Hadrian Automation

Facility Engineer

Cherokee, AL. Posted a month ago

The role

The Facility Engineer supports the construction, equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and long-term operation of a large-scale advanced manufacturing facility. This role provides field-level engineering oversight for facility infrastructure and utility installations.

What you will do

  • Provide engineering oversight for facility infrastructure and critical utility systems.
  • Support equipment move-in and installation by coordinating utility requirements and contractor activities.
  • Review and verify contractor installation of process water, compressed air, industrial gases, plumbing, HVAC, and mechanical piping.
  • Identify installation deficiencies and coordinate corrective actions with contractors.
  • Participate in system walkdowns, commissioning, startup, testing, and turnover activities.
  • Support construction-to-operations turnover and documentation.
  • Provide engineering support for HVAC, chillers, cooling towers, compressed air, industrial gas, plumbing, fire protection, emergency power, and BMS.
  • Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
  • Perform root cause analysis for equipment and system failures.
  • Ensure contractors comply with site safety requirements and quality expectations.

Required qualifications

  • Strong hands-on technical experience with industrial facility infrastructure, utilities, manufacturing equipment support, construction, commissioning, maintenance, or a related field.
  • Experience working in a large industrial or manufacturing environment.
  • Working knowledge of mechanical utility systems such as compressed air, chilled water, cooling water, HVAC, plumbing, industrial gases, and process piping.
  • Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, P&IDs, equipment documentation, specifications, and technical manuals.
  • Experience coordinating contractors, vendors, maintenance teams, or construction activities.
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
  • Understanding of industrial safety practices including Lockout/Tagout, confined space, hot work, line breaks, and contractor safety.
  • Ability to work effectively in both an active construction environment and an operating manufacturing facility.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting a greenfield or major manufacturing facility startup.
  • Experience with equipment/tool move-in and utility connection coordination.
  • Experience with commissioning and operational readiness.
  • Experience performing construction quality inspections and system walkdowns.
  • Knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS) and facility controls.
  • Experience with chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, HVAC/CRAC systems, industrial gases, emergency generators, electrical distribution, and fire protection systems.
  • Experience with SAP, Oracle, CMMS, or similar maintenance and enterprise systems.
  • Experience developing preventive maintenance programs and reliability improvements.
  • OSHA, HAZMAT, First Aid/CPR, Lockout/Tagout, confined-space, rigging, or similar industrial safety training

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
  • 401k
  • Relocation support may be provided for certain situations
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • Equity

Before you apply

  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the

About the company

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing. They help aerospace and defense companies build mission-critical systems.

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