General Facility Maintenance Engineer

About the role

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative solutions, supporting critical missions across defense, intelligence, energy, and civilian sectors. We are seeking a General Facility Engineer to join Amentum’s Technical Support Services Group. Candidates may be based in Dearborn, MI.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage the design, installation, and application of mechanical/electrical systems used in facility
• Direct and manage design and operations of facility systems
• Specify, develop, design the facilities utility interfaces for test cell mechanical equipment used in support of testing
• Specify and develop designs for central building process mechanical equipment
• Work in collaboration with customers, test engineers, and support staff
• Prepare mechanical system specifications and project timing plans
• Design, modify, and adapt fluid/mechanical/electrical systems used to control facility test stands condition in order to meet changing customer and product needs
• Serve as technical resource for design, estimating, and scheduling of equipment install projects; interact with AE firms, CCM partners, and equipment suppliers
• Work with skilled trades, other team members, technicians to install, modify, and commission new mechanical equipment
• Assure the accurate completion of new or modified systems documentation and drawings
• Help to develop predictive maintenance programs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Good interpersonal, computer, oral and written skills
• Strong technical leadership, organization, and teamwork

Desired Qualifications

• Two (2) years of related experience in engineering
• Knowledge of fuels, lubricants and heat transfer fluids
• Knowledge of electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems
• Project planning experience
• Predictive and preventative maintenance planning
• Experience working with skilled trades
• Experience in plant or facilities engineering
• Familiar with welding, joining, and machine shop operations
• Knowledge of heat transfer, fluids, and mechanical systems modeling
• Experience with data acquisition and control systems
• Experience with MCXI, VXI, Visual Basic, C++, LabView, and Linux
• Proficiency in CAD tools (like AutoCAD)
• Strong grasp of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and pipe network behavior

Physical Requirements

• Lifting: up to 50 lbs (25% of time)
• Climbing: 50% of time
• Crawling: 50% of time
• Special clothing/equipment required 100% of time: safety glasses, slip-resistant hardened toe shoes, gloves, long pants, short-sleeve shirts
• Sitting: 50%, Standing: 50%, Bending: 25%, Stooping: 25%
• Job requires manual labor
• High noise level: exposure to high noise areas possible in test facility (50% of time)

Work Environment

• Inside: office environment, test lab, hydraulic pump room (100%)
• Extreme (hot/cold) temperatures involved: 50%
• Hazardous conditions: rotating equipment, trip hazards (100%)
• Travel/transportation requirements: none

Equipment & Tools

• Office equipment (100%): computers, fax machines, copiers, telephones
• Vehicles, forklifts, etc.: none
• Tools used in trade: occasional use of hand tools (25%)

Schedule

• Standard hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Occasional need to arrive early or stay late dependent upon projects and interactions with parties globally
• Day shift; occasional need to work Saturday and/or Sunday dependent upon facility workload
• Regular attendance is critical (100%)
• Punctuality is critical (100%)
• Work hours are normally 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, Monday–Friday

Additional Requirements

• Must complete and pass a pre-employment