Commissioning Engineer

STI ADVANCE (S) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

STI ADVANCE (S) PTE. LTD. is seeking a Commissioning Engineer to lead pre-commissioning, commissioning, and handover activities for chemical dispensing and distribution systems in semiconductor facilities.

You will work with engineering teams, vendors, and customers to ensure safe, compliant start-up and acceptance. The role requires hands-on troubleshooting, on-site coordination, and rigorous testing to meet project specifications and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Execute pre-commissioning, commissioning, functional testing, start-up, and system handover activities.
• Review commissioning procedures, ITPs, checklists, engineering drawings, and technical specifications prior to site activities.
• Perform commissioning readiness checks for equipment installation, utility connections, piping, instrumentation, electrical systems, and automation controls.
• Coordinate and perform equipment inspections, system walkdowns, and mechanical completion verification before commissioning.
• Carry out leak testing, piping flushing, cleaning, instrument calibration verification, electrical inspections, and system integrity checks.
• Conduct functional testing and operational verification to ensure equipment and systems meet design requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Monitor daily commissioning progress, identify technical issues, and report potential schedule impacts to the Commissioning Manager.
• Ensure commissioning activities are conducted safely with quality standards and equipment integrity.

Job description

Job Description

The Commissioning Engineer is responsible for executing and coordinating pre-commissioning, commissioning, functional testing, troubleshooting, and system handover activities for chemical dispensing and distribution systems supplied to semiconductor manufacturing facilities.

The role involves working closely with the Commissioning Manager, engineering teams, project stakeholders, customers, contractors, and equipment vendors to ensure that installed systems are tested, verified, and commissioned safely and efficiently in accordance with approved engineering specifications, customer requirements, project schedules, and applicable industry standards.

The Commissioning Engineer is expected to demonstrate strong technical competency, hands-on troubleshooting capabilities, and effective site coordination to ensure the successful start-up, acceptance, and handover of chemical dispensing systems.

Key Responsibilities

A. Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning Execution

• Execute pre-commissioning, commissioning, functional testing, start-up, and system handover activities in accordance with approved procedures, project requirements, and commissioning schedules.
• Review commissioning procedures, inspection and test plans (ITPs), checklists, engineering drawings, and technical specifications prior to commencing site activities.
• Perform commissioning readiness checks to verify that equipment installation, utility connections, piping, instrumentation, electrical systems, and automation controls are ready for testing.
• Coordinate and perform equipment inspections, system walkdowns, and mechanical completion verification before commissioning.
• Carryout pre-commissioning activities, including leak testing, piping flushing, cleaning, instrument calibration verification, electrical inspections, and system integrity checks, as applicable.
• Conduct functional testing and operational verification to ensure that equipment and systems perform according to approved design requirements and customer acceptance criteria.
• Monitor daily commissioning progress, identify technical issues, and report potential schedule impacts to the Commissioning Manager.
• Ensure commissioning activities are executed efficiently while maintaining equipment integrity, quality standards, and workplace safety.

B. Technical Testing and Troubleshooting

• Perform testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of chemical dispensing equipment, chemical delivery systems, process piping, pumps, valves, instrumentation, electrical components, and associated automation systems.
• Verify equipment operating parameters, including flow rates, pressure, equipment functionality, and system performance against approved specifications.
• Carryout functional verification of PLC/HMI-controlled equipment, alarms, interlocks, emergency shutdown functions, leak detection systems, and other safety-related controls.
• Support Input/Output (I/O) checks, signal verification, instrumentation calibration, and control system testing in coordination with electrical and automation engineers.
• Identify, investigate, and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, process, and automation-related issues encountered during commissioning.
• Work with Engineering, Production, QA/QC, and equipment vendors to resolve technical problems and implement corrective actions.
• Verify system functionality following rectification or modification to ensure compliance with design intent and operational requirements.
• Support equipment start-up, operational stabilization, and performance testing to achieve successful system acceptance.

C. Site Coordination and Project Support

• Coordinate daily commissioning activities with the Commissioning Manager, Project Managers, site supervisors, contractors, vendors, and customer representatives.
• Liaise with construction and installation teams to ensure mechanical completion and readiness of assigned equipment and systems.
• Assist in planning daily commissioning activities, manpower deployment, testing arrangements, and required site resources.
• Coordinate with relevant parties to ensure the timely availability of utilities, tools, instruments, consumables, materials, and technical documentation.
• Participate in site coordination meetings, technical discussions, commissioning progress reviews, and customer inspections.
• Highlight commissioning constraints, outstanding installation issues, interface concerns, and potential schedule conflicts to the Commissioning Manager.
• Provide technical support during customer inspections, equipment demonstrations, acceptance testing, and system handover activities.
• Coordinate vendor attendance and technical assistance when specialist testing, troubleshooting, or equipment start-up support is required.

D. Quality Assurance, Inspection and System Acceptance

• Verify that equipment installation and commissioning activities comply with approved engi