Install Qualification Operations Specialist

Job Overview Join Intel Foundry Construction and Sourcing (FCS) in building the world's largest semiconductor manufacturing factories across the globe. This role, the Install Qualification Operation Specialist, drives key milestones enabling tool installation, readiness, and qualification within Intel Foundry Construction and Sourcing. The specialist is responsible for equipment install execution from pre‑design through design finish and set to SL2 signoff, ensuring safe delivery, accurate scope definition, efficient construction, and prompt vendor qualification. Five days per week onsite presence is required with close coordination with manufacturing, design, construction, OEMs, trade contractors, and supplier partners. 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 Qualification and Intel Qualification 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 decommission 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 proven best‑practice methods (BKMs). Qualifications Project management skills (planning, scheduling, risk mitigation). Adaptability in fast‑paced, changing environments. Organizational discipline and time management. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, business or a related field and 3+ years of experience in project management, as equipment/engineering tool owner, or equivalent installation/qualification/demo/maintenance technician experience. Associate's degree related to semiconductor manufacturing and 5+ years of experience in project management, as equipment/engineering tool owner, or equivalent installation/qualification/demo/maintenance technician experience. 7+ years of experience in project management, equipment/engineering tool owner, or equivalent installation/qualification/demo/maintenance technician experience, considered in lieu of a degree. Not open to an Intel immigration sponsorship. Preferred Qualifications Ability to work onsite in a cleanroom/construction environment. Ability to navigate construction areas when needed. PMP certification. Experience with medium or large‑scale construction or tool install programs. Knowledge of Intel systems: EMS, SIRFIS, Fuzion, QUEST, IMCS, capacity planning, SLS, 6D. Demo experience (6D trained and certified). Experience with station controller setup / automation. Panel shutdowns, FPOCs, eFITs. Tool crating/decrating, AIO. Tool install/qual specifications and maintenance. Managing daily third‑party supplier operation. Benefits We offer a total compensation package that includes competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs such as health, retirement, and vacation. For more information about the benefits at Intel, please visit our careers website. Equal Employment Opportunity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. #J-18808-Ljbffr Intel Corporation