Cleanroom Safety Officer/Process Engineer

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

University of Utah is seeking a Cleanroom Safety Officer/Process Engineer to oversee lab safety, chemical handling and gas monitoring. The role includes developing SOPs, training researchers, and assisting in installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of cleanroom equipment on campus.

The position reports to the cleanroom manager and requires a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry or related field. On-site campus work with collaboration across EH&S and facilities.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry or biochemistry or related field.
• Experience with lab safety, chemical handling and gas monitoring.
• Ability to train researchers and enforce safety practices.

Aufgaben

• Oversee lab safety systems and respond to alarms and incidents.
• Manage chemical and gas inventory, labeling, and handling.
• Support maintenance of cleanroom equipment and infrastructure.
• Coordinate with EH&S and facilities for safety and maintenance tasks.

Kenntnisse

Lab safety

Chemical handling

Gas monitoring

Safety training

Equipment operation

Communication

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry

Tools

Gas monitoring systems

Cleanroom equipment

HVAC and building systems

Jobbeschreibung

Cleanroom Safety Officer/Process Engineer

As the Nanofab safety officer, you will oversee cleanroom andlaboratory safety, chemical handling, and gas monitoring systems,write standard operating procedures and reports, and train andmonitor researchers on safety protocols and equipment operation.You will report to the cleanroom manager and assist in theinstallation, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of cleanroomequipment. The job includes working with professors, researchers,students, staff and other departments such as environmental healthand safety, building facilities, the college of engineering, campusdesign and planning for facilities, safety, and equipmentinstallation needs. This position will be required to be physicallylocated on campus to support on-site operations. Requires abachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistryor related field.

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Responsibilities

LAB SAFETY

• Be responsible for lab safety systems including hazardous gasmonitoring, chemical handling, alarms, ppe, etc.
• Be available to respond to emergency alarms and situations thatarise both during and outside of normal working hours.
• Provide lab user safety training and ensure and enforcecompliance with safety practices and protocols.
• Review and evaluate and approve new material requests, writereports and recommendations
• Work with University of Utah Environmental Health and Safetydepartment on safety concerns and questions.
• Identify and mitigate potential safety hazards and risks.
• Maintain safety data sheets and protocols.
• College safety committee member

CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL HANDLING

• Maintain chemical, material, and gas inventory anddatabase.
• Oversee chemical and gas supplies, labeling, and handlingsystems.
• Maintain and monitor gas cabinets, gas delivery, gas abatement, and hazardous gas detection systems, and install new gas cylinders when necessary.
• Oversee unwanted material disposal (independently and staff assisted)
• EHS compliance tasks such as lab profile and inspection related activities

MAINTENANCE OF CLEANROOM, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE

• Assist in troubleshoot, repair, and maintain cleanroom processequipment.
• Assist in training researchers on correct operation of fabrication tools.
• Run microfabrication work requests from research groups and outside companies.
• Interface and coordinate with building group on facility maintenance of cleanroom support systems such as UPW, humidity, CDA, N2, BMS, AWN, House Vac, HVAC, etc.
• Set up new cleanroom members and manage door card swipe access systems and hardware and software equipment interlocks.
• Oversee and coordinate lab cleanliness with janitorial services.
• Monitor feed gas usage and replenishment
• Remediation system support
• Assist with new equipment planning and installation.
• Help TA's prepare for their teaching lab sections and provide support for the students in the teaching lab sections
• Asset (RF track) inventory
• Oversee cleanroom wet-bench operations including chemical handling and inventory, filling, draining and reclamation.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

• Chemical Engineer, I: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or a master's (or equivalency) degree.
• Chemical Engineer, II: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.
• Chemical Engineer, III: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

Requires a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry or related field.

Requisition Number: PRN45983B

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Work Schedule Summary: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Department: 00052 - UTAH NANOFAB

Location: Campus

Pay Rate Range: 60,000-90,000

Close Date: 10/30/2026

Open Until Filled: