Staff Facilities Controls Engineer

About Rivian

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

Role Summary

The Staff Facilities Controls Engineer will be responsible for supporting the Plant Utilities Operations Manager in ensuring our Plant operates as effectively as possible while providing an exceptional experience to our customers. This role will support and lead a variety of projects related to infrastructure, facility systems, and operational improvements. Additionally, this job involves technical expertise in designing and troubleshooting complex systems like HVAC, plumbing, and controls systems, as well as developing graphical interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety regulations and standards are followed
• Communicate across disciplines and management teams, while maintaining professional presence in representing the department in client meetings
• Coordinate with consultants including architecture / engineering firms in developing design criteria and preparing layout and detail drawings
• Support design, construction, operations, and manufacturing teams as needed
• Manage and administrate corporate capital, overhead, and infrastructure project budgets
• Planning / Coordinating infrastructure and equipment maintenance schedules and activities
• Evaluate operational systems and infrastructure to improve system efficiencies
• Provide technical support to the Utilities Maintenance organization as a system point of contact. Technical support would include but is not limited to troubleshooting, operational improvements, procedural improvements, and infrastructure improvements
• Develop high performance graphical interfaces
• Collaborate on specification development for capital facility equipment such as chillers, boilers, air handling and exhaust equipment, chemical systems, etc.
• Provide input into the development of sequence of operations (SOO) documents, functional control specifications, and P&IDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams) for utility systems.
• Develop and maintain internal documentation such as tag list, owner requirements, specifications, scope of work, etc.
• Develop scalable network, DDC / PLC, and server architectures
• Lead discussions with stakeholders on user experience (UX) and operating strategies
• Evaluate mean time between failure (MTTR) of selected instrumentation
• Review bill of material (BOMs) for required instrumentation (e.g., valves, dampers, actuators, sensors, flow monitoring, etc.)
• Ensure the designs conform to recognized building codes, providing details, analysis, and recommendations
• Perform other duties as needed

Qualifications

Physical Demands

Pay Disclosure

Salary Range for Illinois Based Applicants : $125,800-$157,200 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary : Rivian provides robust medical / Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital / domestic partner status, age, military / veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

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Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.

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