Senior Plant Engineer, Dixon - Site Services

About the role

As a Sr. Plant Engineer in Facilities and Engineering, you will own the technical systems and ensure the efficient, safe, and reliable operation of critical mechanical, electrical, and process/utilities infrastructure at the Dixon and South San Francisco (SSF) sites. This high-impact, strategic role directly mitigates severe business interruption risks to critical research and manufacturing facilities, influencing multi-million-dollar investments and operational costs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and operational support for mechanical, electrical, and process/utilities infrastructure, maximizing system uptime and ensuring equipment reliability.
• Maintain engineering documentation, risk/criticality assessments, maintenance strategies, and critical spares, overseeing the full asset lifecycle.
• Own the sequence of operations and functional requirements for equipment controlled, monitored, and alarmed by the Building Automation System (BAS), leveraging BAS data for trending, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
• Act as the principal technical authority and design consultant for mechanical, electrical, and process/utilities infrastructure capital projects, ensuring adherence to operational standards, safety codes (NFPA, ASHRAE, OSHA), and facility design requirements to maximize reliability.
• Develop and review technical specifications, P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and control strategies, ensuring reliability, maintainability, and operational efficiency from conceptual design through execution.
• Serve as the principal technical liaison during construction execution, equipment procurement, and installation phases, ensuring seamless transition and operational readiness.
• Champion Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) and execute risk/criticality assessments to maximize system uptime, reliability, maintainability, and availability (RMA).
• Lead structured Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for equipment failures and emerging issues, analyzing data from CMMS, BAS, and Historians for continuous improvement.
• Ensure reliability and maintainability from design through handover to operations for capital projects, acting as system owner throughout the asset lifecycle.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical field.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant mechanical, electrical, and process/utilities infrastructure design/operation experience in high-tech, industrial, life sciences, or chemical manufacturing.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a large, multi-functional campus environment.
• Proficient knowledge of BAS and CMMS (e.g., SAP, Siemens) and industry standards (ANSI/ASHRAE, NEMA, NFPA, EPA, OSHA).
• Proven experience investigating, troubleshooting, and correcting mechanical, electrical, and process/utilities infrastructure equipment/systems, with demonstrated expertise in optimizing equipment operation for efficiency and reliability.

Qualifications

Comprehensive knowledge of critical facilities infrastructure including HVAC (cooling towers, chillers, refrigerated water, heating hot water), industrial/domestic water, purified water, compressed air, and steam generation systems.

Ownership of electrical infrastructure including emergency backup power, UPS, lighting, and building electrical distribution.

Reliability Engineering proficiency in root cause and failure analysis methods (FMEA, RCFA), statistical process control, and sustainability/energy efficiency optimization.

Skills

Technical skills in mechanical, electrical, and process/utilities infrastructure design and operation.

Project management and leadership skills, particularly in capital project leadership and reliability-focused initiatives.

Benefits

Genentech offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more details, please refer to the provided link.

Pay

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $109,500 - $203,300 USD Annual. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Schedule

This position is not eligible for relocation.