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Santa Clara, California, United States
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Facilities Mechanical and Controls Engineer - Data Center
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Facilities Mechanical and Controls Engineer - Data Center
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Job Details:Job Description:
Intel is shaping the future of technology to help create a better future for the entire world. Our work in pushing forward fields like AI, analytics, and cloud-to-edge technology is at the heart of countless innovations. With a career at Intel, you'll have the opportunity to use technology to power major breakthroughs and create enhancements that improve our everyday quality of life. Join us and help make the future more wonderful for everyone.
Life at Intel
The Facilities Mechanical and Controls Engineer based in Santa Clara, California, will serve as the Technical Subject Matter Expert, providing leadership and expertise to ensure the reliability, performance, and safety of all mechanical, HVAC, and control systems within critical environments, laboratories, and other facilities. This individual will leverage their extensive field experience to mentor and collaborate with other engineers, serve as the system owner, and manage the health and performance of equipment by overseeing the work of Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) partners and external vendors. While this role transitions away from hands-on equipment work, the candidate will utilize their technical expertise to direct, oversee, and ensure adherence to high standards in equipment operation and maintenance.
As a Facilities Mechanical and Controls Engineer, your responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- System Availability and Reliability: Ensure the availability, reliability, and maintenance of mechanical and HVAC systems (e.g., oil-free air systems, HVAC systems, chilled water plants, boilers) critical to supporting data centers, labs, and facility operations.
- Safety and Environmental Standards: Support daily efforts to achieve safety, reliability, and environmental compliance objectives for all facilities' mechanical systems.
- System Design and Analysis: Design and analyze mechanical systems and equipment, troubleshoot systemic issues, and provide evaluation, recommendations, and solutions to resolve complex problems.
- Project Development: Develop engineering scopes of work for mechanical projects, conduct feasibility studies, and review and evaluate the design of mechanical systems.
Control Systems Expertise
- Oversee industrial instrumentation and automation systems used for maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, and programming of analytical instrumentation.
- Design and develop new control systems, and test, maintain, and modify existing systems.
- Compliance and Quality Standards: Understand and ensure all work adheres to relevant health and safety regulations and quality standards.
- Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis: Conduct root cause failure analysis to address equipment issues and manage long-term improvement initiatives.
Collaboration and Partnership
- Act as a partner to business units, providing engineering solutions for equipment and systems to meet operational goals.
- Work closely with operations teams and IFM service providers to ensure mechanical systems are maintained and operated within specified limits
- Strategic Planning: Develop and execute a systems roadmap and asset replacement strategy to ensure reliability, redundancy, and capacity for facility expansions, renovations, and growth initiatives.
- Mentorship and Leadership: Guide and mentor other engineers, sharing expertise and fostering a culture of collaboration, while serving as the team lead for mechanical and controls engineering initiatives.
Note: This role requires regular onsite presence to fulfill essential job responsibilities. Ensures availability, reliability, and maintenance of mechanical and HVAC systems (e.g., oil free air systems, HVAC systems, chilled water plant, boilers, environmental abatement systems, and environmental compliance exhaust) to support manufacturing, clean room, and research and development activities. Supports daily tactical efforts in safety, reliability, and environmental objectives of facilities mechanical systems. Designs and analyzes mechanical systems, equipment, and packaging and troubleshoots mechanical systems systematic issues and provides evaluation, recommendations, and solutions to resolve problems.
Qualifications:
You must possess the minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. This position is not eligible for Intel's immigration sponsorship.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
- 3+ years of field experience with mechanical systems - such as HVAC, fans, boilers, chillers, pumps, piping, valves, etc. and control systems (instrumentation, PLCs, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years' experience supporting data centers and/or advanced laboratories.
- Prior experience transitioning from hands-on roles to system ownership and oversight of vendor-driven maintenance and operations
- Proven track record of mentoring and leading technical teams within critical environments or large-scale facilities
- Proven ability to identify, analyze, and resolve immediate and systemic issues with technical equipment
- Experience utilizing troubleshooting techniques and interpreting PandIDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams)
Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and or schoolwork/classes/research.
Benefits at Intel
Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you're looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals. Go to Intel Benefits | Intel Careers for details of benefits available to you. Intel reserves the right to modify, change or discontinue benefit plans at any time in its sole discretion.
Job Type:
Experienced Hire
Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)
Primary Location:
US, California, Santa Clara
Additional Locations:
US, Virginia, Fairfax
Business group:
Join Intel's Finance Group, a key player in driving strategic business decisions that enhance shareholder value. Our team is dedicated to facilitating change and improvement across finance and the operations we support. As strategic partners, we lead acquisitions and inorganic growth initiatives, managing transactions from ideation to completion while serving as trusted advisors to executive leadership. Additionally, we enhance employee experiences by maintaining Intel sites globally and advancing environmental sustainability efforts.
Posting Statement:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.
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Benefits
We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel .
Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $103,730.00-198,820.00 USD
The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Work Model for this Role
This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Intel is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees during our hiring process. Candidates should never be required to pay recruitment fees, medical examination fees, or any other charges as a condition of employment. If you are asked to pay any fees during our hiring process, please report this immediately to your recruiter.
Requisition #: JR0284785
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Job ID: 84720151

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United States
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