HVAC Technician

IAM Hourly represented employees who currently work at the main (Sunnyvale/Palo Alto) unit, Santa Cruz, VAFB or Eastern Range facilities must apply to open requisitions on Brass Ring to be considered for the position.

Independently determine and perform the corrective action necessary for continued
operation of plant air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration systems and equipment
including cascade systems, Building Automation systems (BAS) and steam boiler, gas-
fired heating equipment.

Rework, service, maintain refrigerant equipment, HVAC control systems, modify,
troubleshoot and repair centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, hot water boilers and air
handling systems at a system level per manufacturing recommendations and
management directives. Use all necessary tools, test equipment and instruments,
machinery, software patches and diagnostics to facilitate operational status. Provide
missing design details, and/or make changes in designs, subject to approval, where
units do not meet functional demands, or where changes will facilitate the performance
or maintenance of such units. Work with other crafts, engineers, vendors and others to
assist in design correction and operational inequities of industrial office building and
clean room heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Will be required to
operate automated controls and software and computerized equipment to locate and
check out repairs. Work with, or assist, maintenance crafts in other fields of
specialization when so required. May be assigned to work at various heights. Complete knowledge of boiler, chiller and building automated electronic control systems; complex refrigeration systems including test chambers, two stage screw compressors and complex HVAC systems that supply controlled temperature, humidity and pressure
to clean room environments.
Must possess ability to check out operational and functional components of entire building HVAC systems as required to maintain, repair and operate to original manufactures specifications.
Must have successfully completed required training as an HVAC Technician - Trainee.
Must possess a valid State of California Class C Drivers License, if required.
Must possess, or obtain within 90 days, all LMMS-issued safety licenses required by law to operate material handling equipment and vehicles normally used by employees in this classification.
Must possess Universal Refrigeration Reclaim license.
Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret security clearance