Senior Facilities & Infrastructure Engineer at Cowboyspace · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

We're looking for a Senior Facilities & Infrastructure Engineer to develop, commission, and improve the infrastructure supporting Cowboy Space's approximately 290,000-square-foot manufacturing site in Kent, Washington. You'll translate manufacturing and equipment needs into facility requirements, lead technical projects through construction and commissioning, and solve utility and building-system problems as the site moves into production.
You'll own the technical execution of facility systems and infrastructure projects, from requirements and design review through field coordination, commissioning, and operational support. You'll work with manufacturing engineering, production, on-site test teams, EHS, and IT/security, and coordinate qualified civil, structural, geotechnical, and mechanical/electrical engineers for specialist design and required professional approvals. You'll develop the technical standards, system documentation, and maintenance practices needed for reliable operations and future growth.
This is a full-time, on-site position in Kent, Washington, requiring work on-site five days per week.
Lead facilities engineering projects for the Kent buildout and transition to operations with the landlord, project management firm, architects, engineers, utilities, and contractors. Own technical scope, schedule, field coordination, commissioning, and handover for assigned projects.
Translate manufacturing plans and equipment requirements into utility demand, capacity, layout, and infrastructure plans. Identify constraints early and sequence upgrades, installations, and outages around production needs.
Own the technical delivery of assigned civil and structural modifications at Kent, including heavy-equipment foundations, geotechnical investigations, drainage, and site utilities as needed. Define requirements, review consultant deliverables, and coordinate licensed engineers responsible for specialist design.
Coordinate facility permitting and inspections with authorities having jurisdiction, fire departments, utility providers, and applicable environmental regulators. Prepare and review technical inputs for building, fire/life-safety, stormwater, wastewater, and other site approvals with EHS and qualified consultants.
Coordinate installation and acceptance of CNC machines, additive manufacturing systems, cranes, onsite test equipment, and storage tanks, including foundations, anchors, rigging, utility connections, safety interfaces, and commissioning.
Develop project scopes and bid packages, evaluate technical proposals, and recommend engineering and construction partners. Coordinate their work, assess field changes, and verify workmanship, punch-list completion, as-built records, and closeout.
Take technical ownership of facility systems, including electrical distribution, HVAC, chilled water and process cooling, compressed air, industrial gases, plumbing, fire protection, exhaust, and dust/fume collection. Plan and coordinate engineering, commissioning, repair, and improvement work.
Establish monitoring, alarms, and building-automation practices that make utility capacity, system condition, and performance visible. Use operating data to improve reliability, maintainability, resource efficiency, and readiness for production growth.
Lead troubleshooting and recovery from facility and utility failures. Coordinate safe isolation, emergency response, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions with manufacturing, EHS, and specialist contractors.

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in mechanicalWorking knowledge of OSHAAbility to work onsite in KentDepth in heavy-equipment foundationsExperience with building automation

Required

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, civil, facilities engineering, construction management, or a closely related technical discipline.
10+ years of experience in facilities or plant engineering, industrial infrastructure, or capital-project delivery, including at least 5 years supporting a manufacturing or heavy-industrial site.
Demonstrated delivery of a major industrial buildout, expansion, or infrastructure program through design, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, and operational handover, with experience supporting an operating facility.
Strong engineering fundamentals and practical knowledge of industrial utilities, including electrical distribution, HVAC/process cooling, compressed air and gases, piping, and system controls, with technical depth in one or more disciplines.
Experience diagnosing and resolving complex facility, equipment-support, or utility failures in an operating environment and making sound technical decisions under schedule pressure.
Experience coordinating civil or structural work for heavy-equipment foundations or industrial facility modifications, including applicable permitting, inspections, and consultant interfaces.
Ability to read and critically review civil, structural, and MEP drawings, P&IDs, electrical one-line diagrams, equipment specifications, and construction documents; prepare technical scopes, requirements, and drawing markups.
Experience delivering multidisciplinary technical projects, tracking project budgets and schedules, evaluating vendor proposals, and coordinating contractors, vendors, and cross-functional engineering teams.
Working knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, the International Building Code, applicable ASME standards, lockout/tagout, and industrial safety practices.
Clear communication with technical teams, operators, contractors, and leadership; ability to prioritize competing construction and operational needs and execute with limited supervision.
Ability to work onsite in Kent, Washington, five days per week and meet the export-control requirements below.

Preferred

Professional Engineer (PE) license in Washington or another state, with eligibility for Washington licensure as applicable.
Experience bringing a manufacturing plant online or scaling facilities in aerospace, defense, energy, automotive, or another demanding industrial environment.
Depth in heavy-equipment foundations, geotechnical coordination, industrial site modifications, or complex permitting.
Experience with high-pressure gas distribution, cryogenic systems, hazardous-material infrastructure, or specialized utility needs for additive manufacturing and machining.
Experience with building automation, facility monitoring, data acquisition, and industrial-controls integration.
Experience implementing a CMMS and applying reliability engineering or maintenance planning to improve system availability.
Working proficiency with CAD or model-review tools such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or Siemens NX for layout coordination, technical review, or as-built updates.
Experience in export-controlled or AS9100/IATF 16949 manufacturing environments; CFM/FMP certification or an advanced degree in a related field.

Senior Facilities & Infrastructure Engineer

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Cowboyspace

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