Facilities Principal Mechanical Engineer

GlobalFoundries; Town of Malta (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries Fab 8 in Malta, New York is seeking a highly skilled Facilities Engineer to join the Facilities Department for Mechanical Operations and Maintenance of the 300mm wafer fabrication facility. The role emphasizes maintaining Central Utility Building systems, ensuring regulatory compliance, reliability, and cost reduction through continuous improvement.

You will develop and sustain preventative maintenance programs, coordinate with vendors and the Global Supply Chain, review design

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or chemistry or relevant engineering experience.
• 4+ years in semiconductor facilities or manufacturing engineering roles.
• Experience with lean problem-solving techniques (8D approach) and SPC.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Willing to flex work hours to support emergency issues.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Central Utility Building systems including chilled and hot water.
• Perform engineering evaluations and hands-on maintenance for large chilled water plants.
• Develop and sustain preventative maintenance programs for mechanical systems.
• Collaborate with vendors and Global Supply Chain on contracts and pricing.
• Review design packages and support commissioning of new equipment and systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Structured problem solving

Lean tools

Strong communication

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or chemistry

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SPC

SAP systems

SAP PM

Job description

About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Summary of Role: GlobalFoundries Fab 8 is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Engineer to fill Facilities Engineering Position in the Facilities Department covering the Mechanical Operations and Maintenance role. The position will support the ongoing operations of Facilities Systems required to support our 300mm Wafer Fabrication facility located in Malta, New York. Additionally, this engineer position will ensure all Facilities Systems maintain regulatory compliance and meet all City, State, and Federal guidelines. Finally, this position will lead to continuous improvement initiatives required to improve equipment reliability and reduce operational costs.

Essential Responsibilities

• Utilize all Safety and Operational Risk Control procedures to coordinate work activities to support GLOBALFOUNDRIES' goal of zero safety accidents and production impacts.
• Manage relationships with service vendors.
• Have regular meetings, assist with the issues concerned, shipping problems and any other related vendor concern.
• Primary responsibility will be centered on the Central Utility Building systems including Chilled water and Hot water house systems.
• Perform engineering evaluations and hands on maintenance for an over 60,000 ton chilled water plant
• Work with technicians to ensure smaller refrigeration units are maintained and operational which could include outside rooftop units and production tooling.
• Potential ownership of other facilities systems such as: Cleanroom air Quality, scrubbed exhaust, process cooling water, etc.
• Interface with Global Supply Chain management on new contracts, pricing and other vendor-related issues.
• Serve as subject matter expert in design review meetings to ensure future process system meet specified requirements for waste management.
• Systems include monitoring SAP PM, SPC, FMCS and continuous improvement projects to improve safety, reliability and reduce operating costs.
• Develop, implement, and sustain preventative maintenance programs as required to sustain the Mechanical operations.
• Develop effective Standard Operational Procedures (SOP’s) for assigned equipment and systems and compile data to support optimized operations of all Chilled and Hot water systems
• Sustain and drive improvements of SPC system to ensure constant uptime of all the systems within the CUB with OCAP’s for OOC (out of control) events.
• Actively review and approve/ provide input to design packages as required to increase capacity, support process changes, and improve reliability of Facilities Equipment
• Review and approve all new installations following the GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8 Commissioning Process
• Actively identify and implement continuous improvements to operate system efficiently and to improve system uptime.
• Close interface with the Tool Installation Team on point of use assignments and to coordinate the utility turn on process to meet the site requirements.
• Support construction, commissioning and startup of all new equipment and systems following the GlobalFoundries Fab 8 Commissioning Process.
• Actively participate in problem solving sessions with Process and AME tool owners to develop hypotheses and DOEs and to generate corrective and preventive actions.
• Carryout FMEAs and HAZOP analysis to identify system deficiencies and propose improvements to improve efficiency and system uptime.
• Provide weekly management reports to status ongoing projects, incident reviews, and weekly activities.

Other Responsibilities

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements, and programs.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or chemistry or Relevant experience in an engineering role.
• Experience: 4+ Years of Experience in semiconductor industry in facilities or manufacturing engineering position or Central Utility (Operations/engineering) Dynamic, resourceful self-starter with good analytical, organizational, leadership skills and interpersonal skills Experience using structured problem-solving techniques and lean tools. Excellent written and oral communication skills Available and willing to flex work hours as needed to support emergency operational issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with semiconductor Mechanical system operations.
• Semiconductor Manufacturing experience
• Advanced experience with SPC, Structured problem solving (8D- Approach) and SAP systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong planning & organizational skills

Expected Salary Range $85,000.00 - $146,000.00 The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

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