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Micron Technology

Makes memory and storage chips for AI and PCs

Senior Facilities Mechanical Engineer - Dry Systems

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
In Person
Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Maintenance and Reliability Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related engineering field from a recognized university accredited by MQA or the Engineering Accreditation Council.
  • At least 5 years of applicable mechanical or facilities engineering experience, focusing heavily on compressed air, vacuum, exhaust, cleanroom, and HVAC systems.
  • Direct experience in a semiconductor, wafer-fab, data-centre, pharmaceutical, or other high-purity or critical cleanroom environment, and ability to support shift, weekend, night, or emergency work when required.
  • Solid grounding in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and rotating-equipment fundamentals.
  • Experience delivering capital projects from concept build through commissioning and handover to operations, followed by long-term O&M ownership.
  • Hands-on experience owning an annual maintenance budget, including OPEX planning, forecasting, and cost control against target.
  • Solid understanding of BMS platforms, SAP PM, AI tools, and AI-enabled ways of working to improve efficiency, productivity, and decision-making.
Responsibilities
  • Hold end-to-end technical accountability as the designated System Owner for compressed dry air, process vacuum, process exhaust, HVAC and air-conditioning, and associated instrumentation, control loops, and Building Management System integration across build, construction, commissioning, and operation.
  • Incorporate AI-powered tools into everyday engineering tasks such as predictive maintenance, energy management, and data-driven optimization of mechanical utility systems.
  • Develop and review foundational plans, load calculations, and system sizing for compressed dry air, process vacuum, exhaust, and HVAC systems in accordance with global standards and applicable codes.
  • Define equipment specifications, redundancy approaches, and turndown strategies for compressors, dryers, vacuum pumps, and fans.
  • Review and challenge consultant build deliverables, including P&IDs, single-line diagrams, equipment schedules, and layouts, for maintainability and future expansion.
  • Review contractor submittals, method statements, and material approvals for alignment with global standards and applicable engineering standards.
  • Support technical bid evaluation and equipment selection.
  • Ensure energy efficiency, maintainability, and demand-based control are incorporated from the beginning of the build.
  • Coordinate contractors and OEM vendors during installation to confirm compliance with drawings and specifications.
  • Observe factory acceptance tests and site acceptance tests for compressors, dryers, vacuum packages, and air-handling equipment.
  • Verify pipework fabrication, cleanliness, pressure testing, and passivation for compressed air and vacuum lines to prevent contamination.
  • Manage installation punch lists, non-conformance reports, and interface coordination between mechanical, electrical, and controls trades.
  • Confirm safety systems, isolation points, and lockout/tagout provisions are accurately installed and detailed.
  • Lead commissioning and system start-up; develop and complete commissioning protocols and qualification test plans.
  • Verify compressed-air purity qualification to required ISO 8573 classes for particles, dew point, and oil, including sampling and line-flushing methodology.
  • Validate vacuum-system ultimate pressure, response, and capacity at point of use; confirm exhaust-flow balancing and static-pressure set points.
  • Qualify HVAC performance for temperature, humidity, air-change rates, filtration, and pressurization to ISO 14644 cleanroom classifications.
  • Support tool-install hookup and utility readiness aligned with fab-ramp achievements; hand over qualified systems with complete turnover packages and initial maintenance plans.
  • Act as the responsible O&M lead for designated systems throughout their operational service life, ensuring safe and reliable 24/7 availability.
  • Develop, own, and continuously refine preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies using RCM/FMEA methodology.
  • Plan and schedule maintenance activities via SAP PM; manage work orders, preventive-maintenance compliance, backlog, and shutdown/turnaround planning.
  • Manage OEM service contracts, specialist vendors, and in-house technicians; define spare-parts strategy and critical-spares holdings to protect uptime.
  • Own reliability performance, including MTBF, MTTR, and availability; lead breakdown response, root-cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions to eliminate repeat failures.
  • Manage statutory inspections for dry-system pressure equipment, such as air receivers, including DOSH Certificate of Fitness renewals.
  • Continuously supervise system performance via BMS and optimize energy, capacity, and stability against build intent.
  • Identify, justify, and deliver optimization and reliability-improvement projects with quantified return on investment, energy savings, and carbon-reduction benefits.
  • Manage system upgrades, capacity expansions, tie-ins, and end-of-life equipment replacement with minimal production risk and full change management.
  • Optimize compressed-air demand through leak-detection and repair programmes, pressure-band optimization, sequencing, variable-speed-drive tuning, and heat-of-compression recovery.
  • Own, plan, and predict the yearly OPEX maintenance budget for assigned systems, including spares, consumables, service contracts, and labor.
  • Prepare the yearly budget submission with data-driven justification; track actual spending against budget and manage monthly variances.
  • Build and justify maintenance/repair CAPEX cases for equipment replacement, overhaul, and reliability upgrades using lifecycle-cost analysis.
  • Drive cost optimization without compromising safety or reliability, negotiate service contracts, optimize spares inventory, and make data-driven repair-versus-replace decisions.
  • Report budget performance, savings, and cost indicators to management; ensure spending aligns with procurement and financial-governance requirements.
  • Support ISO 50001 Energy Management System requirements, energy audits, and reporting obligations under the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Act 2024.
  • Provide technical mentorship to engineers, technicians, and operators on assigned systems.
  • Represent Facilities in internal, corporate, customer, and third-party audits, including ISO surveillance and customer quality audits, as the system subject-matter expert.
  • Collaborate with process/tool-install, construction, and global facilities teams to align utility delivery with fab-ramp schedules.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Registered Energy Manager Type 1 or Type 2 certification under EECA 2024 is helpful for energy-related responsibilities.
  • A Project Management Professional certification or comparable certification is helpful for delivering capital projects and managing budgets.

About the company

Micron Technology designs and manufactures memory and storage chips, mainly DRAM and NAND flash, used in data centers, PCs, phones, cars and industrial equipment. It is one of only three companies that make HBM, the stacked high-bandwidth memory placed beside processors in AI servers, and it is the largest memory chipmaker based in the United States. Unlike chip designers that outsource production, Micron runs its own fabs and assembly sites in the United States and across Asia. It earns money by selling chips, memory modules and solid-state drives to cloud providers, device makers and distributors. Micron was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Boise, Idaho

Founded

1978

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What believers are saying

  • Demand is surging: in September 2026, Micron reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $133.19 billion, up from $37.38 billion.
  • Boise is hiring: in August 2026, Micron planned about 3,500 direct jobs at two Idaho fabs opening from 2027.
  • Sales are locked in early: by October 2026, most of Micron's 2027 HBM supply was contracted at higher prices.

What critics are saying

  • Revenue is concentrated: about half of Micron's sales came from its top ten customers in each of three years.
  • Departing engineers face scrutiny: in September 2026, Micron sued rival YMTC for hiring away at least 20 engineers.
  • Boise is feeling the strain: an August 2026 report found the $50 billion Idaho buildout straining local infrastructure.

What makes Micron Technology unique

  • AI memory is a three-player club: only Micron, SK hynix and Samsung make HBM, the stacked memory inside AI servers.
  • It owns its factories: Micron makes chips in Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, the U.S., Malaysia, China and India.
  • Data centers drive the business: its two data center units made $34.28 billion of quarterly revenue reported September 2026.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Flexible Work Hours

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Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

7%
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