Principal Facility Engineer
Listed on 2026-02-26
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE:
None
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.
We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We are looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we ’II support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader.
At Northrop Grumman, you ’II have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector is seeking an Principal Facility Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in Sunnyvale, CA.
In this role you will lead the execution and management of facilities projects that support both sustaining infrastructure and new project facilitation requirements.
This position supports and is responsible for designing, maintaining, and optimizing electrical and mechanical systems within our facilities infrastructure. Ensure operational efficiency, safety, and compliance with regulations. This role involves overseeing the installation, maintenance and repair of systems such as HVAC, plumbing, lighting, medium to low voltage power distribution, and other critical infrastructure, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support facility operations.
Responsibilities include:
Responsible for overseeing the maintenance, operation, repairs, and planning of the facilities mechanical infrastructure to ensure maximum safety and building uptime
Identify and implement preventative and predictive maintenance plans of the facilities infrastructure, equipment and buildings to achieve lowest cost of ownership while maintaining reliability
Develop strategic replacement plans for outdated equipment to address excessive maintenance, energy efficiency and establish consistency of equipment utilized across the site
Perform problem solving, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
Prepare training documents and operational SOPs pertaining to facility and processes and equipment
Partner with Facility Maintenance groups to develop process improvements to gain efficiencies in terms of equipment uptime and reliability
Develop, gather, and analyze data and develop reports, presentations, and recommendations for facilities system improvement
Conduct engineering assessments, develop plans, and provide guidance on the selection and implementation of equipment and systems for facility and utility improvements
Interact and manage facility projects to ensure proper operations and maintenance of mechanical, fire life safety, exhaust, and applicable controls systems
Evaluate existing and new technologies to reduce operating costs and improve reliability
Prepare Scopes of Work (SOWs) and supporting documents for procurement of design and construction services
Generate cost estimates for projects, equipment replacement, and/or other systems improvements
Coordinate with architecture/engineering firms in developing design criteria and preparing layout and detail drawings
Check design deliverables in accordance…
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