Staff Building Automation Engineer

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

The Staff Facilities Controls Engineer will be responsible for supporting the Plant Utilities Operations Manager in ensuring our Plant operates as effectively as possible while providing an exceptional experience to our customers. This role will support and lead a variety of projects related to infrastructure, facility systems, and operational improvements. Additionally, this job involves technical expertise in designing and troubleshooting complex systems like HVAC, plumbing, and controls systems, as well as developing graphical interfaces.

• Ensure health and safety regulations and standards are followed
• Communicate across disciplines and management teams, while maintaining professional
  presence in representing the department in client meetings
• Coordinate with consultants including architecture/engineering firms in developing design
  criteria and preparing layout and detail drawings
• Support design, construction, operations, and manufacturing teams as needed
• Manage and administrate corporate capital, overhead, and infrastructure project budgets
• Planning/Coordinating infrastructure and equipment maintenance schedules and activities
• Evaluate operational systems and infrastructure to improve system efficiencies
• Provide technical support to the Utilities Maintenance organization as a system point of contact.
  Technical support would include but is not limited to troubleshooting, operational
  improvements, procedural improvements, and infrastructure improvements
• Develop high performance graphical interfaces
• Collaborate on specification development for capital facility equipment such as chillers, boilers,
  air handling and exhaust equipment, chemical systems, etc.
• Provide input into the development of sequence of operations (SOO) documents, functional
  control specifications, and P&IDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams) for utility systems.
• Develop and maintain internal documentation such as tag list, owner requirements,
  specifications, scope of work, etc.\
• Develop scalable network, DDC/PLC, and server architectures
• Lead discussions with stakeholders on user experience (UX) and operating strategies
• Evaluate mean time between failure (MTTR) of selected instrumentation
• Review bill of material (BOMs) for required instrumentation (e.g., valves, dampers, actuators,
  sensors, flow monitoring, etc.)
• Ensure the designs conform to recognized building codes, providing details, analysis, and
  recommendations
• Perform other duties as needed

• Bachelor of Science in engineering with 3-5 years’ experience as a hands-on controls engineer, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Electrical engineering degree
• Project/Construction management experience preferred
• Previous experience in industrial or manufacturing sites preferred
• Prior experience completing projects on time and under budget
• Prior experience mentoring engineers preferred
• Ability to communicate in a high-pressure environment
• Experience troubleshooting practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Working knowledge of control including, but not limited to:
• Proportional, integral, and derivative (PID) control
  • Start/stop optimization
  • Temperature resets
  • Alarm/trip functionality
  • Lead/lag and sequencing
• Proficiency with one of the following controls platforms (hardware and/or software):
  • Ignition
  • Delta Controls
  • Alpha Controls
  • Wago PLC’s
• Proficiency in controls design
  • Control device and instrumentation sizing and selection
  • Submittal generation (AutoCAD, Visio)
  • Bill of Material creation and parts ordering.
• Proficiency in designing, programming, and commissioning fault-tolerant systems with error handling and recovery.
• Proficiency in variable frequency drives (VFDs).
• Proven proficiency in configuration of controls networks including:
  • Ethernet Networks (e.g., BACnet/IP, OPC-UA, Modbus TCP).
  • Serial communication between controllers and field devices. (RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, BACnet MS/TP, Modbus RTU)
  • Ethernet communications between machine controllers and database systems.
  • Internet of Things (IoT) based communication (e.g., message query telemetry teleport MQTT).
• Estimate cost of various industrial, and utility projects
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as governmental regulations (Local, State, & Federal), safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, and procedure manuals
• Experienced in writing routine reports, procedures, correspondence, and fill out compliance documentation as required
• Experienced in speaking effectively before groups employees, contractors, consultants, and management
• Experience interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus
• In the performance of the duties of this job the employee is required to travel, drive a motor vehicle, communicate using telephone and email

Salary Range for Illinois Based Applicants: $125,800-$157,200 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected] .

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Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

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