Install Qualification Operations Sr Specialist (Contract) - Oregon, Hillsboro, United States
$52,000 - $200,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 24 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Install Qualification Operations Sr Specialist drives 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.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, or related field with 5+ 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 10+ years of experience in Project Management, as Equipment/Engineering Tool Owner, or equivalent installation/qualification/demo/maintenance technician experience.
- OR 15+ years of experience in Project Management, as Equipment/Engineering Tool Owner, or equivalent installation/qualification/demo/maintenance technician experience.
- Willing to work onsite in a cleanroom/construction environment.
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 23 days — well below the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3796
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$126k
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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 (3796 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 44 | 3796 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 183 | 9874 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 38 d | 53 d (−15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 617 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 559 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology · 283 open roles · median 44 d
- KLA Corporation · 251 open roles · median 67 d
- ASML · 195 open roles · median 70 d
- ASM International · 162 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 3796 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.
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