Senior Plant Engineer, Dixon - Site Services

As a Senior Plant Engineer in Facilities and Engineering, you will own the technical systems and ensure the efficient, safe, and reliable operation of critical mechanical, electrical, and process / utilities infrastructure at the Dixon and South San Francisco (SSF) sites.

This high-impact, strategic role directly mitigates severe business interruption risks to critical research and manufacturing facilities, influencing multi-million-dollar investments and operational costs.

You will consult on construction, represent the organization on infrastructure initiatives, collaborate with IFM providers, and develop maintenance/operation strategies and procedures.

You will work autonomously as a subject matter expert, supporting gRED Research Customers and Facilities leadership.

This role combines hands-on technical system ownership with strategic data analysis to enable our mission.

The Opportunity

Responsibilities:

Technical System Ownership


* Provide technical expertise and operational support for mechanical, electrical, and process / utilities infrastructure, maximizing system uptime and ensuring equipment reliability. 


* Maintain engineering documentation, risk/criticality assessments, maintenance strategies, and critical spares, overseeing the full asset lifecycle. 


* Ensure reliable facility operations while applying proficient knowledge of technical standards, drawings, schematics, and codes (ASHRAE, OSHA, NFPA). 


* Support audits for regulatory/internal compliance. 


* Define critical spare parts, BoMs, maintenance strategies, and ensure accurate asset data in CMMS. 


* Own the sequence of operations and functional requirements for equipment controlled, monitored and alarmed by the Building Automation System (BAS). 


* Leverage Building Automation data and history for trending, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.


* Develop complex PM and LOTO job plans.

Asset Reliability Responsibilities and Expertise


* Act as system owner for critical mechanical, electrical, and process infrastructure throughout the asset lifecycle. 


* Execute risk/criticality and condition assessments. 


* Ensure reliability/maintainability from design through hand-over to operations for capital projects. 


* Champion Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) to maximize system uptime, Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RMA). 


* Lead structured Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for equipment failures and emerging issues. 


* Analyze data from CMMS, BAS, and Historians for RCAs and continuous improvement.

Areas of Expertise


* Comprehensive knowledge of critical facilities infrastructure including HVAC (cooling towers, chillers, refrigerated water, heating hot water) industrial/domestic water,  purified water, compressed air and steam generation systems. 


* Ownership of electrical infrastructure including emergency backup power, UPS, lig...