Facilities Instrumentation and Controls Technician

About the role

TSMC Arizona’s first fab began production with leading-edge N4 process technology in the first half of 2025. The second and third fabs, utilizing even more advanced process technology, will start production by 2028–2030. America’s leading technology companies will rely on TSMC Arizona for the next generations of chips that will power the digital future.

The Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Technician will act as a key member of the Facilities team, responsible for operating, maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting facility PLC and SCADA systems supporting the Fab21 Semiconductor fab. In this role, you will ensure the safety, reliability, and continuous operation of critical automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe workplace, and perform all work in a safe manner.
• Maintain calibration of measurement systems as required by the CMMS PM scheduling system and maintain calibration logs for all measurement devices.
• Track, trend, and monitor operations of instrumentation systems, providing weekly/monthly reports and trends.
• Monitor network traffic to proactively identify and troubleshoot communication issues.
• Work closely with the System Engineer to ensure control loops are tuned to meet specifications and formulate technical solutions for potential or existing system problems.
• Provide maintenance and operations support of PLC/SCADA and DDC automation systems, maintaining backup databases for all logic.
• Respond rapidly to instrumentation issues in the field to support continuous, 24/7 factory operations.
• Perform Emergency Response Team (ERT) duties as required, including responding to incidents such as medical emergencies, chemical spills, or fire response.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong focus on personal, process, and workforce safety, with a foundation in industrial automation and control principles.
• Ability to read, interpret, and understand engineering drawings, including instrumentation loop drawings, electrical diagrams, and P&ID diagrams.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other technicians, supervisors, engineers, and managers.
• Follow all safety policies and procedures at all times, with safety awareness/training when working with I&C and low-voltage electrical systems.
• Working knowledge of PLC systems (including RSLogix 5000), Ladder Logic, and HMI operator interfaces.
• Demonstrated knowledge of PID controllers, final control elements, and Variable Frequency Drives, including the ability to tune PID loops.
• Working knowledge of at least two of the following: Building DDC controls, SCADA control systems, PLC-based control systems, and DCS control systems.
• Proficiency with instrumentation calibration equipment and procedures, including VOM meters, temperature baths, instrument loop calibrators/simulators, and pneumatic test equipment.
• Computer literate with Windows applications, corporate email, spreadsheets, word processing, and CMMS packages.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when professionally communicating issues, ideas, and recommendations with system engineers and team members.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• 1 to 5 years of experience in maintenance, construction, repair, and servicing of industrial automation systems, providing hands-on troubleshooting and calibration in an industrial environment.

Preferred Requirements

• Associate’s degree in an Electrical/Electronic program, or successful completion of an accredited I&C apprenticeship/technical training program.
• 5 or more years of I&C experience in an industrial environment; semiconductor manufacturing experience is highly preferred.
• ISA Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) certification is a plus.
• Working knowledge of computer applications including Word, Excel, and CMMS programs.

Physical Requirements

• May spend extended hours working inside and outside in all weather conditions, and in awkward body positions which can cause physical discomfort and strain.
• May be required to lift up to 50 lbs and to adjust heavy objects.
• The position will foreseeably come in contact with sharp, hot, and cold equipment, and parts.
• Must be medically qualified to wear a personal respirator and other PPE.
• Sensory demands include exposure to the smells associated with industrial chemical operations, exposure to the sounds associated with powered tools and industrial equipment.
• Must have the ability to safely climb ladders, and work at elevation from ladders, scaffolding, lifts, roofs, or platforms, and the ability to work in confined spaces.

Shift Expectations

• May be required to work a Compressed Work Week (4-day on, 3-day off, 3-day on, 4-day off), and may be required to work night or swing shift.
• Candidates must be willing and able to work on-site at the Phoenix, Arizona facility.