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BRPH · 4 days ago

Senior Semiconductor Process Piping Engineer

Greater Phoenix Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

BRPH is a technically focused architecture, engineering, and construction company with over six decades of expertise. The Senior Semiconductor Process Piping Engineer will lead the design and delivery of piping systems for semiconductor manufacturing, ensuring compliance with codes and client standards while managing project execution and client relationships.

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Responsibilities

Take semiconductor process mechanical and piping projects from inception to closeout with minimal oversight, including understanding and or developing the project scope, fee, and schedule

Provide project management and project engineering leadership and coordinate technical execution across internal teams and external stakeholders

Make decisions independently on engineering problems and methods and represent the company to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work

Monitor project budgets and maintain overall responsibility for profitability, schedules, timely completion, and quality of assigned projects

Build and maintain strong client relationships, serve as a primary technical point of contact, and support business development activities

Assist the National Practice Leader with forecasting workload and resources for assigned projects and or department

Develop engineering proposals and agreements in conjunction with the National Practice Leader

Apply intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices across broad assignments and related fields

Lead the design of semiconductor process and utility piping systems, including high purity gases, bulk specialty gases, ultrapure water, process cooling water and chilled water, vacuum, compressed dry air, chemical distribution, waste and drain, and abatement interfaces

Develop and maintain design deliverables including basis of design, equipment lists, line lists, PFDs, P&IDs, system narratives, and project specifications

Perform engineering calculations and sizing to support design, including pressure drop, flow capacity, utility demand, and component sizing for regulators, control valves, mass flow controllers, filters, heat exchangers, pumps, and relief devices

Select and specify equipment and components such as gas cabinets, VMBs and VMPs, valve panels at tools, changeovers, pressure control stations, filters and purifiers, pump and chemical delivery skids, vent and purge components, abatement interfaces, relief devices, and associated instrumentation and controls

Demonstrate strong knowledge of compressible and incompressible flow, thermodynamics, material compatibility, and corrosion considerations relevant to semiconductor service

Prepare reports, construction specifications, engineering drawings, construction and design schedules, construction cost estimates, and discipline man-hour fee estimates

Perform computer-aided design drafting to produce routine final drawings using the latest version of Revit to produce designs into working drawings

Research discipline-related code issues and present interpretations

Provide coordination of all applicable project discipline drawings and specifications

Work with and apply relevant codes, standards, and client requirements applicable to semiconductor facilities, which may include NFPA 55, ASME B31.3, ASME BPVC Section VIII, API 520 and API 521 as applicable, and SEMI standards such as SEMI E49 and SEMI F19

Coordinate with and help resolve conflicts with other disciplines based on an excellent understanding of the design process

Be responsible for preparation of project construction specifications and review of shop drawings, submittals, and RFIs

Visit construction sites to review, monitor, and report progress

Perform construction administration duties such as shop drawing review, attending construction site meetings, answering RFIs, preparing supplemental instructions and proposal requests, writing status reports, etc

Manage the productivity of junior engineers and designers assigned

Assist in supervising, coordinating, and checking the work, as well as instructing, leading, and mentoring Engineer Levels I, II, III, and IV, and Designers and Drafters

Promote communication, cooperation, and quality among staff

Should be active in professional trade organizations

Qualification

Semiconductor process piping designAFT ArrowAFT FathomAutodesk RevitAutodesk InventorProject managementClient interactionEngineering calculationsCodesStandards knowledgeBasic-level knowledge of CAESAR IIBasic-level knowledge of high purity gas distributionCommunication skillsTeam leadershipMentorship

Required

Minimum of seven years of experience in semiconductor process piping design and project engineering and/or project management, including direct client interaction and coordination

Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Proficiency in Bluebeam Revu or other PDF editing package

Excellent oral and written communication skills

EIT/FE and PE licensure are not required at hire; candidates must demonstrate the desire and ability to obtain EIT/FE (as applicable) and pursue Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

Familiar with ASME B31.3 and ASME BPVC Section VIII

Basic-level knowledge of Autodesk Revit or other 3D modeling software with desire to learn Revit

Basic-level knowledge of Autodesk Inventor or other 3D modeling software

Preferred

Semiconductor experience supporting fabrication facilities, sub-fabs, and central utility buildings, including tool hook-up interface requirements

Familiarity with high purity gas distribution practices, orbital welding requirements, cleanliness protocols, and material selection for high purity service

Basic-level knowledge of CAESAR II or other pipe stress analysis software

Advanced-level knowledge of AFT flow analysis software

Proficient with Autodesk Revit

Proficient with Autodesk Inventor or other 3D modeling software