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University of Texas at Austin

Public research university in Austin, TX

Facilities Technician

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Operative knowledge of air handlers, air compressors, boilers, chillers, gas delivery systems, and automated control systems.
  • General knowledge of semiconductor facility operations for utilities, waste processing, and water systems.
  • Experience troubleshooting programmable logic controller (PLC), distributed control system (DCS), or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)-based control systems.
  • Experience with instrumentation calibration and control-loop diagnostics.
  • Ability to read and interpret piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), electrical schematics, and wiring diagrams.
  • Experience supporting gas delivery and clean dry air (CDA) systems.
  • Operating knowledge of dry-air and inert-gas pipefitting.
  • Basic computer skills, including experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Mechanical skill and affinity.
  • Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen or U.S. lawful permanent resident) as required by the DARPA contract.
  • Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
  • Work shifts are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; occasional nights and weekends are required.
  • Must provide a resume or CV and three work references with contact information, at least one of which should be from a supervisor.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and optimize facility systems within operating parameters, including automated control of water, air, pressure, temperature, and dew point through PLC, building automation system (BAS), and SCADA systems.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and adjust fire, electrical, mechanical, and gas systems using SCADA, PLC, DCS, and BAS.
  • Perform rounds each shift and record system conditions through direct observation, including compressed dry air, cooling towers, boilers, fire pumps, emergency generators, bulk gases, ultra-pure water, chillers, vacuum, commercial water, commercial power, waste neutralization, and bulk chemical distribution.
  • Assist in developing and revising standard operating procedures (SOPs) while supporting control-room monitoring activities.
  • Respond to maintenance service requests and complete assigned preventive maintenance activities.
  • Troubleshoot instrumentation, control loops, pressure, temperature, and flow transmitters, control valves, variable-frequency drives (VFDs), and gas delivery systems to minimize downtime.
  • Use diagnostic tools and computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) tools to finalize maintenance documentation and support predictive maintenance initiatives.
  • Support cleanroom environmental control systems, including CDA, high-purity gases, and humidity and temperature control loops.
  • Perform other related functions as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Associate or bachelor’s degree.
  • Experience with instrumentation such as pressure, flow, and temperature transmitters, VFDs, and control valves.
  • At least two years of experience troubleshooting BAS, PLC, DCS, or SCADA control systems in industrial or semiconductor environments.
  • Four years of experience in a semiconductor facilities environment.

About the Company

University of Texas at Austin

Public research university in Austin, TX

University of Texas at Austin is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional education across a broad range of fields.

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