Install Qualification Operations Specialist

Intel Foundry Construction and Sourcing (FCS) is seeking an Install Qualification Operation Specialist to drive key milestones enabling tool installation, readiness, and qualification.

Responsibilities

• Champion Intel's Culture of Caring and ensure safe behaviors across design and construction activities.
• Enforce cleanroom, IP protection, and site protocols to maintain compliance with all applicable regulations and agency audits.
• Own key tool install milestones including set, rigging, placement, hook up, energization, and qualification.
• Support troubleshooting for Supplier Qual and Intel Qual to quickly resolve issues.
• Drive micro schedule and pull plan development to support tool install milestones.
• Manage decoupled construction paths SET/SL2 to accelerate readiness.
• Coordinate testing and facility readiness (LSS, eFIT, TAB, networking, ESOPN).
• Load complete tool install scope in DAC prior to design engagement.
• Participate in cross-functional design reviews with CIT, TICE, Layout, OEMs, and module teams.
• Validate OEM data and ensure alignment with Intel standards (SEED/EDS/UDS).
• Support LSP creation, routing validation, POC assignments, and space management.
• Reduce changes by minimizing DCNs, DCRs, and late-stage modifications.
• Lead multi-supplier coordination meetings and execution planning sessions.
• Translate technical/business requirements into actionable plans and schedules.
• Forecast equipment and resource needs.
• Ensure readiness and prompt delivery of tools, prefac kits, globals, and parts.
• Coordinate equipment decon and demo activities.
• Manage OEMs and third-party vendors to achieve best-in-class qualification durations.
• Drive early vendor enablement and facility readiness using ESOPN.
• Ensure clean handoff from construction completion to vendor qualification finish.
• Manage contracts, KPIs, and supplier scorecards in partnership with Procurement.
• Oversee contractor and supplier activities in accordance with SLAs.
• Monitor site operational budget and maximize efficiency.
• Apply Lean principles to eliminate waste, reduce install durations, and improve quality.
• Document and share lessons learned across modules and sites.
• Influence tool install methods through innovation and best-known methods (BKMs).

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business or related field with 1+ years of experience in Project Management, as Equipment/Engineering Tool Owner, or equivalent installation/qualification/demo/maintenance technician experience.
• OR Associate's Degree related to semiconductor manufacturing and 3+ years of experience in Project Management, as Equipment/Engineering Tool Owner, or equivalent installation/qualification/demo/maintenance technician experience.
• OR 5+ years of experience in Project Management, as Equipment/Engineering Tool Owner, or equivalent installation/qualification/demo/maintenance technician experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

A successful candidate will also demonstrate:

• Project management skills (planning, scheduling, risk mitigation).
• Adaptability in fast-paced, changing environments.
• Organizational discipline and time management.

Schedule

This position requires five days per week onsite presence in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Pay

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $73,820.00 - $143,860.00 USD. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation.