Senior Facilities Engineer - Singapore

About Nearfield Instruments
Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company with its Headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands . We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enable our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers – to increase the production yields, and thus, functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.

Founded in 2016, we bring together the most creative minds (approx. 450 employees globally) in science and technology and develop a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary high throughput Scanning Probe Microscopy system.

Where will you be working?

With a team of around four facility professionals at your side, you’ll steer the strategic and day-to-day decisions that make our spaces our Singapore site smarter, more efficient, and perfectly aligned with the needs of a high-tech scale-up.

What will you be doing?

As Facility Senior Engineer, you are responsible for the day-to-day execution of the facility department activities. The Cleanroom operates on a 24/7 for our Manufacturing Operations. You will work closely with Nearfield Inst Instrument Facilities organization in the Netherlands and also for all the external parties (suppliers), local authorities who regularly visit our premises. You will also ensure that all local government licenses pertaining to the site are renewed on time. You will ensure the site conforms to all local governmental regulations. In Singapore, we have the a ISO 5 Manufacturing Cleanroom for our Manufacturing Operation, R&D Facility, Demo Lab, Offices, Warehouse/Logistics Operations.

This way you make sure NFI can perform the experimental-, development- and manufacturing work for our semiconductor metrology systems.

Specific tasks and responsibilities include:

• Work with relevant suppliers to setup ISO 5 Cleanroom for Manufacturing Operations, including maintenance of the facilities, including Mechanical and Electrical Systems.

• Execute the facility plan and all preventive and corrective maintenance actions on equipment inside NFI, including inventory management.

• Executing lab/cleanroom procedures and cleanliness/organization standards.

• Troubleshoot activities in case of facility and equipment issues.

• Being the main interface towards various suppliers, vendors, landlord and internal stakeholders.

• Coordinating the installation of new equipment and services facility related.

• Coordinating safety matters (access control system, camera system, fire installation)

• Collaborate with the Production Operations team to increase efficiency and solve bottlenecks.

• Overseeing & coordinating the realization of a new cleanroom in the foreseeable future

• Writing new and updating existing procedures and manuals.

• Building the technical facility team and providing daily leadership.

• Coordinate the work of the technical facility assistants.

Why is the position interesting for you?

• Impact at the core of high-tech innovation. You play a crucial role in enabling world-leading chipmakers to produce smaller, faster, and more powerful electronics by ensuring NFI’s cleanrooms, labs, and facilities run flawlessly;

• Dynamic and diverse responsibilities. From strategic decisions to hands-on problem solving, no two days are the same: one moment you’re coordinating a new cleanroom project, the next you’re troubleshooting technical challenges or optimizing efficiency with suppliers and colleagues;

• Collaborative and fast-growing environment. You’ll work closely with a dedicated facilities team in a scale-up atmosphere, where your ideas and decisions directly shape how a pioneering, innovative company operates and grows.

What are we looking for?

A scale up can provide phenomenal learning and development opportunities but can also be a hectic environment at times. You must fit in such a climate and don’t mind to constantly implementing changes and process improvements, and to go the extra mile on a regular basis and feel comfortable with some uncertainty.

Furthermore, you need to recognize yourself in the profile as described below.

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; Diploma holder with extensive experience maybe considered.

• minimum 3 year’s experience, in a similar position, in a comparable tech environment;

• Ability to communicate effectively in English

• strong organizational skills and attention to details;

• ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize;

• strong communication skills;

• ability to work under pressure