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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Operations Support Engineer - **Company:** Air Liquide - **Location:** Hillsboro, OR, United States - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $110,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, Computer Literacy, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Network Planning and Design, Test Scripts, Hardware Infrastructure - **Published:** October 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18505949?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18505949%2FOperations-Support-Engineer-Oregon-Hillsboro ## About the Role * Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering * Experience: Minimum 1-5 years of hands-on experience in an engineering, operations, or other relevant technical role. * Industry Background: Direct experience with high-purity gas delivery systems in the semiconductor, industrial gas, chemical, or aerospace sectors. * Travel: Ability to travel up to 30% nationwide to customer sites and operations locations requiring technical support., * Gas Systems Knowledge: Practical understanding of high-pressure specialty and bulk gas delivery systems, hardware components, and operating safety dynamics. * Analytical Instrumentation: General understanding of gas analytical equipment (moisture/oxygen trace analyzers, gas chromatographs, leak detectors) and the ability to learn operation and calibration procedures. * Purification Equipment: General understanding of gas purification systems. * Technical Literacy: Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and electrical schematics. * Mechanical & Technical Skillset: electro-mechanical troubleshooting, and safely working on pressurized cryogenic and gas delivery systems. * Controls Knowledge: Basic understanding and ability to operate PLC and DCS control systems. * Ability to self-manage * Possess good supervision/time management skills and be a self-motivated learner. * Must be punctual and with reliable attendance. * Demonstrate ability to train others. * The ability to work with various sized diverse groups to solve problems. * Ability to speak in front of various sized groups, including internal and external customers. * Display aptitude for controlling an emergency situation and coordinating problem-solving actions. * Provide short-term coverage for other Air Liquide projects across the United States. Physical & Safety Requirements * Safety Protocols: Firm understanding of industrial plant safety, LOTO compliance, and safety permit processes. * PPE Requirements: Ability to wear required safety equipment, including hardhats, safety glasses, steel-toe boots, and FRC gear daily when in the field. * Physical & Mobility: Comfortable standing and walking across expansive manufacturing plants. Ability to bend, stoop, reach, climb ladders, and maneuver in tight equipment spaces. * Lifting: Ability to safely lift and carry technical equipment up to 50 lbs. ## Description Air Liquide Electronics innovative electronic materials respond to increasingly challenging customer demands for improved mobility, connectivity, computing power and energy consumption. We offer ultra pure carrier gases, a wide range of specialty gases and advanced precursor molecules, enabling equipment for safe distribution, purification and on-line purity control. On site, manufacturers rely on our expertise in providing full management of these gases, advanced molecules and equipment and in helping to continuously improve production processes. How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? As an Operations Support Engineer, you will serve as a key technical contributor for the daily operation, maintenance, and reliability of semiconductor gas delivery systems and their associated equipment. In this role, you support mission-critical manufacturing environments by ensuring the continuous, ultra-high purity (UHP) delivery of gases including Argon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Helium., This role combines hands-on mechanical and technical maintenance with gas analysis and systems support. You will guide system lifecycle activities including field installation support, routine quality testing, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and agile emergency response. * Gas System Operations:Oversee daily performance and operations of semiconductor gas distribution equipment to maintain uninterrupted, in-spec gas delivery. * Maintenance & Repair:Execute preventative maintenance (PM) schedules for air separation gas plant assets and complete mechanical/electrical repairs on system piping, valves, and control components. Log all maintenance activities in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). * Analytical Testing & Quality Control:Set up, calibrate, and operate gas analysis instruments (trace moisture analyzers, trace oxygen analyzers, gas chromatographs) to monitor gas purity levels and generate test reports. * Troubleshooting & Diagnostics:Diagnose electro-mechanical failures and process upsets in pressurized UHP environments utilizing electrical schematics, PLC logic, and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs). * Installation Support:Provide technical engineering support during the installation, testing, and commissioning of new gas delivery and purification systems. * Contractor & Project Collaboration:Coordinate third-party contractors during site projects, actively monitoring work quality and adherence to safety protocols. * Emergency On-Call Support:Provide technical support and field engineering services to rapidly address unexpected gas system upsets and minimize customer production downtime. * Primary Production Systems Support:Provide operating and maintenance support for ASU, APSA, CDA, and compressor systems. * Inventory & Documentation:Assist in managing site spare parts inventory for gas delivery systems. Help write and update site-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and maintenance logs. * EHS Compliance:Strictly adhere to all industrial safety standards, including Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), hazardous material safety, cleanroom protocols, and PPE guidelines. * Continuous Improvement & Quality Audits:Participate in audits, lead FMEAs, support RCFAs, customer interactions, system planning and commissioning activities. ## Related Videos - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - "Fun and games - and all that comes with it", Back to BASIC & more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1719-wearedevelopers-live-fun-and-games-and-all-that-comes-with-it-back-to-basic-more) - [Tackling the Risks of AI - With AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1690-tackling-the-risks-of-ai-with-ai) - [Are Classical Automation Frameworks Dead? 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