Install Qualification Operations Specialist (contract) - Oregon, Hillsboro, United States
Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is responsible for driving key milestones enabling tool installation, readiness, and qualification within Intel Foundry Construction and Sourcing (FCS).
What you'll do
- Champion Intel's Culture of Caring and ensure safe behaviors across design and construction activities.
- Own key tool installs milestones including set, rigging, placement, hook up, energization, and qual.
- Drive micro schedule and pull plan development to support tool install milestones.
- Load complete tool install scope in DAC prior to design engagement.
- Lead multi supplier coordination meetings and execution planning sessions.
- Manage OEMs and third-party vendors to achieve best-in-class qual durations.
- Apply Lean principles to eliminate waste, reduce install durations, and improve quality.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, or related field with 3+ years of experience in Project Management, as Equipment/Engineering Tool Owner, or equivalent installation/qualification/demo/maintenance technician experience OR Associate’s degree related to semiconductor manufacturing and 5+ years of experience in Project Management, as Equipment/Engineering Tool Owner, or equivalent installation/qualification/demo/maintenance technician experience OR 7+ years of experience in Project Management, as Equipment/Engineering Tool Owner, or equivalent installation/qualification/demo/maintenance technician experience.
- Willingness to work onsite in a cleanroom/construction environment.
- Project management skills (planning, scheduling, risk mitigation).
- Adaptability in changing environments.
- Organizational discipline and time management.
Nice to have
- Experience in navigating construction areas.
- PMP certification.
- Experience with medium or large-scale construction or tool install programs.
- Knowledge of Intel systems: EMS, SIRFIS, Fuzion, QUEST, IMCS, Capacity Planning, SLS, 6D.
- Demo experience (6D trained and certified).
- Experience with station controller setup / automation.
- Panel shutdowns, FPOCs, eFITs.
- Tool crating/de crating, AIO.
- Tool install/qual specifications and maintenance.
- Managing daily third-party supplier operation.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 50-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3589
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$128k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (3589 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 49 | 3589 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 177 | 9525 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 20 d | 50 d (−30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $128k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 594 open roles · median 51 d
- Lam Research · 506 open roles · median 44 d
- Micron Technology · 254 open roles · median 36 d
- KLA Corporation · 230 open roles · median 58 d
- ASML · 178 open roles · median 65 d
- ASM International · 150 open roles · median 75 d
How we counted: 3589 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Sept 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.