Senior Facilities Manager
Amperesand · Sunnyvale · $200,000–$240,000 (stated in the posting)
Company Overview
Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.
We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale.
And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.
We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment.
Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers.
Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.
Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company.
With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale.
Join us in building the power foundation of the future!
About the Role
This is a hands-on builder role. One day you may be scoping utility requirements for a new manufacturing line; the next, you may be on the production floor working alongside riggers, electricians, and contractors to install and commission equipment.
This is not a desk-based vendor management position, nor is it a traditional corporate facilities role. Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, EHS, and IT are your customers. Your responsibility is to understand what they need, translate those needs into infrastructure requirements, and drive projects from concept through successful operation.
You'll own the process from: "We need this capability" to "It's installed, commissioned, documented, and running."
What You'll Do
Capital Projects & Equipment Installation
Lead infrastructure and capital projects from start to finish, including:
- Scope development, budgeting, scheduling, design coordination, bidding, construction, commissioning, and turnover
- Electrical distribution upgrades and power capacity expansion
- Manufacturing equipment installations, including:
- Rigging coordination
- 480V power connections
- Process cooling
- Compressed air systems
- Exhaust systems
- HVAC and mechanical system upgrades
- Structural and concrete modifications
- Lab and office build-outs
You'll manage general contractors, specialty trades, engineering consultants, and equipment vendors while coordinating shutdowns and utility tie-ins within active operating environments.
Site Expansion & New Facility Bring-Up
Drive facility expansions and new site launches from planning through occupancy, including:
- Programming and space planning
- Permitting and AHJ coordination
- Construction oversight
- Commissioning and move-in activities
Facilities Operations
Own day-to-day facilities operations across multiple sites, including:
- Electrical systems
- HVAC and mechanical systems
- Plumbing infrastructure
- Building controls and automation
- Life-safety systems
You'll establish preventive maintenance programs, implement CMMS and asset management practices, manage service contracts and landlord relationships, oversee operating budgets, and drive permanent solutions to recurring issues.
Infrastructure Planning
Partner with leadership to forecast infrastructure needs and support growth by:
- Assessing electrical, cooling, and space capacity
- Identifying future bottlenecks before they impact the business
- Contributing to long-term capital planning
Building the Function
As the company scales, you'll help define and grow the facilities organization, beginning with hiring and developing a Facilities Technician and ultimately helping build a high-performing team.
Qualifications
- 6-10+ years of experience in industrial facilities, capital projects, construction management, manufacturing engineering, or facilities engineering
- Proven track record delivering capital projects from concept through commissioning in technically complex environments
- Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical building systems
- Ability to read, interpret, and mark up electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil drawings
- Hands-on experience with:
- Manufacturing equipment installation
- Rigging plans
- Equipment anchoring
- Utility connections and drops
- OEM commissioning coordination
- Experience obtaining permits and managing inspections with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs)
- Experience managing contractors, consultants, and vendors, including contractor EHS compliance
- Knowledge of hot work permitting, LOTO coordination, and contractor controls in active facilities
- Ability to create structure and execute effectively in ambiguous environments
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to work across trades, engineers, operators, and executive leadership
Bonus Qualifications
- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
- Experience in semiconductor, battery, energy, aerospace, data center, or other infrastructure-intensive manufacturing environments
- Experience with:
- Process cooling systems
- Cooling towers
- Chillers
- Compressed air systems
- Building Management Systems (BMS) and controls
- Experience launching a new office, laboratory, or manufacturing facility
- Experience building preventive maintenance and CMMS programs from scratch
- Multi-site facilities experience
Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.
While this role is listed for the location above, we may consider candidates in other locations on a case-by-case basis.
Onsite Collaboration Rationale:
Given the highly collaborative and cross-functional nature of hardware, embedded systems, and product development, in-person partnership across engineering and product teams is critical to enabling rapid execution, technical alignment, and successful development outcomes.
Why Join Amperesand
- Work on next-generation power infrastructure systems
- High ownership and visibility
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Opportunity to shape future products and infrastructure
- Fast-moving startup environment
Pay Disclosure & Benefits
Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.
The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States:
- Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
- Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
- Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
- Commuter Benefits
- 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)
The benefits outlined below apply to employees located in Singapore:
- Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
- Group medical, hospitalisation and surgical insurance, outpatient or GP coverage, group term life, dental and personal accident insurance
- Employer and employee Central Provident Fund contributions in accordance with the CPF Act (for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents)
- Annual leave, paid sick leave, hospitalisation leave, and all Singapore public holidays, in line with or exceeding the Employment Act
- Commuter Benefits
- Government-paid maternity, paternity, shared parental, and childcare leave in accordance with prevailing Singapore statutory entitlements
Additional benefits may be available depending on the role and employment type. Benefits are subject to the terms of applicable company policies and plans.
Candidate Confidentiality & Information Protection
As part of our commitment to protecting confidential and proprietary information, candidates should not disclose or provide Amperesand with any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to a current or former employer or any other third party during the application or interview process.
Please do not submit or present employer-owned source code, schematics, designs, technical documentation, internal presentations, customer information, prototypes, or other confidential materials. Candidates should discuss their experience and accomplishments at an appropriate level and use only information and materials they are authorized to share.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Amperesand 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.
Amperesand is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.