Senior Facilities Engineer II, Electrical Engineer

Kite Pharma; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the pharmaceutical sector is seeking a Senior Facilities Engineer II to join their team in El Segundo, California. This role involves managing complex electrical systems and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in medium and low voltage systems, project management skills, and a strong understanding of GxP operations. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to curing cancer and making a significant impact in the field of medical science. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative projects that save lives and improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree with extensive experience in electrical systems.
• Expertise in GxP operations and regulatory compliance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage and troubleshoot complex electrical systems in a manufacturing setting.
• Lead projects from design to execution while ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Medium Voltage Electrical Systems

Low Voltage Electrical Systems

Project Management

GxP Operations

Regulatory Compliance

Root Cause Analysis

Effective Communication

Time Management

Education

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Associate's Degree

High School Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

CAD Applications (BIM, Revit, AutoCAD)

Smartsheet

Job description

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We’re here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet.

Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows.

Job Description

Everyone at Kite is grounded by one common goal – curing cancer. Every single day, we seek to establish a direct line between that purpose and our day-to-day work. Our manufacturing facility located in El Segundo, California is currently seeking a highly motivated individual to join the team as a Senior Facilities Engineer II with a focus on industrial electrical systems.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Demonstrate an expert level of understanding of medium and low voltage electrical systems and hardware;
2. Serve as the subject matter expert and lead for the building electrical systems and equipment and, lighting, security, and fire protection systems;
3. Support the troubleshooting and resolving of complex problems through ingenuity and an innovative mindset;
4. Support the design, planning, and execution of facilities/equipment/utility system projects including conceptual design, detailed design, construction, and commissioning;
5. Define project scopes, prepare requests for proposals, prepare cost estimates and business cases for justification of capital projects;
6. Serve as a project manager for small projects in accordance with capital project governance;
7. Self motivated and work with minimal supervision. Consistently demonstrate excellent time management and presentation skills and an expert level of knowledge of job specific applications;
8. Proactively assemble proposed solutions to complex problems and present to manager in an efficient and effective manner (slide decks, visual metrics, etc.);
9. Develop and present metrics, project updates, etc.;
10. Provide accurate budget estimates for OPEX and CAPEX expenses to respective budget holder(s);
11. Organize and effectively lead meetings, assemble meeting agendas, and distribute meeting minutes and action items;
12. Represent site engineering across the Kite network;
13. Facilitate the management of contractors performing equipment, utility system, and facility work during project implementation;
14. Partner with the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) department to provide a safe work environment during project implementation. Draft and/or review job hazard assessments. Develop LOTO plans for equipment and system planned outages;
15. Partner with EHS to ensure compliance with the EPA and other applicable regulatory bodies;
16. Partner with EHS to achieve Kite energy and sustainability initiatives;
17. Ensure electrical systems operate in a safe manner and comply with all applicable laws and codes;
18. Review and approve project drawings, specifications, submittals, and turnover packages;
19. Address requests for information (RFIs) during project design and implementation;
20. Write and/or provide technical review of documentation including standard operating procedures and facility and engineering drawings;
21. Demonstrate an expert level of knowledge of GxP operations and Regulatory compliance and lead discussions with Quality pertaining to facility/equipment/utility system compliance;
22. Serve as the SME and address audit requests including interfacing with auditors during regulatory inspections;
23. Assemble documentation required for equipment and system inductions into the Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS);
24. Develop preventive maintenance and calibration plans and assemble the documentation required to input these plans into the EAMS;
25. Source proposals for vendor provided maintenance services;
26. Identify spare parts requirements for electrical equipment and systems and source proposals to facilitate procurement;
27. Perform investigations, root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and manage quality record work flows in the document control system;
28. Perform risk assessments, system impact assessments, and FMEAs

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s Degree and 6 years of relevant experience
OR
Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years relevant experience
OR
Associate's Degree and 10 years of relevant experience
OR
High School Degree and 12 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years of experience working with medium and low voltage electrical systems in an industrial setting.
• Eligible for professional engineering licensure.
• Proficient understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards relevant to the industry.
• Expert level of understanding of NFPA 70, 70E, and 70B and electrical code compliance.
• Knowledgeable of commercial manufacturing of pharmaceutical products and Good Manufacturing Procedures (GMP).
• Ability to collect, evaluate, and communicate information through relevant business analyses to guide resolutions.
• Ability to communicate vertically and horizontally through multiple channels and promote cross-functional collaboration.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and comfortable working in a team environment.
• Excellent presentation skills to different audiences including stakeholders and upper management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in CAD applications including BIM, Revit, AutoCAD a plus.
• Smartsheet proficiency a plus.