Senior​/Principal Facilities Technologist - Mechanical Services, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like

Join our dynamic team as a Facilities Technologist and take the lead in operating and maintaining Sandia's cutting‑edge building automation controls system. You will have the opportunity to make a real impact every day.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Craft innovative Building Automation System (BAS) programs that drive the operation of our facility systems, with a focus on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
• Collaborate with engineers to develop groundbreaking control strategies that enhance our systems.
• Team up with HVAC technicians to troubleshoot and resolve challenges within our Facilities Control Systems.
• Engage in the design review process for new buildings and HVAC systems, ensuring our projects meet the highest standards.
• Contribute as a vital team member throughout the design, construction, start‑up, commissioning, and troubleshooting phases of new buildings and HVAC systems.
• Monitor and report on progress toward goals and schedules related to facility equipment, keeping our operations running smoothly.
• Uphold Sandia National Laboratories' industry guidelines, ensuring excellence in everything we do.

Work Location:

Onsite only.

Salary Range: $63,800 - $123,400

* Salary range is estimated; actual salary will be determined based on experience and qualifications and applicable geographic differential.

• High school diploma plus three (3) or more years of directly related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following:
• Operation and troubleshooting of HVAC systems and associated equipment.
• BAS operation for the control and monitoring of HVAC and other facilities systems.
• Writing BAS programs for the control of HVAC systems and associated equipment such as boilers, chillers, air handlers, or comparable mechanical sub‑systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DOE Q‑level security clearance.

• Knowledge and understanding of commercial and industrial mechanical HVAC components and systems from small single‑zone air handlers up to and including large campus chilled and heating water generation plants.
• Familiarity with cleanroom and laboratory ventilation systems.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of HVAC DDC control systems, including configuration and setup of controllers, creation of databases and control programming, and troubleshooting/maintenance of system components.
• Experience with management level configuration of DDC front‑end interfaces and software.
• An excellent understanding of BAS software and hardware, control programming and logic, database management, graphics creation, or relevant experience with comparable equipment such as PLC‑based control systems.
• Experience with computer networks, serial‑ and Ethernet‑based communication protocols (especially BACnet), or relevant experience with computers and communication systems.
• Experience with Siemens APOGEE or DESIGO system software and PX and DXR series controllers and components.
• Experience in creating or reviewing BAS or comparable controls designs.
• An understanding of building energy auditing processes, HVAC system commissioning, or monitoring‑based commissioning.
• Familiarity with smart building control concepts, advanced demand‑based control strategies, and the latest ASHRAE HVAC standards.
• LEED, CEM/PEM/EMP, or CMVP certification, or similar energy‑or facilities‑related certifications.

Department 4844, Mechanical Services, operates and provides preventive and corrective maintenance for mechanical systems associated with buildings at Sandia‑NM. This department also provides heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) control, via the Facility Control System, to select buildings at Sandia‑NM and Sandia‑CA.

Demonstrate fitness to perform certain physical aspects of the position, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.