Facilities Senior Manager / Director - Semiconductor Fabs

About the role

Soitec is looking for a Facilities Senior Manager / Director to lead, oversee and engineer all physical plant infrastructure, cleanrooms and high-purity utility systems for advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities. The role ensures maximum fab uptime, strict compliance with environmental and safety mandates (EHS), efficient capital project execution and sustainable energy management, supporting continuous 24/7, 365-day high-volume manufacturing.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of facilities engineers, technicians, maintenance staff and specialized vendors, and oversee central plant utilities for continuous uptime of critical wafer manufacturing processes.
• Align facilities strategy, capacity planning and utility expansion with corporate goals and technology roadmaps, and develop, manage and optimize OpEx and CapEx budgets.
• Ensure quality delivery of high-purity utilities: ultra-pure water and water recycling, bulk and specialty gases, chemical distribution and slurry delivery, cleanroom HVAC, HEPA/ULPA filtration, differential pressure and airflow control, high-voltage power, UPS and backup generators, plus CUBs, chillers, compressed dry air and exhaust/scrubber abatement.
• Manage CapEx projects such as facility upgrades, tool hookups and cleanroom expansions, working with Manufacturing, Process, Yield, Safety and Equipment teams.
• Implement predictive and preventative maintenance.
• Maintain compliance with ISO 14001, ISO 50001, OSHA, SEMI standards and local regulations, lead site sustainability and net-zero carbon reduction, and act as incident commander for emergency response, business continuity and disaster recovery.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering preferred.
• 12+ years of facilities management experience in semiconductor fabs, with at least 5+ years in a senior manager, director or department head capacity.
• Proven track record leading large engineering or technical teams and managing multi-vendor supply contracts.
• Experience managing large-scale CapEx construction, tool hookups or cleanroom conversions.

Required skills

• Deep knowledge of ultra-clean sub-fab distribution, TGMS, UPW purification, hazardous exhaust abatement and SEMI safety guidelines.
• Knowledge of SCADA and BMS systems.