Mechanical Engineer - HVAC Systems

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Job Title: HVAC Engineer – Mechanical
Department: Facility
Reports To: Facility Manager
Location: Jeffersonville, Indiana
Job Description:
The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for providing engineering and technical support for PVJC’s mechanical utility and facility systems supporting PV cell manufacturing.
This position supports the Mechanical Supervisor in maintaining safe, reliable, efficient, and continuous operation of critical mechanical utilities. The Engineer is responsible for system monitoring, troubleshooting, preventive and corrective maintenance support, reliability improvement, engineering analysis, system modifications, project execution, commissioning, and technical documentation.
The Engineer works closely with Mechanical Technicians, Production, Equipment Engineering, EHS, Electrical, Gas & Chemical, WWTP & UPW, Facility Engineering, Project/Construction teams, contractors, and equipment vendors to maintain system performance and support continuous manufacturing operations.
Primary Responsibilities:
Facility Management
Provide engineering and technical support for the operation and maintenance of mechanical utility and facility systems supporting PV cell manufacturing.
Support systems including chillers, cooling towers, chilled water systems, Process Cooling Water (PCW), boilers, hot water systems, HVAC, MAU/RAU, ventilation, exhaust and scrubber systems, CDA, vacuum systems, pumps, piping, valves, heat exchangers, and associated mechanical equipment.
Monitor and analyze mechanical utility operating parameters including flow, pressure, temperature, differential pressure, equipment loading, vibration, and other applicable system conditions.
Monitor equipment status, alarms, utility consumption, system capacity, and production demand through available monitoring and control systems.
Provide technical guidance to Mechanical Technicians during normal operation, inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting, equipment repair, and system recovery activities.
Identify abnormal operating conditions and recommend appropriate corrective actions to the Mechanical Supervisor.
Support response and recovery for mechanical utility interruptions, equipment failures, loss of cooling/heating/ventilation, abnormal pressure or flow, and other production-impacting conditions.
Analyze system capacity, equipment loading, redundancy, and production demand to identify potential operational or reliability constraints.
Support system shutdown, startup, isolation, restoration, and production recovery activities.
Support continuous improvement to ensure mechanical utility systems operate at optimum, reliable, energy-efficient, and safe operating conditions.
Project Management
· Provide engineering support for mechanical system improvement, expansion, modification, capacity, energy-efficiency, and reliability projects.
· Participate in design reviews, construction inspections, installation, testing, commissioning, system turnover, and production shutdown activities.
· Review P&IDs, mechanical drawings, equipment layouts, piping arrangements, equipment specifications, system capacity, control philosophy, and vendor technical submittals.
· Perform engineering evaluations and calculations to verify equipment and system capacity against current and future production requirements.
· Review pump, fan, compressor, chiller, boiler, heat exchanger, piping, and other mechanical equipment selections for suitability and operating requirements.
· Identify technical improvements based on operating experience, equipment performance, recurring failures, and lessons learned.
· Coordinate technical matters with contractors, equipment vendors, OEMs, Project teams, Production, EHS, and other stakeholders.
· Perform field inspections and identify installation deficiencies, punch-list items, workmanship issues, and deviations from approved drawings or specifications.
· Support pressure testing, flushing, cleaning, balancing, equipment functional testing, startup, commissioning, and performance verification where applicable.
· Verify commissioning records, test results, equipment documentation, O&M manuals, and as-built information before recommending system acceptance to the Mechanical Supervisor.
Preventive and Corrective Maintenance
Develop and improve preventive maintenance requirements for mechanical utility systems and equipment.
Provide technical support for preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
Monitor the condition and performance of chillers, cooling towers, boilers, pumps, fans, compressors, heat exchangers, scrubbers, valves, piping, and other critical mechanical equipment.
Analyze equipment failures, recurring alarms, abnormal vibration, temperature, pressure, flow, leakage, downtime, and maintenance history to identify reliability improvements.
Troubleshoot mechanical equipment and utility system abnormalities and recommend corrective actions.
Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for significant equipment failures, utility interruptions, recurring alarms, and production-impacting events.
Develop Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) recommendations and track assigned actions through completion.
Support equipment inspection, lubrication, alignment, vibration monitoring, filter replacement, belt inspection, functional testing, and other applicable maintenance activities.
Review equipment operating hours, maintenance history, condition, and failure trends to recommend overhaul, refurbishment, or replacement.
Identify critical spare parts and consumables required to maintain system reliability.
Develop technical specifications and recommendations for replacement or upgrade of unreliable, inefficient, or obsolete equipment.
Safety and Compliance
Support Mechanical operations in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal safety requirements, PVJC EHS requirements, and applicable codes and industry standards.
Follow and support implementation of LOTO, confined space, line-breaking, hot work, work-at-height, permit-to-work, PPE, and other applicable safe work practices.
Support inspection and maintenance requirements for boilers, air receivers, pressure systems, mechanical equipment, and associated safety devices.
Verify pressure relief devices, equipment guards, emergency stops, alarms, interlocks, and other mechanical safety features are maintained as required.
Ensure technical modifications do not compromise equipment safeguards, design pressure, operating limits, accessibility, or maintainability.
Participate in risk assessments, Management of Change (MOC), incident investigations, emergency response, and corrective action activities.
Provide technical support during major utility leaks, mechanical equipment failures, loss of cooling/heating/ventilation, and other emergency conditions.
Identify and immediately escalate unsafe equipment conditions, temporary repairs, abnormal operating conditions, or potentially production-impacting risks.
Energy and Utility Management
Monitor and analyze electricity, natural gas, compressed air, chilled water, cooling water, heating, and other mechanical utility consumption.
Analyze mechanical system efficiency and identify abnormal energy consumption, equipment degradation, or inefficient operating conditions.
Support optimization of chillers, cooling towers, boilers, HVAC, CDA, pumps, fans, and other mechanical utility equipment based on production demand.
Identify opportunities to reduce energy consumption, compressed air leakage, water consumption, heat loss, pressure loss, and operating costs.
Evaluate equipment sequencing, operating setpoints, variable-speed operation, temperature settings, pressure settings, and other energy optimization opportunities.