Tool Install Electrical and Controls Engineer - Boise, ID - ID1, United States
Originally posted 10 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role supports semiconductor tool installation projects with expertise in instrumentation, controls, and electrical systems. You will provide technical leadership throughout design review, installation planning, construction support, commissioning, and system integration activities.
What you'll do
- Lead technical review and coordination of instrumentation, controls, and electrical scopes.
- Review engineering work including control system architectures, single-line diagrams, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, panel schedules, specifications, and equipment layouts.
- Evaluate designs for constructability, maintainability, safety, installation readiness, and alignment with project requirements and industry standards.
- Coordinate with design firms, contractors, OEMs, and vendors to resolve technical issues, installation conflicts, RFIs, and field execution challenges.
- Provide technical expertise for PLC, SCADA, DCS, field instrumentation, control panels, power distribution systems, MCCs, VFDs, transformers, and emergency power interfaces.
- Support field engineering activities including inspections, installation verification, commissioning, startup, and system turnover.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or Instrumentation Engineering.
- 5+ years of experience supporting instrumentation, controls, electrical engineering, construction engineering, tool installation, or industrial project execution.
- Strong knowledge of control systems, including PLCs, SCADA, DCS, instrumentation, control panels, sensors, and system integration.
- Experience reviewing electrical and instrumentation engineering documentation, including single-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, loop drawings, specifications, and equipment layouts.
- Proven ability to coordinate across engineering, construction, vendor, and commissioning teams while solving complex technical issues in a project environment.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting semiconductor, pharmaceutical, or data center manufacturing environments.
- Direct experience with semiconductor tool installation, utility interfaces, process tool hookups, and commissioning activities.
- Knowledge of NEC, NFPA, ISA, IEEE, IEC, and other applicable electrical and instrumentation standards.
- Experience using AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, ETAP, SKM PowerTools, or similar engineering and coordination platforms.
- Experience employing AI and digital tools to improve workflows, project execution, reporting, or operational efficiency.
Skills: tool installation, PLC, SCADA, power distribution, electrical engineering, control systems
This role has been open 37 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, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (3796 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 282 | 3796 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1536 | 9874 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 44 d | 53 d (−9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: tool installation, PLC, SCADA, power distribution, electrical engineering, control systems
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 617 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 559 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 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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