Life Safety Engineer - Facilities

Position Summary: We are hiring a Life Safety Systems Engineer on the Facilities team in Austin, TX.

Major Areas of Accountability:

Technical expert and primary focus on life safety systems: system 16 control panel connections to remote gas detectors / transmitters to track toxic gases and combustible vapors, vertex TGMS and chemcassette technology, ACM, hydrogen detectors, and fire systems.
Ability to troubleshoot 4-20mA analog or digital sensor inputs for TGMS. Operation, response, and repair of alarms. Understanding of programming for relays, horns, shutoff valves, and ventilation.
Maintain equipment spares and preventative maintenance programs.
Review contracts and manage onsite contractors as required.
Monitor filter performance through weekly impinger verification.
Monitor scrubber performance through scheduled impinger verification.
Manage calibration recall program to ensure instrumentation is kept up through proper verification and/or calibration. Track schedule and KPIs to compliance standards.
Initiate and drive continuous improvements.
Uphold area upkeep and 5S principles.
Collaborate cross-departmentally, escalate as required.


Shift: Monday-Friday

Required Qualifications:

Education: 2 Year Technical/Associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent military training / manufacturing work experience.


Experience:

5 years’ experience operating life safety systems.


Ability to monitor, track, and graph data.
US Citizenship Required: This position will require the holding of or ability to obtain government security clearance which requires U.S Citizenship.


Physical Requirements:

Ability to lift 50 lbs
At times bending and/or crouching, navigating stairs
Wear fab attire when working in the cleanroom


Desired Qualifications:

Education: a relevant completed vocational / professional training of at least 3 years
Experience: 5-10 years of TGM and fire safety systems
Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.