Facilities Engineer
Redwood City, CA, United States17h ago
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Key details
- Salary
- $110K–$130K/yr
- Location
- Redwood City, CA, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Job type
- Full-time
- Function
- Hardware, mechanical & civil engineering
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 17h ago
Skills
About the role
Synthego is seeking an experienced and technically driven Facilities Engineer to support the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of critical facility infrastructure within a GMP-regulated biotech manufacturing and laboratory environment.
This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance of facility systems, with particular emphasis on GMP HVAC systems, environmental controls, hazardous materials infrastructure, and critical utilities.
The Facilities Engineer will serve as a technical subject matter expert in complex system troubleshooting, root cause investigations, nonconformance management, and engineering problem-solving. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong technical ownership, an understanding of quality management systems, and the ability to develop and implement sustainable corrective actions.
This position requires close collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Service Engineering, and external service providers to ensure that facility infrastructure supports safe, compliant, and uninterrupted operations.
What You'll Do:
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Support 24/7 facility operations and ensure continuity of critical systems and site security
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Oversee cleaning services, pest control, waste disposal, and other facility-related vendors
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Work alongside property management in facilitating property acquisition, maintenance events, or other services
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Maintain building operations to ensure functionality, cleanliness, and organization
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Perform daily rounds and record readings of critical systems and equipment
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Install and relocate furniture, fixtures, and equipment in partnership with office management
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Maintain inventory of spare parts and coordinate procurement as needed
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Support and help prioritize facility improvement projects and upgrades
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Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, efficiency, and cost
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Own and report Facility KPIs and drive for improvements
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Own and improve facility procedures by drafting and revising facility SOPs and FORMs
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Maintain accurate maintenance logs, records, and documentation
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Provide engineering support and technical oversight for HVAC systems serving GMP manufacturing areas, controlled environments, laboratories, and hazardous materials handling areas.
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Monitor and maintain critical environmental parameters, including differential pressure, temperature, airflow, and air-change rates.
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Troubleshoot complex HVAC and building automation system issues, including air handling units, exhaust systems, controls, sensors, and instrumentation.
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Investigate environmental excursions, pressure cascade deficiencies, ventilation failures, and other system deviations.
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Support GMP and safety audits and facility inspection readiness
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Support commissioning, qualification, requalification, and performance verification of critical facility systems.
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Implement engineering improvements to enhance system reliability, environmental control, and operational efficiency.
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Lead technical investigations involving facility equipment failures, environmental excursions, nonconformances, and other quality-related events.
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Perform structured root cause analysis using methodologies such as 5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams, fault-tree analysis, and failure mode analysis.
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Own and manage assigned nonconformance reports (NCRs), deviations, CAPAs, Change Controls, and related quality records from initiation through closure.
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Develop comprehensive technical investigation reports supported by engineering data, system trends, maintenance history, and documented evidence.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of implemented corrective actions and identify opportunities to prevent recurrence.
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Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure investigations, impact assessments, and documentation comply with established quality management system requirements.
Facility Operations and Maintenance
GMP HVAC and Environmental Control Systems
Root Cause Investigations and Quality Management