DI Water & Wastewater Engineer

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Texas Instruments is seeking an early career DIW Water & Wastewater Engineer to join the Central Engineering Team. This role focuses entirely on higher-value engineering, cross-site standardization, systemic technical problem-solving, new technology evaluation & deployment, scalable continuous improvement, and regional strategy execution across TI Asia sites.
The engineer delivers advanced technical support and drives technical evolution for 24/7 running process water utility systems including DIW/UPW, reclaim/reuse, industrial wastewater (IWW) and STP systems. The role is centered on technical standardization, reliability roadmap execution, cross-site best practice replication, and new technology study & industrialization, fully aligned with FOF and Asia Strategy Solutions team’s long-term technical development objectives.


Responsibilities include:

1. Discipline Technical Depth & Cross-Site Standardization 
• Build strong technical depth within the water discipline and ensure consistent technology execution and standardized engineering standards across all sites.
• Centralize technical knowledge, failure analysis data, and lesson-learned databases to replace localized site practices with enterprise-level best practices.
• Conduct regular system technical assessments, FMEA reliability analysis, and risk evaluation to develop long-term discipline reliability roadmaps and mitigate latent systemic risks.
• Collaborate closely with the Asia Strategy Solutions team to align local engineering activities with regional strategic priorities, utility system roadmap, technical innovation targets, and cross-site improvement initiatives.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians, elevate overall discipline technical competency, and support country-level engineering capability development.
• Clarify role boundaries and technical handoffs between Central Engineering and site Operations teams for troubleshooting, escalation workflows, and improvement initiatives.

2. Advanced Technical Support & Operational Excellence

• Serve as the central technical subject matter expert (SME) for Provide high-level technical engineering support for full spectrum of water systems: UF, coagulation/flocculation, STP/IWW treatment, RO, degasification, Mixed Bed/EDI, UV polishing loops, chemical dosing, neutralization, and water reclaim/reuse processes.
• Support advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and technical resolution for complex system upsets, parameter excursions, and recurring process alarms, eliminating systemic issues instead of handling routine operational tasks.
• Establish and manage system performance dashboards to track key operational metrics, drive continuous reliability improvement, and reduce recurring system deviations.

3. New Technology Study, Evaluation & Industrial Application 
• Conduct industry benchmarking, technical research, and feasibility study for emerging water treatment, purification, and wastewater recycling new technologies.
• Evaluate new equipment, advanced treatment media, innovative chemical formulations, and optimized process philosophies for potential fab implementation.
• Perform technical comparison, cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, and pilot study planning for new technology adoption.
• Lead trial verification, process validation, technical qualification, and full-scale deployment of proven new technologies across TI water systems.
• Drive technical iteration, process innovation, and technical upgrade roadmap to enhance system efficiency, yield, water recovery rate, and long-term sustainability.

4. Capital & Expense Project Leadership
• Lead full-lifecycle delivery of capital and expense engineering projects including system performance optimization, technical upgrades, capacity expansion, membrane/resin replacement, water system efficiency enhancement, and new technology implementation projects.
• Conduct system capacity assessment (CVD) against production ramp-up demand, provide technical recommendation for capacity upgrade and system scalability planning.
• Define standardized project scopes, technical specifications, bid packages, and construction documents to achieve consistent project quality and replicable engineering solutions across multiple sites.
• Oversee project design, procurement, construction supervision, commissioning, startup validation, and formal handover; strictly control project schedule, budget quality, risk management, and scope change control.
• Drive scalable and replicable engineering solutions that support the centralized CE operating model and benefit overall Asia site fleet performance.
• Track project outcomes, summarize technical learnings, and deliver regular progress reports to Central Engineering and regional leadership teams.

5. Automation, Data Optimization & Cross-Functional Partnership
• Partner with controls engineers to optimize PLC/SCADA monitoring logic, automated sequences, and system data dashboards for standardized performance tracking and data-driven improvement.
• Maintain strong collaborative partnership with site Operations, Maintenance, Manufacturing, and ESHS teams to support daily factory stability without owning routine system operational duties.
• Provide technical input for performance metric setup, data analysis, and trend monitoring to support proactive system optimization.

6. ESHS & Systemic Improvement Focus
• Ensure all engineering designs, improvements, and project implementations fully comply with TI ESHS standards and code requirements.
• Identify cross-site systemic gaps, recurring failure modes, and utility bottlenecks; execute structured improvement roadmaps to elevate fleet-level reliability and efficiency.
 

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent engineering discipline.
•2 - 3 years hands-on engineering experience in semiconductor high-tech manufacturing, specializing in DIW/UPW, process water, industrial wastewater, and water reclaim utility systems.

Preferred Qualifications
• Proven experience leading capital/expense projects, technical standardization, reliability improvement, or new technology trial & deployment in semiconductor facility utilities.
• Strong working knowledge of full water lifecycle technologies: RO, ion exchange, Mixed Bed, EDI, degasification, UF filtration, UV sterilization, coagulation/flocculation, and STP wastewater treatment processes.
• Solid water chemistry foundation with deep understanding of chemical dosing control, pH neutralization tuning, and semiconductor ultra-high-purity water quality requirements.
• Advanced practical experience in root cause analysis, FMEA, reliability engineering, and systemic cross-site problem solving.
• Familiar with field instrumentation, process control logic, and PLC/SCADA automated water monitoring systems.
• Experience conducting technical benchmarking, new technology feasibility study, pilot testing, and mass deployment.
• Prior experience building technical standards, enterprise best practices, cross-site documentation, or regional improvement roadmaps.
• Experience working under centralized or country-level engineering organization structure is highly preferred.
Core Competencies & Skills 
• Strong analytical capability and systematic problem-solving skills to resolve complex, cross-site systemic technical challenges.
• Proactive in technical innovation, new technology research, and engineering iteration to drive long-term facility technical competitiveness.
• Clear mindset and working experience with centralized engineering values: standardization, scalability, cross-site collaboration, knowledge replication, and high-value strategic engineering.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, project management, roadmap execution, and organizational priority management skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and AutoCAD.
• Self-starter, proactive, independent, and result-driven with strong technical ownership of engineering quality, innovation and standardization.
• Excellent safety leadership awareness, rigorous engineering discipline, and impeccable professional integrity.