Facilities Engineer

About the Position

Join Satellogic as a Facilities Engineer in Montevideo, Uruguay, to ensure the optimal operation of our advanced facilities.

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About Satellogic

Satellogic is a vertically integrated Earth Observation satellite and data company. We design, manufacture, and operate our own fleet of satellites, the Aleph-1 constellation, which offers high-frequency, high-resolution imagery, and full-motion video.

Earth Observation images and data are key to monitoring large-scale changes, making informed decisions, and ultimately helping to solve the planet's most pressing problems. Our mission is to democratize access to this information, making it affordable and available to a wide range of industries, from climate monitoring and agriculture to energy and infrastructure, among others. We want to contribute to building a world where every organization is prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.

With a team of around 150 employees spread across 4 countries, Satellogic is a diverse group of professionals driven by a common purpose in areas such as software development, satellite engineering, satellite operations, data science, manufacturing, and sales. We are excited to add to the team collaborators who go beyond limits, do not shy away from problems, and continuously learn, always with humility, honesty, and empathy.

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About the Team

The Facilities team at Satellogic is essential for the optimal functioning of our operations. We are responsible for ensuring that our state-of-the-art facilities, from specialized laboratories and clean rooms to offices, operate flawlessly. Our goal is to be a pillar for production and innovation, ensuring that every space and tool contributes to the success of our mission to democratize access to geospatial information. We strive for operational excellence, safety, and continuous improvement, working closely with all teams to maintain a high-quality and efficient work environment.

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About the Position

As a Facilities Engineer JR, your main mission will be to ensure the availability, operability, and safety of our facilities, laboratories, and clean rooms. You will be a key driver in ensuring preventive and corrective maintenance, providing direct support to production, and guaranteeing that the infrastructure projects of the department are executed on time and in form. You will also be the custodian of plant governance through the Management of Change (MoC) protocols and compliance with EHS regulations.

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Responsibilities

• Maintenance and Operations Support: Plan and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance work of the facilities, providing direct support to the production plant to ensure operational continuity.
• Project Execution: Lead and support the execution of infrastructure projects and improvements in the plant/laboratories, ensuring their completion on time and in form.
• Plant Governance (MoC): Ensure compliance with Management of Change (MoC) protocols, ensuring that any physical or technical modification to the infrastructure is formally documented.
• Participation in Automation and Technological Improvement Projects: Actively participate in the optimization of monitoring systems, industrial automation, or integration of new equipment in laboratories and clean rooms.
• Infrastructure Design and Optimization: Collaborate in the technical design of improvements for the facilities (service networks, electrical systems, climate control, or distribution of workspaces).
• Technical Documentation of Infrastructure: Document and continuously update changes in the plant infrastructure, keeping up-to-date plans, distribution diagrams, and facility installations (lighting, service networks, etc.).
• Calibration Plan: Manage the calibration plan for equipment and tools, ensuring their accuracy and proper functioning.
• Administrative and ERP Management: Perform administrative follow-up of the area, including daily interaction with suppliers, quotation requests, and loading documentation into the company's ERP system (P2P), among others.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive the constant improvement of systems and facilities, proposing and implementing innovative solutions.
• Quality and Prevention: Strictly comply with the company's quality and safety procedures, ensuring hygiene regulations and fostering a culture of safe work.
• Technical Presentations: Prepare clear and concise technical presentations when required, explaining the status and improvements of the systems.
• Training and Presentations: Conduct inductions for personnel on the safe use of facilities/equipment, and prepare clear and concise technical presentations when required to explain the status of the systems.
• Safety and Hygiene (EHS): Actively participate in the implementation of EHS policies, coordinating audits, inspection routines, and representing the area in the company's tripartite committees.

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Requirements

• Education and Experience:

  • Secondary education: Student of Engineering, Industrial/Mechanical Engineering, or similar (mandatory).
  • Previous experience in similar roles is valued, although not mandatory.
  • Intermediate to advanced English level for communication and access to technical resources.

• Skills:

  • Solid knowledge of electricity and/or mechanics, mandatory.
  • Reading and interpretation of infrastructure plans, electrical installation diagrams, and technical data sheets (term sheets) from suppliers.
  • Knowledge of EHS / Safety and Hygiene.
  • General knowledge of SCADA systems, monitoring, or industrial automation.
  • Proficiency in GSuite tools, mandatory.
  • Organizational and planning skills to manage multiple tasks and projects.
  • Proactivity and initiative to identify and solve problems autonomously.
  • Teamwork, excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate with other team members.

• Attitude:

  • At Satellogic, we value attitude above all. We are looking for someone who:
    • Simply Gets Things Done: A practical and solution-oriented approach to completing tasks.
    • Is Purpose-Driven: Connects their daily work with our global mission.
    • Never Stops Learning: Maintains an insatiable curiosity and desire to grow.
    • Pushes the Limits: Not afraid to innovate and seek unconventional solutions.
    • Goes Beyond Their Ego: Collaborates with humility and prioritizes team success.

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We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Full-time employment
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Collaborative and inclusive work culture

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About the Company

Satellogic values diversity and inclusion and is an employer that offers equal opportunities. We are convinced that hiring and developing the best talents from around the world for any discipline will drive innovation, generate new solutions, and deliver a superior product to our global customer base. We work to build an equitable and inclusive environment where all people, regardless of gender, race, religion, or background, can come together to do their best work.

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Learn more about Satellogic

To learn more about us, visit satellogic.com and follow us on Twitter (@Satellogic) and LinkedIn.

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Location

Montevideo, Zonamerica, Uruguay

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Department

Operations

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Employment Type

Full-Time

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