Utility Engineer

AOI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Immigration sponsorships

Health plans

401(k) matching

Generous PTO

Job summary

AOI in Sugar Land, Texas, seeks a Utility Engineer to oversee plant-wide utility systems including chillers, boilers, DI water, and vacuum systems. You will coordinate new project scopes, supervise construction, and support commissioning and handover for cleanroom utilities.

Ideal candidates have a Mechanical/Chemical/Facilities Engineering background with 2+ years in semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing utilities, and experience with BAS/PLC systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Facilities Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in industrial utility within semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing.
• Knowledge of chillers, boilers, water treatment, compressors, vacuum pumps, heat exchangers, and piping.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate new project reviews, on-site supervision, commissioning, acceptance, and handover for utility systems in new cleanrooms.
• Manage plant-wide utility infrastructure including chillers, boilers, DI water, CDA, PCW, circulating water, and drainage.
• Develop SOPs and preventive maintenance plans; monitor energy, flow, and load to ensure stable utility supply.
• Lead root-cause analyses of shutdowns; oversee capital renovation and capacity expansion projects.
• Provide technical guidance to operation teams and standardize maintenance workflows to reduce downtime.

Skills

Chillers

Boilers

Water treatment

Compressors

Vacuum pumps

Piping systems

BAS/PLC

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's in Facilities Engineering

Tools

BAS

PLC

Job description

Utility Engineer will conduct full-process technical management of plant-wide process utility systems covering chillers, boilers, pure water, compressed air, vacuum and cooling water supply systems. Support new fab construction, stable equipment operation, energy consumption control and production capacity expansion.

Job Duties

• New project technical coordination: Take charge of scheme review, construction coordination, on-site construction supervision, system commissioning & acceptance, asset handover and closed-loop rectification of pending issues for all utility systems of new cleanrooms.
• Technical management of utility systems: Manage all plant-wide utility infrastructure, including chillers, boilers, DI water systems, Clean Dry Air (CDA), vacuum systems, Process Cooling Water (PCW), circulating water and factory water supply & drainage systems.
• Operation and energy consumption control: Compile standard operating procedures, graded preventive maintenance plans and energy optimization schemes for all utility equipment. Continuously monitor the load, medium pressure, flow rate and energy consumption indicators of core equipment such as chillers, boilers, water pumps and air compressors to ensure uninterrupted and stable supply of process utilities.
• Fault handling & technical upgrading: Lead root cause analysis on shutdown failures of chillers, boilers, water and air utility systems, hidden danger investigation and rectification. Take charge of capital renovation projects including utility system capacity expansion, pipeline reconstruction, chiller and boiler replacement & upgrading.
• Technical guidance for operation teams: Provide comprehensive technical support to workshop utility maintenance teams, standardize inspection and maintenance workflows for chillers, boilers, pure water and air compression equipment. Reduce production shutdown risks caused by water shortage, air cut-off, abnormal water temperature or insufficient steam supply through technical control measures.

Travel

As needed (Locally)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Facilities Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years relevant experience in industrial utility, semiconductor factory or high-tech manufacturing facility.
• Profound knowledge of chillers, boilers, water treatment units, compressors, vacuum pumps, heat exchangers and industrial piping systems.
• Capable of troubleshooting utility system failures and supporting facility capital projects independently.
• Working experience in semiconductor wafer fab utility department.
• Familiar with DI water, CDA, vacuum, PCW and central boiler/chiller station operation logic.
• Basic operation knowledge of BAS, PLC and facility real-time monitoring systems.

Rich experience in equipment commissioning, utility system performance validation and energy-saving transformation projects.

• Respond to off-hour emergency calls
• Available to work overtime or weekend when necessary
• Cover 24/7 continuous production; available for overtime, weekend duty and emergency call-out for chiller, boiler, water & gas system breakdowns.
• Daily work in mechanical utility rooms, boiler houses, chiller plants, pump rooms and cleanroom production areas.
• Wear designated PPE (safety shoes, goggles, gloves) when inspecting rotating, high-temperature and pressure-bearing equipment.
• Strictly abide by EHS operation specifications for high-temperature, pressure and fluid medium equipment.

Physical Demands

Ability to lift up to 10-100lbs

Location

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

WHY AOI?

In addition to competitive salary, AOI offers

• 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)