Tool BOD Ramp Engineer
About the role
Springtide, a division of IPS (a Berkshire Hathaway company), is seeking a Tool BOD Ramp Engineer to join our team. This role is based on-site with our client near Malta, New York.
Responsibilities
- OEM Tool Documentation Review & Integration
- Review semiconductor equipment manuals, specifications, and vendor technical packages for completeness and constructability.
- Extract and validate facility requirements, including electrical loads and connection requirements, process cooling water (PCW), and HVAC and thermal load data.
- Identify missing, conflicting, or unclear information in OEM documentation and coordinate resolution directly with tool vendors.
- Facility Data Sheet (FDS) Development
- Develop and maintain standardized Facility Data Sheets for semiconductor manufacturing tools and support equipment.
- Convert OEM utility requirements into owner-approved formats suitable for facilities engineering, A/E design teams, construction contractors, system capacity planning, and procurement activities.
- Ensure all utility data aligns with corporate standards, site design criteria, and applicable codes.
- Basis of Design (BOD) Development
- Prepare Basis of Design documentation supporting tool installation and facility integration.
- Define design assumptions, utility operating criteria, redundancy requirements, capacity and diversity assumptions, etc.
- Support consistency between tool requirements, facility infrastructure, and overall fab design strategy.
- Design Coordination
- Cover routing feasibility, space, access, clashes, hook-up readiness, and sequencing.
- Ramp & Program Support
- Support semiconductor factory ramp activities by managing engineering deliverables required for tool release and installation readiness.
- Manage deliverables for tool release/readiness.
- Track OEM docs, FDS, BOD approvals, design sign-offs, and utility milestones.
- Aid in developing standardized installation packages and engineering turnover processes.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.
- 3+ years of experience in semiconductor facilities, tool installation, equipment engineering, or factory integration.
- Experience interpreting semiconductor OEM equipment manuals and utility requirement documentation.
- Familiarity with cleanroom and subfab infrastructure systems.
- Strong technical document development and coordination skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and engineering document management systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with semiconductor equipment and process areas (lithography, etch, deposition, CMP, Implant, metrology).
- Knowledge of semiconductor facility systems (process exhaust, bulk and specialty gases, UPW, waste systems, HVAC, and cleanroom airflow).
- Experience supporting tool hook-up, tool install, or factory ramp programs.
- Familiarity with BIM coordination, AutoCAD, or layout review processes.
- Understanding of SEMI standards and applicable building/fire codes.
Benefits
The salary offered for this role is between $88,000 and $117,000, but the actual salary offered is dependent on experience, skill set, and education.
About Us
Springtide Project Services is a full-service technical consultancy providing Architectural, Engineering, Construction, Project and Program Management, and Commissioning services to advanced technology industries, including the semiconductor, mission-critical data center, renewable energy, electric vehicle, and display sectors. We bring deep subject matter expertise as well as proven, reliable execution experience to bear on complex projects. The name Springtide represents our culture and values as an agile organization providing fresh, dynamic, and innovative solutions to help our clients optimize their project outcomes. We are energetic, driven, and curious, and take a sophisticated approach to every client project, enabling a critical scope to be executed; we walk in our clients’ shoes, we listen, we are curious, and we excel in a thriving collaborative culture, proactively leaning into challenges with a solutions mindset. We focus on collaborative engagement, alignment, and optimized execution, enabling our clients to do more and to achieve their business success.
Pay
The salary offered for this role is between $88,000 and $117,000, but the actual salary offered is dependent on experience, skill set, and education.
Schedule
The role is full-time and based on-site with the client near Malta, New York.