Project Manager - Microelectronics

At Aquatech, we tackle the challenges of critical minerals, water scarcity, and complexity by leveraging technology, expertise, and financing to deliver comprehensive solutions that enable competitive, sustainable infrastructure. As a leading global provider of water and industrial process technology solutions, we help the world's most recognized companies achieve their sustainability and operational goals by implementing innovative approaches for water reuse, desalination, minimal and zero liquid discharge, and critical minerals recovery. Learn more at www.aquatech.com

Aquatech supports some of the world’s most technically demanding industries including semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, solar manufacturing, and data centers. These facilities require highly reliable utility infrastructure including Ultra Pure Water (UPW), wastewater treatment (WWT), reclaim systems, thermal utility systems, chemical systems, and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) systems.

Lead technical execution strategy and program alignment for microelectronics utility infrastructure projects.
Customer facing role that can quickly and effectively communicate the customers needs and request throughout the global organizationCoordinate multidisciplinary technical teams including process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & controls (I&C), automation, and construction organizations.
Drive technical decision-making, issue resolution, and execution alignment across global execution teams.
Support engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, startup, qualification, and operational turnover activities.
Participate in risk mitigation planning, constructability reviews, and execution strategy development.
Support development of scalable execution methodologies, standards, and best practices for microelectronics projects.

Review and support development of PFDs, P&IDs, General Arrangements, equipment layouts, utility integration strategies, control philosophies, startup plans, and qualification documentation.
Support engineering coordination between process, mechanical, electrical, automation, controls, and construction disciplines.
Participate in design reviews, operability reviews, maintainability reviews, and technical risk assessments.
Support procurement and vendor technical evaluations for semiconductor and high-tech manufacturing applications.
Evaluate system reliability, redundancy strategies, maintainability, operational flexibility, and lifecycle performance.

Coordinate field execution activities including installation reviews, field coordination, commissioning support, startup planning, and operational turnover..
Coordinate closely with construction teams, startup teams, operations organizations, and customers.
Support accelerated startup schedules and schedule recovery efforts as required.

Serve as a customer-facing technical leader for complex microelectronics projects.
Interface directly with semiconductor, advanced packaging, solar manufacturing, and data center customers.
Work effectively within matrix organizations across multiple disciplines and geographies.
Support executive-level customer communications, technical workshops, and design reviews.

This position differs from a traditional Project Manager role by focusing heavily on technical execution leadership, multidisciplinary engineering integration, startup and operational readiness, customer technical interface responsibilities, and development of repeatable semiconductor execution methodologies.

Benefits: 

Aquatech offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, company-paid holidays, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

Essential Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above and below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

 Physical Job Demands:

Lifting/carrying/moving and exerting up to  50 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. May need to climb ladders, cannot be afraid of heights, and will need to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while on site. It involves sitting at a desk for extended periods. Needs a high degree of concentration in a busy area.

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Civil, or related discipline).
Minimum of 10 years of relevant industrial experience.
Direct experience supporting one or more of the following industries is required:
  • Semiconductor manufacturing
  • Advanced packaging
  • Solar manufacturing
Strong experience in multiple utility and process systems including UPW, WWT, reclaim systems, thermal utility systems, RO/membrane systems, chemical treatment systems, and ZLD.
Experience supporting large-scale industrial or semiconductor projects through design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, startup, qualification, and operational turnover.
Strong understanding of multidisciplinary engineering integration and matrix organizational execution.
Strong technical leadership, communication, and troubleshooting capabilities.

Experience supporting semiconductor fab utility systems or advanced manufacturing facilities.
Experience with EPC, design-build, or integrated project delivery execution models.
Experience with process mechanical systems, piping systems, and utility integration.
Experience with instrumentation & controls (I&C), automation systems, SCADA systems, and electrical utility coordination.
Experience supporting startup, commissioning, qualification, and operational readiness activities.
Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and supporting accelerated project schedules.