipment purchases.
• Ensure adherence to sector goals and participate with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain a living document tracking capital and indirect project needs for LRSP.

Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Project

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM with 5 years experience

Master’s degree in STEM with 3 years experience

PhD in STEM with 1 year experience

Tools

Building Automation Systems

Trane Tracer

Tridium

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman is currently looking for a Principal Facilities Engineer Level 3 to work in our Facilities and Maintenance group on site at our facility located in Melbourne, FL .

Description & responsibilities:

• Interact with maintenance technicians to troubleshoot issues.
• Specifically function as a subject matter expert on Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Building Automation / Controls.
• Support project engineers to review plans for new builds and modifications to existing infrastructure, ensuring commonality and compatibility with existing infrastructure, maintainability, suitability for stated need and environment.
• Support our current facility and planned growth in all aspects of construction, modification, operation and production.
• This position works to ensure that all equipment performs optimally and maintains a high level of uptime.
• There is considerable latitude for independent action and decision making within various disciplines and with a multitude of internal and external parties.
• Help to ensure that the correct preventative maintenance procedures are in place and recommend all necessary spare parts to keep the plant operational on a 24/7 basis.
• Develop and implement machine monitoring strategy to support reliability centered maintenance to predict machine failures before they happen using vibration, temperature, and other variable analysis.
• Prepare presentations and reports detailing the Operational Equipment Effectiveness on all machines assigned.
• Aid in developing standard specifications for all future equipment purchases.
• Ensure adherence to sector-driven goals, priorities, and initiatives, participating with cross-functional teams.
• Serve as primary contact for maintaining a living document to track all capital and indirect project needs. Specific tasks include identifying needs, performing risk assessment, generating estimated costs and preliminary project scopes, and furnishing appropriate details to leadership and for cross-departmental coordination to support the Facilities long range strategic plan (LRSP).
• Manage vendors, primarily building controls contractors and occasional mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or general contractors.
• Work alongside in-house project engineers and contractors to ensure seamless integration, start up, and fine-tuning of our systems to meet customer requirements and project specifications.

Basic Qualifications Principal Facilities Engineer (Level 3):

• Bachelor of Science degree in STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) with 5 years of experience in the following engineering fields: Reliability, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Aerospace, Electrical, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Controls or a Master's degree in STEM discipline with 3 years of experience in mentioned fields OR; PhD in STEM discipline with 1 year of experience in mentioned fields.
• Must have demonstrated experience with infrastructure risk assessment processes.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint.
• Must have demonstrated experience working with Building Automation Systems.
• Proficient in the use and utilization of computerized maintenance management systems.
• Must have ability to work with minimal supervision
• Must have the ability to obtain a DoD Secret US Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as an operator and administrator of Building Automation Systems (Trane Tracer, Tridium).
• Experience in Reliability Engineering.
• Experience with Industrial IoT technology/FMMS.
• Experience with installing and commissioning industrial equipment.
• Familiarity with multiple construction disciplines.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access.
• Experience with hydronics system design and