Senior Semiconductor Facility Commissioning Lead

FST Technical Services, Inc.; Town of Malta (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full per diem

Mobilization funds

Relocation assistance

Job summary

FST Technical Services is seeking an experienced Lead Commissioning Manager to oversee commissioning for a large-scale semiconductor facility build in Santa Clara, CA. The role leads multidisciplinary teams across mech, electrical, controls, and utilities, ensuring testing and turnover meet project specs and client expectations.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience supervising commissioning on FAB projects, coordinating with owners, contractors, and vendors, and aligning with safety,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years in commissioning or facility systems management.
• 5+ years leading multidisciplinary commissioning teams on industrial/manufacturing projects.
• Direct commissioning experience on semiconductor FAB projects.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, controls, and process utilities.
• Experience with pre-commissioning through integrated testing and turnover.
• Ability to develop schedules, procedures, and execution plans.
• Understanding of construction sequencing, readiness, startup, and commissioning dependencies.
• Strong leadership and senior stakeholder communication.
• Proficiency with commissioning tracking systems and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary commissioning teams including engineers, discipline leads, technicians, and support personnel.
• Develop and execute commissioning plans, schedules, procedures, and project-specific strategies.
• Oversee construction completion, pre-functional, functional, and integrated testing for turnover.
• Provide technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, controls, and process utilities.
• Coordinate interfaces between base-build infrastructure, utilities, and equipment support systems.
• Maintain commissioning schedules aligned with milestones and turnover.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Commissioning

Stakeholder management

Industrial facilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering / Construction Management

Tools

CxAlloy

Facility Grid

Microsoft Office

Project management software

Job description

FST Technical Services is seeking an experienced Lead Commissioning Manager to oversee commissioning for a large-scale semiconductor facility build in Santa Clara, CA. The role leads multidisciplinary teams across mech, electrical, controls, and utilities, ensuring testing and turnover meet project specs and client expectations.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience supervising commissioning on FAB projects, coordinating with owners, contractors, and vendors, and aligning with safety,