PrincipalTechnician - Facilities Engineering

Company Overview

Global Foundries is a leading full‑service semiconductor foundry providing design, development, and fabrication services to technology companies worldwide.

Based in Essex, VT, this position is a Chemical System Maintenance, Deionized Water, and Operations Principal Technician on first shift (M‑F, 7am‑3:30pm). The role reports to Dustin Nuhfer and is fully onsite, requiring occasional rotating holiday/weekend coverage. It involves leading teams and overseeing chemical handling for a 200mm manufacturing facility.

• Oversee daily operations and lead teams across four shifts to deliver safe, compliant, and efficient chemical handling.
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and technical leadership to maintain system operation.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance tasks on chemical supply systems, blending units, reverse osmosis, ion exchange resin, filtration, and other support systems.
• Respond to and troubleshoot system alarms and controls.
• Execute mechanical field work on filters, resin vessels, UV lights, pumps, valves, tanks, tubing, piping, and controls.
• Lead and coordinate improvement projects that increase safety, continuous operations, and organizational capability.
• Collaborate within a team focused on customer satisfaction.

• Perform all activities safely and support Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
• Complete any additional duties assigned by the manager.

• Associate degree in engineering, technology, or related field.
• Minimum 7–8 years of experience in a related mechanical or maintenance field.
• Schedule flexibility, including weekend coverage.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal).
• Physical capacity to lift 30 lbs and wear a respirator.
• Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration across teams.
• Ability to wear a cleanroom suit and appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Ability to climb ladders and operate in confined spaces for maintenance.
• Fluency in Microsoft 365 applications (Outlook, Excel, Teams, Word, Copilot, etc.).

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or related field.
• 8+ years’ experience and/or education in facilities systems such as water treatment, water purification, HVAC, chilled water, glycol chilled water, compressed air, chemical distribution, and control systems.
• Project management skills to innovate and execute solutions that matter.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.

Expected Salary Range: $58,400.00 – $.

The exact salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience, and location.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at  and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis.

Global Foundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. Global Foundries’ goal of excellence necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory. All policies and processes relating to employees—including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination—are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third‑party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic specified by local, state or federal law.