Senior Facilities HVAC Engineer

Lynn Rodens; Peoria (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynn Rodens is seeking an experienced HVAC engineer to help design and launch critical infrastructure for a major advanced-manufacturing facility in Tempe and Peoria, AZ. You will guide complex systems from design through commissioning, startup, and full-scale operations.

The role emphasizes collaboration with consultants, contractors, vendors, and operations teams, with a focus on cleanroom, exhaust, and make-up air systems, plus reliability improvements and energy efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Five+ years of HVAC engineering experience covering design and operations.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, and Bluebeam.

Responsibilities

• Support design, installation, commissioning, and operation of HVAC systems including cleanroom, exhaust, abatement, and office spaces.
• Collaborate with design consultants, contractors, vendors, and operations teams.
• Review drawings, specifications, equipment submittals, and construction progress.
• Provide engineering support through testing, turnover, and documentation handover.
• Troubleshoot start-up issues and resolve system abnormalities.
• Apply reliability principles to improve system performance and energy efficiency.
• Support capital and expense projects and system modifications.
• Maintain operating, maintenance, and commissioning procedures.

Skills

HVAC design & analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation & reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Tempe and Peoria, Arizona

Help design and launch the critical HVAC infrastructure for a major new advanced-manufacturing facility. This position offers the opportunity to guide complex systems from design and construction through commissioning, start-up, and full-scale factory operations.

What You’ll Do

• Support the design, installation, commissioning, and operation of cleanroom, exhaust, abatement, and office HVAC systems.
• Collaborate with design consultants, contractors, vendors, operations teams, and maintenance personnel.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, equipment submittals, tool-exhaust designs, and construction progress.
• Support equipment preparation, operational testing, system turnover, and technical handover documentation.
• Troubleshoot construction and start-up issues and resolve system abnormalities.
• Provide engineering support for recirculation units, make-up air systems, exhaust systems, acid scrubbers, RCTO solvent-abatement systems, AHUs, and VAV systems.
• Respond to cleanroom HVAC OCAP conditions involving temperature, humidity, particle levels, and exhaust pressure.
• Monitor performance through inspections, trend analysis, capacity planning, and technical reporting.
• Apply FMEA, root-cause analysis, and reliability-engineering principles to improve system performance.
• Identify and implement upgrades that improve reliability, energy efficiency, safety, and production capacity.
• Support capital projects, expense projects, system modifications, and equipment hook-ups.
• Maintain accurate operating, maintenance, and commissioning procedures.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Five or more years of HVAC engineering experience covering design and operations.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC systems, exhaust systems, controls, chilled-water systems, cooling towers, and cleanroom standards.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office.
• Semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, pharmaceutical, data-center, or industrial-facility experience preferred.
• Design, construction, commissioning, and start-up experience strongly preferred.
• Professional Engineer license is a plus.

The role will initially support Tempe and Peoria construction activities before transitioning to Peoria for factory operations.