Gas & Chemical Engineer

Summary

The Gas & Chemical Engineer is responsible for the unified management of facility-wide bulk electronic gas, specialty gas, chemical, acid, and alkali delivery systems. This role oversees hazardous material infrastructure design, system reliability, operational safety, explosion-proof compliance, and technical standards development to ensure safe and stable production support.

Job Duties

• New construction project Engineering Management: Review schemes and construction drawings of Bulk Gas, Specialty Gas and industrial chemical liquid supply systems for new cleanrooms; supervise on-site construction, pipeline purging, pressure holding commissioning, final acceptance and handover, and close all construction and commissioning problems.
• Full-range technical management of hazardous medium systems: Take overall charge of plant-wide specialty process gas, industrial chemical, acid/alkali liquid and high-purity reagent delivery pipeline networks. Cover specialty gas VMB/VMP cabinets, chemical supply stations, waste gas & waste liquid collection systems, explosion-proof ventilation and emergency medium shut-off interlock systems.
• Equipment Reliability & Lifecycle Management: Establish exclusive technical standards for gas & chemical systems, formulate periodic maintenance, monthly inspection and annual calibration schedules for equipment. Build full-lifecycle equipment ledgers, pipeline history records and closed-loop ledgers for leakage hazard rectification.
• Standardization and risk control: Develop standardized SOPs for gas & chemical operation teams. Conduct special technical training and work permit review for hazardous medium handling, hot work and confined space operations. Prevent safety incidents such as medium leakage, liquid cross-contamination, fire & explosion, toxic gas exposure and corresponding production shutdown risks via technical governance.
• Cross-department coordination: Collaborate closely with EHS, Production, Equipment and Quality teams to implement hazardous material regulatory requirements and factory safety management rules; organize regular safety audits and continuous improvement activities for gas & chemical systems.

Travel

As needed (Locally)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Environmental Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in industrial bulk/specialty gas, chemical distribution, semiconductor cleanroom hazardous material management.
• Familiar with EHS hazardous material regulations, emergency response flows and risk assessment methodologies.
• Practical experience of on-site operation for toxic, flammable, corrosive gas and chemical systems in cleanroom.
• In-depth understanding of specialty gas piping, chemical delivery skids and hazardous substance regulatory compliance.
• Formal working experience in semiconductor wafer fab gas & chemical station.
• Rich experience cooperating with EHS department on safety audit, hazard identification and incident rectification.
• Basic knowledge of gas monitoring PLC, automatic interlock and hazardous medium real-time monitoring systems.

Work Environment

• Respond to off-hour emergency calls
• Available to work overtime or weekend when necessary
• Fabrication Facility/Cleanroom environment
• Provide 24/7 production support; accept emergency calls for gas leakage, chemical overflow and hazardous medium system failures after work hours.
• Daily work in cleanroom, bulk gas yard, specialty gas cabinet area, chemical supply room and waste liquid treatment station.
• Mandatory use of chemical resistant PPE, respirators and explosion-proof tools when handling corrosive, toxic and flammable media.
• Frequently participate in confined space entry, hot work and hazardous material replacement operations with strict safety procedure execution.

Physical Demands

Ability to lift up to 10-100lbs

Location

This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.

WHY AOI?

In addition to competitive salary, AOI offers

• Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual and family needs
• Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
• Generous PTO policy, with unused PTO payout at end of the year
• Relocation package available within US
• Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US)

We do not accept unsolicited proposals from third-party recruiters or agencies. Contacting hiring managers directly may result in disqualification of submissions.