Gas & Chemical Engineer

AOI; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Immigration sponsorships

Health, dental, vision plans

401(k) with employer match

Generous PTO policy

Job summary

AOI in Sugar Land, TX seeks a Gas & Chemical Engineer to oversee facility-wide bulk gas, specialty gas, and chemical delivery systems. You will ensure safety, reliability and regulatory compliance while coordinating with EHS and production teams in a cleanroom environment.

The role requires 2+ years in bulk gas/chemical distribution, on-site operation experience, and strong knowledge of hazardous material regulations and interlock systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in chemical, mechanical or environmental engineering.
• Minimum 2 years in industrial bulk/specialty gas or chemical distribution.
• Familiar with hazardous material regulations, emergency response flows and risk assessment.
• On-site operation experience with toxic, flammable, corrosive gas and chemical systems in cleanrooms.
• Experience with gas piping, delivery skids and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Review schemes and drawings for bulk gas and chemical systems for new cleanrooms; supervise on-site construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Manage plant-wide hazardous medium systems and associated cabinets, stations, and vent/interlock systems.
• Set maintenance schedules and create equipment ledgers for liability and leakage tracking.
• Develop SOPs; train teams and review permits for hazardous work and hot work.
• Coordinate with EHS, Production, Equipment and Quality to meet safety requirements and audits.

Skills

Industrial gas distribution

Hazardous material management

Gas & chemical handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering

Tools

Gas monitoring PLC

Automatic interlock systems

Job description

Summary

The Gas & Chemical Engineer is responsible for the unified management of facility-wide bulk electronic gas, specialty gas, chemical, acid, and alkali delivery systems. This role oversees hazardous material infrastructure design, system reliability, operational safety, explosion-proof compliance, and technical standards development to ensure safe and stable production support.

Job Duties

• New construction project Engineering Management: Review schemes and construction drawings of Bulk Gas, Specialty Gas and industrial chemical liquid supply systems for new cleanrooms; supervise on‑site construction, pipeline purging, pressure holding commissioning, final acceptance and handover, and close all construction and commissioning problems.
• Full-range technical management of hazardous medium systems: Take overall charge of plant-wide specialty process gas, industrial chemical, acid/alkali liquid and high‑purity reagent delivery pipeline networks. Cover specialty gas VMB/VMP cabinets, chemical supply stations, waste gas & waste liquid collection systems, explosion-proof ventilation and emergency medium shut‑off interlock systems.
• Equipment Reliability & Lifecycle Management: Establish exclusive technical standards for gas & chemical systems, formulate periodic maintenance, monthly inspection and annual calibration schedules for equipment. Build full‑life‑cycle equipment ledgers, pipeline history records and closed‑loop ledgers for leakage hazard rectification.
• Standardization and risk control: Develop standardized SOPs for gas & chemical operation teams. Conduct special technical training and work permit review for hazardous medium handling, hot work and confined space operations. Prevent safety incidents such as medium leakage, liquid cross‑contamination, fire & explosion, toxic gas exposure and corresponding production shutdown risks via technical governance.
• Cross‑department coordination: Collaborate closely with EHS, Production, Equipment and Quality teams to implement hazardous material regulatory requirements and factory safety management rules; organize regular safety audits and continuous improvement activities for gas & chemical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Environmental Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in industrial bulk/specialty gas, chemical distribution, semiconductor cleanroom hazardous material management.
• Familiar with EHS hazardous material regulations, emergency response flows and risk assessment methodologies.
• Practical experience of on‑site operation for toxic, flammable, corrosive gas and chemical systems in cleanroom.
• In‑depth understanding of specialty gas piping, chemical delivery skids and hazardous substance regulatory compliance.
• Formal working experience in semiconductor wafer fab gas & chemical station.
• Rich experience cooperating with EHS department on safety audit, hazard identification and incident rectification.
• Basic knowledge of gas monitoring PLC, automatic interlock and hazardous medium real‑time monitoring systems.

Work Environment

• Respond to off‑hour emergency calls.
• Available to work overtime or weekend when necessary.
• Fabrication Facility/Cleanroom environment.
• Provide 24/7 Production support; Accept emergency calls for gas leakage, chemical overflow and hazardous medium system failures after work hours.
• Daily work in cleanroom, bulk gas yard, specialty gas cabinet area, chemical supply room and waste liquid treatment station.
• Mandatory use of chemical resistant PPE, respirators and explosion-proof tools when handling corrosive, toxic and flammable media.
• Frequently participate in confined space entry, hot work and hazardous material replacement operations with strict safety procedure execution.

Location

This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.

Benefits

• Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual and family needs.
• Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals.
• Generous PTO policy, with unused PTO payout at end of the year.
• Relocation package available within US.
• Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US).