UPW Facilities Engineer

Accountability and Ownership
Team mentality
Technical Capacity
Tactical Thinking
Pragmatic Problem Solving/Analysis
Collaboration
Communication Proficiency
Coaching and mentoring
Organization
Driving Force
Quality Focus
Continuous Learning
Decision-Making
Questioning Attitude
Project management
Leadership
Mentoring
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment
Most work is performed in an office environment. Daily trips to field (Construction Site, Mechanical Rooms, Equipment Areas, Fab) for observation and research are also required.

Physical Demands
Work is primarily performed in a standard office environment.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
The position is full-time and based on a Standard Weekly work schedule. The schedule calls for working between the hours of 7am and 5pm with a minimum of 40 hours per week. Additionally, all system engineers are on-call 24/7, as needed. One remote work day/week is acceptable, as business needs allowed.

Travel
Very infrequent overnight or international travel is anticipated for this position.

Skills and Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

B.S. in Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental, Process or Industrial Engineering
5+ years of experience in an Engineering environment, preferably within Design or Operations
Working knowledge of general water treatment technologies and/or processes
Advanced knowledge of ultrapure water and / or general water treatment systems
referred Education and Experience

8+ years of experience in a Facilities, Engineering and/or Project Management environment
Design, Construction, Commissioning and Start-up experience preferred
Professional Engineering License a plus
PMP Certification a plus

The UPW Engineering team is a cohesive group of engineers focused on comprehensively owning, maintaining, supporting, and improving the UPW plants at SAS. As a system owner and critical team member of UPW Engineering, you will:

Practice full ownership and accountability for the entire UPW system, accepting that we function as one team, failing or succeeding together.
Ensure that a safe work environment is maintained for yourself, the team and all stakeholders.
Monitor and improve your system performance through trend analysis, field walks, reporting, and incremental operational improvements.
Research, develop, test and implement major technology upgrade projects that improve UPW’s quality, reliability and/or safety.
Continually evaluate and update process requirements, quality parameters, and equipment specifications of all UPW systems.
Sustain transparent and frequent communication with your supervisor (TR) / manager and technical lead (TL) on any technical water analysis, support, and supply/quality issues.
Lead and execute on critical projects that support operations and UPW improvements
Essential Functions

Complete project management of multiple projects across the UPW systems
Participates and leads some of the commissioning activities, and provides subject matter expertise to contractors and the internal team for any commissioning or construction related issues
Monitor daily trends, perform equipment inspections, and coordinate with OPS regarding work orders and process improvement projects
Meet the needs of our operators by supporting and collaborating with the plant operations team to develop and implement process improvements
Execute complete ownership and accountability of the entire system scope and projects
Proactively troubleshoot critical UPW system issues and/or baseline shifts
Research and develop new innovative technologies to improve UPW quality and reliability; plan, request and implement improvements
Support of instrumentation, maintenance, and operations groups in day-to-day tasks
Coach and mentor less experienced engineers to develop their knowledge, talent and skills
Lead facilities wide task-force teams to develop more efficient practices and processes
Be a visible presence in facilities wide meetings
Confidently interface with the factory unit parts
Creation and development of structured step plans process for work execution of process improvement and repair work
Review SOPs, PLC programming changes, SOOs (sequence of operations), and other administrative tasks
Lead system-wide trend analysis and use that analysis to drive system improvements