Sr. Facilities Infrastructure Engineer
Job Description
Senior Facilities Infrastructure Engineer in Austin, TX (onsite) responsible for designing, constructing, and commissioning the physical environment for a 2nm-class semiconductor fab, including UPW, bulk gas, chemical distribution, vibration isolation, and environmental control.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and specification of fab environments and infrastructure to push industry norms and optimize speed and outcomes
- Own the technical scope for critical utility systems: UPW, process gases, chemical distribution, exhaust treatment, and waste systems
- Collaborate with construction management teams and equipment vendors to develop and execute facility build plans
- Establish environmental monitoring systems including AMC, vibration, temperature, humidity, and particle counts
- Define commissioning and qualification protocols (IQ, OQ, PQ) for all critical facility systems
- Develop facility capacity models to support tool installation schedules and production ramp planning
- Identify and mitigate facility level single points of failure and related risks
- Coordinate permitting, EHS compliance, and regulatory requirements with local and state agencies
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of semiconductor facility engineering experience, including cleanroom design and construction
- Deep expertise in at least two critical utility areas: UPW, process gases, HVAC/ECS, chemical distribution, or exhaust/abatement
- Experience managing large capital projects ($100M+) from concept through commissioning
- Familiarity with SMIF/FOUP-based automation and overhead transport (OHT) infrastructure requirements
- Strong understanding of vibration isolation requirements for advanced lithography tools (EUV-class)
- Experience with a greenfield fab build at 300mm
- Familiarity with SEMI S2/S8 safety standards and AHJ requirements in Texas
- Experience with BIM tools (Revit, Navisworks) for facility coordination
- Background in sustainability and energy efficiency for large-scale manufacturing facilities
Technologies
- Revit
- Navisworks
Benefits
- Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution
- HSA contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time, flexible scheduling for salaried roles, accrued hours for hourly roles, and paid holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft and legal services, and pet insurance
- Weight loss and tobacco cessation programs
- Tesla Babies program
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
What to Expect
- We are building Terafab, a vertically integrated semiconductor factory at an unprecedented scale, combining logic, memory, packaging, test, and lithography mask production in one site
- As a Facilities Infrastructure Engineer, you will design, construct, and commission the physical environment necessary for 2nm class manufacturing, including ultra-pure water, bulk gas, chemical distribution, vibration isolation, and environmental control
- This is a ground-up greenfield build positioned to deliver from concept through commissioning as part of one of the world's most ambitious fab programs