Manager Engineering & Design Management

Exyte; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Exyte US, Inc. seeks a Site Engineering Manager to lead facility engineering for a 24x7, high-tech manufacturing environment.

The role focuses on startup and commissioning of TGCM systems, then sustaining engineering to support HVM operations, with a strong emphasis on uptime, safety, and cost management. You will build and mentor the site engineering team, oversee maintenance programs, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across gas, chemical, and UPW systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years in Facility Engineering within semiconductor/high-tech manufacturing.
• Proven uptime, safety, and quality metrics track record.
• Familiarity with EHS compliance, reliability programs, and gas/chemical/UPW systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety leadership and promote incident-free culture.
• Lead startup, commissioning, and factory ramp activities; build the site engineering organization.
• Drive reliability and sustaining engineering; establish KPIs and RCFA investigations.
• Lead engineering team development, training, and performance management.

Skills

Safety leadership

Leadership

Root Cause Analysis

Data analytics

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MOC processes

Job description

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The Site Engineering Manager provides engineering leadership to the site delivery team within Exentec’s Technical Facility Management organization. This role is responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operations of all site-based facility systems while delivering consistent performance and client satisfaction.
The Engineering manager operates within a 24x7 mission-critical environment, supporting manufacturing and research operations that demand precision, discipline, and responsiveness. The ideal candidate demonstrates a high sense of urgency, deep technical understanding, and the ability to lead the engineering teams to meet client requirements. Initially, the role will be focused on Startup and commissioning of TGCM systems and will evolove into an ongoing Sustaining Engineering to support HVM operations.

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Safety Leadership

• Promote Exentec’s Incident Free Workplace culture and lead by example in daily operations.
• Ensure site compliance with Exentec and client EHS programs, policies, and all regulatory requirements.
• Support incident investigations, implement corrective actions, and reinforce proactive hazard identification.

Startup and Commissioning

• Lead engineering support for facility startup, commissioning, and factory ramp.
• Build and develop the site engineering organization.
• Oversee FAT, SAT, OAT, and startup execution activities.
• Establish system performance baselines and operational fingerprints.
• Ensure all engineering documentation is complete and transferred into operations.
• Identify and resolve design, installation, and commissioning deficiencies.

Reliability & Sustaining Engineering

• Following factory startup, assume ownership of site sustaining engineering programs.
• Drive system reliability and operational excellence initiatives.
• Establish reliability KPIs and performance monitoring systems.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations.
• Identify chronic equipment issues and develop recovery plans.
• Utilize SPC and data analytics to improve system performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on uptime, quality, and cost.

Engineering Team Leadership & Employee Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering personnel.
• Establish engineering objectives and performance expectations.
• Manage staffing, workload balancing, and succession planning.
• Develop technical training and qualification programs to support Technican Development
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Maintenance Program Ownership

• Oversee engineering support of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Approve PM strategies, frequencies, and job plans.
• Optimize maintenance effectiveness and cost.
• Ensure critical spare parts strategies are established.
• Support condition-based maintenance initiatives.
• Drive lifecycle asset management programs.

Configuration Management & Technical Governance

• Establish and maintain Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Ensure critical system parameters remain controlled.
• Maintain critical documentation including P&IDs, SOPs, SOOs, PM Procedures, Alarm Response Documentation, etc

Minimum Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, equivalent may be experience considered.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Facility Engineering within in semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing environment.
• Proven record of maintaining uptime, safety, and quality metrics.
• Familiarity with EHS compliance, reliability programs, and process systems such as gas, chemical, and UPW.

Preferred

• PE License
• CMRP
• PMP
• Lean Six Sigma certification

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