Senior Mechanical Facilities Engineer

Gotion is looking for a Senior Mechanical Facilities Engineer to join our Facilities Engineering team in Michigan. Our battery facilities are crucial for our growing infrastructure, with plans to expand in the US, Europe, and Asia. This role involves technical work to support the creation of new battery manufacturing sites and ongoing construction projects. We're seeking someone who's a mechanical engineering expert, with a preference for experience in designing, building, starting up, or operating battery manufacturing facilities. You'll also be responsible for standardizing processes globally, improving existing technical procedures, and collaborating with various teams.

 Facilities Engineering, Senior Mechanical Facilities Engineer Responsibilities: 

• Develop and implement new engineering standards & best practices. 
• Lead mechanical engineering projects for the Facilities Engineering team, including working cross-functionally with design teams, construction, field operations, and vendors. 
• Lead design / construction activities for mechanical equipment; Chillers, Air Compressors, HVAC, Piping and Mechanical support equipment 
• Evaluate facility processes and industry best practices to drive efficiency and effectiveness. 
• R&D: Perform technical design reviews for first of kind systems and equipment. 
• Design: Review regional specific requirements and impact on facility infrastructure systems. Review battery plant design, schedule, and construction drawings. 
• Construction Document Review & Coordination: Understands that the accuracy and completeness of the construction documents is directly tied to the success of the project and is willing to provide detailed reviews, lead review sessions, and coordinate the resolution of review comments with all team members. Ultimately, this position is expected to know the documents “inside and out”. 
• Construction Support: review submittals, RFIs, and turnover documentation. Provide technical support for construction issues. 
• Commissioning: Review battery manufacturing commissioning scripts to ensure they accurately test all modes of operations. Witness key commissioning tests. 
• Perform readiness review of new build projects to inform overall building acceptance. 
• Troubleshoot automation and instrumentation issues on facility equipment. 
• Responsible for maintaining operational status of all mechanical equipment throughout the facility.  
• Responsible for defining and performing maintenance tasks.  
• Maintain positive posture in all safety programs and activities.  
• Participate and lead as required maintenance improvement activities. 
• Assist in training maintenance personnel of lower classification as required.  
• Travel to different sites in support of pre-engineering, implementation, startup testing, and commissioning activities. 
• Approximately 20% travel. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field. 
• 8+ years professional experience in mission critical facility design, construction, or operations. 
• Proven communication, presentation, and reporting skills. English language skills are essential. 
• Troubleshooting and analytical experience. 
• Working knowledge of heat transfer fundamentals, humidity control and fluid dynamics. 
• Experience with several different HVAC systems, such as: chilled water central plants, direct evaporation, dehumidification, indirect evaporation, pumps, fans, air handling units, air distribution methods, and compressed air systems. 
• Knowledge of industry standards, building codes and safety standards. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience or training in lean construction methods. 
• Cross-discipline knowledge of facility infrastructure systems, such as electrical power distribution, PLC control systems, and fire protection. 
• Experience in leading and teaming up to deliver results in a cross-functional organization across multiple tasks. 
• Experience in developing and implementing strategic and tactical initiatives and processes within an organization. 
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration or on track to obtain it in the future. 
• Experience or training in change management. 
• Familiarity with clean room specific technologies and operation.