Senior Architectural Engineer

We are seeking a full-time Senior Architectural Engineer at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for providing advanced engineering skills techniques to optimize the facility in a manufacturing environment to meet business objectives and ensuring proper installations, renovations and maintenance of facility systems to minimize production delays. In addition, you will lead facility improvement projects, develop robust facility maintenance plans, implement network solutions for facility capability monitoring and ensure compliance with workplace safety, health and other regulatory requirements.

Essential Functions

• Provide advanced engineering skills to optimize the facility engineering in a manufacturing environment to meet organizational objetives
• Collaborate with senior leadership, process engineers, industrial engineers, automation engineers and design engineers to establish facility requirements necessary to support future growth
• Analyze contractor proposals for compliance to facility growth requirements, regulatory requirements, capacity needs, system scalability, serviceability, cost controls and suggest alternative solutions
• Ensure proper installations, renovations and maintenance of facilities to minimize production delays
• Lead facility improvement projects
• Research/adopt new technologies to improve facility systems including factory temperature/humidity regulation, compressed air supply, liquid/gaseous nitrogen supply, oxygen monitoring, air particle reduction/cleanroom, conductive flooring, wastewater treatment, electrical & plumbing systems, lead abatement, etc.
• Determine equipment/facility specifications meet a facility's needs or standards
• Prepare budgets/analyze project costs
• Understand manufacturing requirements/specifications to design/oversee implementation of facility expansion, layouts, various systems, and quality controls
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, building codes, and health and safety standards
• Prepare reports and compliance documentation
• Inform senior leadership of facility and utility specifications to support decision-making
• Recommend/oversee contractors handling construction and maintenance tasks
• Apply extensive technical expertise and analysis to identify problems or risks and develop plans to avoid or mitigate them
• Determine project timelines and time constraints
• Demonstrate broad understanding of space requirements for various functions and plan or improve production methods including layout, lean production flow, tooling and production equipment, material, fabrication, assembly methods and staffing requirements
• Collaborate/serve as source of expertise to site-wide facilities team to develop and implement robust preventive maintenance programs for manufacturing facilities and mechanical systems
• Implement network solutions to monitor facility performance data to establish good control parameters
• Assist in planning and tracking all maintenance work
• Investigate root cause of facilities failures
• Lead continuous improvement projects and explore opportunities for additional improvement projects
• Develop/maintain quality assurance system related to facility maintenance, operational systems and facility infrastructure to ascertain and improve operational efficiencies
• Conduct regular inspections of facilities to identify potential hazards and ensure compliance with local and federal regulations
• Identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency and sustainability
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance and repair activities, as well as expenses/budgeting
• Ensure compliance with workplace safety, health and other regulatory requirements
• Maintain on-going operational costs
• Review and maintain logbooks for completion of maintenance tasks
• Communicate with planning and design staff concerning new product introduction and ensure sufficient facility resources exist to support introductions
• Evaluate operational systems and recommend design modifications to eliminate causes of malfunctions or changes in system requirements when necessary

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering related discipline in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or another related engineering discipline
• Must possess a minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule) with the demonstrated ability to apply learned knowledge
• Experience with AutoCAD, Oracle, and MS Office
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems
• Experience in project management, including budgeting and scheduling
• Knowledge of the building process and construction principles
• Knowledge of relevant regulations and building codes
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Demonstrated strong and effective written communication skills, good verbal skills, troubleshooting/problem-solving skills, and respectful interpersonal communication skills
• Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others
• Able to guide and mentor less experienced engineers

Desired Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in a manufacturing environment
• FE or PE license
• Experience with energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives
• Professional certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits