Facilities Engineering Specialist

We are a stealth-mode battery startup developing cutting-edge battery technology. Our mission is to revolutionize battery technology to accelerate the global transition to clean energy. By leveraging innovative materials and advanced manufacturing techniques, we are building the future of sustainable energy.

It’s not you, it’s us! We’re really excited about the potential of our technology, product, and mission, and have chosen to remain in stealth mode. If the job description piques your interest, please apply. If your skillset is aligned with what we’re looking for, the team will reach out to schedule your interview and tell you a bit more about us (e.g. who we are).

The Facilities Engineering Specialist is a hands-on technical member of the team responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the MEP systems that support our R&D, clean room, dry room, and industrialization environments. This role is focused on hands-on technical troubleshooting and facility reliability, with responsibility for understanding how building infrastructure interfaces with specialized battery and laboratory equipment. We are looking for a strong facilities/MEP professional who can diagnose problems, read schematics, work directly on systems, and determine when specialized vendor support is required.

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  Perform daily rounds and readings and routine preventive maintenance.

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  Monitor Building Management system alerts, alarms, and trend data and respond to out of control or abnormal events.

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  Troubleshoot and maintain HVAC, electrical distribution, controls, pumps, vacuum, compressed air, exhaust, and other MEP systems.

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  Perform hands-on diagnostics, testing, inspections, adjustments, and minor repairs within applicable qualifications.

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  Read and interpret electrical schematics, one-lines, P&IDs, mechanical drawings, controls documentation, and equipment manuals.

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  Systematically diagnose problems and determine whether the cause is within the building, utility infrastructure, equipment, controls, or the interface between them.

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  Evaluate facility capacity and utility requirements for incoming specialized lab equipment, including electrical, HVAC, exhaust, vacuum, compressed air, gases, water, and drainage.

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  Evaluate panels, circuits, and available electrical capacity and identify infrastructure modifications required to support new equipment.

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  Write preventive and corrective maintenance procedures.

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  Support equipment installation, startup, commissioning, and troubleshooting.

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  Support operation of clean room and dry room environments, including understanding of ISO classification, differential pressure, temperature, humidity, dew point, airflow, and environmental controls.

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  Determine when specialized vendor support is required and provide vendors with clear diagnostic findings and technical history.

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  Work with systems integrators to connect critical facility infrastructure and monitoring points to the BMS and establish appropriate alert and alarm parameters.

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  Complete maintenance service requests and perform a variety of general and specialized facilities maintenance tasks.

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  Support facility upgrades, preventive maintenance, reliability improvements, and day-to-day technical operations.

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  Work directly with Engineering equipment owners, Contractors, and service providers to resolve technical issues.
  
  

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in facilities engineering, industrial maintenance, laboratory facilities, manufacturing, semiconductor, aerospace, or a similar technical environment.

• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.

• Hands-on experience with MEP systems such as HVAC, electrical distribution, controls, pumps, motors, compressed air, vacuum, exhaust.

• Working knowledge of building management systems and facility monitoring/trend data.

• Experience with fire life safety systems including; fire and smoke detection, gas detection, and fire suppression systems.

• Ability to read and interpret schematics, one-lines, P&IDs, drawings, and equipment documentation.

• Experience working in clean rooms, controlled environments, and/or dry rooms, with an understanding of ISO classification, differential pressure, humidity, and dew point.

• Strong mechanical aptitude and a methodical approach to troubleshooting.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Comfortable working hands-on in an R&D, laboratory, manufacturing, or industrial environment.

• Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical findings to Facilities, Engineering, vendors, and contractors.

• Technical degree, trade certification, military technical training, or equivalent hands-on experience preferred.
  
  

• Ability to sit, stand, and perform repetitive assembly tasks for extended periods.

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Ability to perform fine motor tasks requiring dexterity and precision.

• Ability to climb ladders.

• Ability to wear required PPE and work in dry room or controlled-environment condition

• Battery, semiconductor, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or other technically complex environments.

• Equipment installation, startup, commissioning, or utility integration.

• Electrical capacity planning for new equipment.

• CMMS and preventive maintenance programs.