Maintenance Lead (Tyndall)

Tyndall National Institute; Cork; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyndall National Institute in Cork invites applications for a Maintenance Lead to direct and coordinate all technical and maintenance activities across our III-V, MEMS and Silicon Fabrication facilities.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, drive preventive maintenance, calibrations and downtime recovery, and manage key vendor and stakeholder relationships to ensure safe, cost-effective operations in a high-tech semiconductor environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Proven ability to manage PMs, calibrations and maintenance downtime recovery.
• Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate maintenance activities across III-V, MEMS and Silicon Fabrication Cleanrooms and Sub Fabs.
• Lead the on-site Equipment Maintenance Group and ensure safety and cost-efficiency.
• Establish effective team structures and streamlined workflows.

Skills

Leadership

Vendor management

Team management

Maintenance planning

Job description

Maintenance Lead (Tyndall)

About Tyndall

Tyndall National Institute is an international leader in semiconductors, photonics and deep-tech research and innovation. As a leading collaborative European research institute, Tyndall is a key actor and hosting partner in the delivery of the ‘Chips for Europe Initiative’ (EU Chips Act).

Tyndall is Ireland’s leading research and innovation organisation and it is the national focal point for excellence in deep-tech research, development and graduate training at the convergence of nanotechnology, microelectronics, photonics, electronics and AI. Tyndall is recognised as an international research leader in semiconductor, chip and digital technologies, particularly as applied to the fields of Information & Communications, Health & Life Sciences, Agritech & Food Security, Energy and Climate Mitigation, emerging fields such as quantum, and novel computing paradigms.

The Institute’s key objective is to see frontier research activities having a significant impact on economic development and societal challenges in Ireland, Europe and beyond. Central to Tyndall’s mission is delivering economic impact through research excellence in partnership with industry and academia. With an annual turnover of more than €50m, the Institute has a community of over 600 researchers, engineers, support staff, postgraduate students, interns and industry researchers-in-residence.

With significant committed Irish government support, Tyndall will grow to be 1,000 people by 2030, with approximately 750 researchers, including 250 PhD students. A new 17,000 m2 research building is under development adjacent to the Cork headquarters and there are developing plans to expand Tyndall’s existing Dublin research labs and to establish other research sites within Ireland.

Tyndall’s expansion is also supported by recent national and EU funding wins for significant (M€10’s) additional research equipment across a range of areas such as semiconductor processing, microscopy, quantum technologies, heterogeneous integration, ultra-high speed optical communications and RF through THz characterisation.

Purpose of the role

Tyndall National Institute (Tyndall) isIreland’s leading centre forsemiconductordeep-techresearch, development and innovation, specialising in areas such as integratedICT, microelectronics, photonics, quantumengineering and advanced materials. Based in Cork andoperatingas part of UCC, Tyndall playsa central rolein advancing Ireland’s position in the global technology landscape. It is one of Ireland’s five national laboratories and is internationally recognised for its ability to translate academic research into industrial applications across multiple sectors, including healthcare, energy, communications,agri-tech, and environmental monitoring.

The Tyndall Campus includes semiconductor wafer fabrication cleanrooms with associated sub-fab facilities as well as the many related processing, test and metrology laboratories. The Tools and Equipment within these laboratories are maintained by the Tyndall Equipment Maintenance Group

The volume of infrastructure has grown significantly over recent years, and we now wish to recruit a Maintenance Lead responsible for directing and coordinating all technical and maintenance activities in support of the Tyndall facilities in a safe, cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner, assuring capacity and achieving performance metrics.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to theReporting to the Tyndall Senior Equipment Maintenance Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the leadership, operation and management of a multidisciplinary team within the III-V, MEMS and Silicon Fabrication Cleanrooms and Sub Fabs, managing vendor and stakeholder relationships, and providing strategic oversight for cleanroom and lab infrastructure in a high‑tech semiconductor environment.

Strategic Leadership & Team Management

• Work with the Tyndall Senior Equipment Maintenance Manager to establish an effective team structure, clear roles, and streamlined workflows aligned with organisational goals
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary technical team, ensuring timely completion of PMs, calibrations, and equipment downtime recovery
• Manage vendor and stakeholder relationships and act as primary point of contact for on‑site service and support activities