Manager - Industrial Water & Waste Systems Area - Durham, North Carolina, United States
Originally posted 24 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role leads the engineering and maintenance teams for Industrial Water and Waste at Wolfspeed's Durham Campuses. This role provides technical leadership for water, wastewater, reclaim, and hazardous waste systems, including RO/DI, UF, ion exchange, and advanced wastewater treatment technologies.
What you'll do
- Lead system hardening initiatives to enhance reliability, redundancy, and resilience of critical utility infrastructure.
- Identify and eliminate single points of failure (SPOFs) through robust redundancy and design improvements.
- Drive root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and ensure implementation of sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Manage and direct the daily activities of facilities IW&W team members, including engineers and technicians.
- Work with project teams to start-up and commission facilities systems and equipment.
- Ensure compliance to local, state, and national codes and compliance requirements.
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, optimization, and cost reduction initiatives.
- Experience supporting multi-site organizations.
- 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
- Experience leading and mentoring engineering and operations teams.
- Semiconductor or advanced manufacturing experience.
- Familiarity with emerging regulatory challenges such as POTW compliance.
This role has been open 34 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
3599
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$129k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Wolfspeed | All employers we track in this specialty (3599 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 25 | 3599 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 69 | 9489 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 38 d | 53 d (−15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $129k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 596 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 526 open roles · median 45 d
- Micron Technology · 255 open roles · median 40 d
- KLA Corporation · 235 open roles · median 62 d
- ASML · 180 open roles · median 69 d
- ASM International · 151 open roles · median 76 d
How we counted: 3599 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 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.