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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Mechanical Engineer - Facilities and Operations in Menlo Park, California
Mechanical Engineer - Facilities and Operations
Job ID
5807
Location
SLAC - Menlo Park, CA
Full-Time
Regular
SLAC Job Postings
Position Overview:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s Facilities and Operations (F&O) Division manages one of the world’s premier science facilities on a 400-acre Stanford site with 150+ structures for the Department of Energy. We are a service organization committed to the support and success of the Laboratory's Scientific Mission by providing safe and responsive engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance of equipment, buildings, and infrastructure.
We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our Facilities and Operations Mechanical Engineering team. In this position, you will provide mechanical engineering design and review related to SLAC’s facilities mechanical infrastructure systems. Examples of projects include design & modification, construction support, and operation and maintenance of campus mechanical infrastructural systems including HVAC (air handlers, fan coil units, boilers, etc), cooling towers & chillers, pumps, low conductivity & process cooling water, compressed air, sanitary sewer, storm drain, & domestic water systems. Tasks may include performing cooling and heating load, pressure drop, and system volume calculations to size and select equipment; reviewing and commenting on mechanical and plumbing drawings, design guidelines, and specification packages as facilities mechanical engineer for mechanical (wet and dry), plumbing/process piping, and fire protection as needed.
This position is an employee of Stanford University, providing support to the Department of Energy (DOE) contract at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. This position reports to the Facilities and Operations Chief Mechanical Engineer.
Your specific responsibilities include:
Perform technical engineering responsibilities applying standard planning, design, and engineering principles in the construction, modification, operation, maintenance, and utilities servicing of university facilities.
Perform engineering work, such as preparation of schematics, drawings, and specifications.
Develop, document, monitor, and analyze new and existing initiatives.
Prepare technical plans and reviews.
Assist with project activities (e.g., coordinate with technical team members, review internal draft materials prepared by others to ensure quality and consistency, track project status, handle internal and client communications).
Advise on feasibility and costs, working with outside contractors, public utility contacts, Stanford utility groups, and Stanford user groups.
To be successful in this position you will bring:
Bachelor's degree in a mechanical engineering discipline or other appropriate specialty, or combination of education and work experience meeting the CA Engineer-in-Training requirements.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to cultivate strong and collaborative relationships inside and outside the organization.
Proficiency with standard desktop applications for word processing, Smartsheets, Bluebeam, and presentations.
Knowledge and proficiency with engineering software AUTOCAD, and REVIT related assignments.
In addition, preferred requirements include:
- CA Engineer-in-Training
SLAC employee competencies:
Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner.
Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing.
Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes.
Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward.
Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs and maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes.
Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, and presented messages.
Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals.
Physical requirements and working conditions:
- Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.
Work Standards:
Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1—General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf
Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu
Working Title:
Classification Title: Facilities Engineer 1
Grade: G, Job code: 4351
Duration: Continuing
The expected pay range for this position is $74,000 - $90,000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. SLAC is an E-Verify employer.