Facilities Water Engineer - USA-Arizona, United States
Originally posted 14 January 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Water Engineer will act as the system owner and subject matter expert responsible for safety, capacity, reliability, documentation, and advanced troubleshooting of Ultrapure Water, Process Cooling Water, Industrial Reclaim, and Industrial Waste Treatment systems supporting Fab 21.
What you'll do
- Act as system owner for Ultrapure Water, Process Cooling Water, Industrial Reclaim, and Industrial Waste Treatment systems, managing safety, capacity, and reliability. - Provide operational and maintenance support, including after-hours troubleshooting, identifying countermeasures, and applying 8D problem-solving and root cause analysis (RCA). - Forecast system capacity needs based on demand projections, analyze utility and chemical usage data, and manage expenditure for sustaining operations and new construction. - Develop system documentation including Preventative and Corrective Maintenance (PM/CM) job plans, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Operating Instructions (OI), and Out of Control Action Plans (OCAP). - Integrate reliability methodologies such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) across system design, construction, commissioning, and operations. - Provide training and troubleshooting support to technicians and service providers, while ensuring compliance with 6S methodology and environmental standards.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's Degree in engineering or a related science field. - Proficiency in reading, interpreting, and understanding engineering drawings and specifications. - Experience with technical computations, predictive models, engineering principles, and design software such as AutoCAD or Revit. - Ability to meet physical demands, including wearing a personal respirator, lifting up to 50 lbs, climbing ladders, and working in confined spaces. - Availability to work on-site in Phoenix, Arizona, with flexibility for compressed work weeks, night/swing shifts, and on-call rotations in a 24/7 manufacturing facility.
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering. - Experience in facilities engineering, with semiconductor fab experience. - Experience with industrial waste treatment, water treatment, or ultrapure water system design, construction, commissioning, and operations. - Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Skills: Ultrapure Water, Process Cooling Water, Industrial Waste Treatment, system owner, fab systems, maintenance issues
This role has been open 163 days — well above the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2491
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | TSMC Arizona | All employers we track in this specialty (2491 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 33 | 2491 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 92 | 10039 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 163 d | 53 d (+110 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: Ultrapure Water, Process Cooling Water, Industrial Waste Treatment, system owner, fab systems, maintenance issues
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 365 open roles · median 79 d
- Applied Materials · 260 open roles · median 38 d
- Entegris · 212 open roles · median 43 d
- Lam Research · 112 open roles · median 65 d
- Infineon Technologies · 99 open roles · median 46 d
- ASML · 68 open roles · median 52 d
How we counted: 2491 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.