Originally posted July 2, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role leads a multi-site team responsible for the reliability, system hardening, and cost-efficient operation of water, wastewater, and reclaim systems across U.S. facilities. This role is focused on operational excellence, asset lifecycle optimization, and sustained OPEX reduction, with primary emphasis on strengthening and optimizing existing infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Provide enterprise-level technical leadership for water, wastewater, reclaim, and hazardous waste systems, including RO/DI, UF, ion exchange, and advanced wastewater treatment technologies.
- Lead system hardening initiatives to enhance reliability, redundancy, and resilience of critical utility infrastructure.
- Lead cross-site initiatives to reduce operating costs (chemicals, energy, consumables, waste disposal) while maintaining or improving system performance.
- Develop and implement predictive and preventive maintenance programs for critical water and wastewater assets.
- Ensure compliance with EPA, NPDES, and state regulatory requirements (e.g., NCDEQ, NYDEC).
- Lead brownfield retrofit and debottlenecking projects focused on reliability improvement and OPEX reduction.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- 8–12+ years of experience in industrial water/wastewater engineering and operations.
- Demonstrated success in system hardening, brownfield optimization, and cost reduction initiatives.
- Deep expertise in water systems (RO/DI, UF, IX, filtration, reclaim) and wastewater systems (chemical and advanced treatment processes).
- Strong understanding of process integration, automation, and PLC/SCADA systems.
- Proficiency in data analytics, performance trending, and process optimization tools.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
- Experience leading and mentoring engineering and operations teams.
- Experience supporting multi-site or centralized engineering organizations.
- Semiconductor or advanced manufacturing experience.
- Familiarity with emerging regulatory challenges such as PFAS, azoles, and POTW compliance.
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First seen in our index 134 days ago, well above the 52-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
4036
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Median days since first seen
52 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$118k
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| Metric | Wolfspeed | All employers we track in this specialty (4036 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 42 | 4036 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 109 | 10378 · 119 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 37 d | 52 d (+15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $118k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 706 open roles · median 40 d
- Lam Research · 573 open roles · median 42 d
- KLA Corporation · 317 open roles · median 58 d
- Micron Technology · 251 open roles · median 61 d
- ASML · 204 open roles · median 77 d
- ASM International · 165 open roles · median 79 d
How we counted: 4036 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.