Facilities Mechanical Engineer (South Portland, ME)

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Texas Instruments (TI) is looking for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join our Facilities Central Engineering Team at our Maine manufacturing site (MFAB) in South Portland, ME. In this role, you will drive continuous improvement and optimization of our critical mechanical utility systems, including exhaust, cleanroom air systems, hot water, process cooling water, and vacuum systems. You will leverage your technical expertise to advance process efficiency, ensure reliability, and support the strategic goals of our facility’s manufacturing operations. These systems are designed to run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year without interruption, creating a state-of-the-art manufacturing environment. Facilities works closely with TI's manufacturing team to understand how these mechanical utilities impact the process as well as how to optimize consumption and performance.

Responsibilities include:

Engineering & Technical Leadership

• Make engineering decisions that balance safety, reliability, cost, capacity, and operational efficiency
• Lead the analysis, design, and continuous improvement of mechanical utility systems, including exhaust, air, thermal, and vacuum systems
• Provide engineering technical support for system operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and incident response
• Develop and maintain key system documentation, including P&IDs, process flow diagrams, operating procedures, and sequences of operation
• Drive reliability and risk-based engineering through root cause analysis, FMEAs, system assessments, and improvement roadmaps
• Partner with operations, maintenance, manufacturing, EHS, and engineering teams to improve system performance and safe operation
• Mentor engineers and technicians while strengthening overall team technical capability

Project Leadership & Execution

• Lead capital and expense projects for system upgrades, expansions, and optimization initiatives from concept through startup and handoff
• Define project scope, priorities, schedules, resources, and success measures, and drive execution to plan
• Coordinate design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup activities to ensure systems perform as intended
• Facilitate alignment across engineering, operations, supply chain, and external partners throughout project execution
• Identify and manage project risks, change control, and implementation issues to minimize operational impact
• Report project progress, results, and lessons learned to leadership

Texas Instruments will not sponsor job applicants for visas or work authorization for this position.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field
• 5 years of relevant engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Capital or expense project leadership for semiconductor mechanical utility systems
• Strong background in semiconductor facility mechanical systems including:
  • Exhaust systems (acid, caustic, and VOC abatement)
  • Cleanroom air handling and HVAC systems
  • Thermal systems (boilers, hot water, chillers, and process cooling water)
  • Vacuum systems (process and house vacuum)
• Advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, FMEA, and reliability engineering experience
• Performance metrics, dashboards, and data analysis for system optimization
• Cross-functional partnership across facilities, manufacturing, EHS, process engineering, and maintenance
• Understanding of basic control systems principles (sensors, controllers, actuators) to design, analyze, and optimized automated behavior of mechanical processes