Senior Critical Facilities Engineer

Nokia

📍Sunnyvale, CA
Posted May 20, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Senior Critical Facilities Engineer

Company

Nokia

Location

Sunnyvale, CA

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4405541950

Job Description

Job Description
Family Description
Corporate Services (AD) consists of executive, professional, and support services in the areas of general administration, facility and real estate management, health, security, and secretarial services as well as external affairs and information services. Comprises other enterprise-wide functions such as trainees.

Subfamily Description
Workplace Resource (WRE) covers the responsibility for all real estate activities within Nokia. Contains optimisation of Nokia's property portfolio in support of business needs and goals. Covers creation of services and solutions for the workplace and integrating processes within Nokia as well as with external parties into cohesive solutions.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

  • The Critical Facilities Engineer will support the Nokia Optical Semiconductor Fab team in a dynamic semiconductor cleanroom environment

  • Manages day to day facilities operations and preventative maintenance for a production semiconductor cleanroom facility

+ Includes monitoring of cleanroom performance and scheduling/execution of preventative maintenance for all facility related equipment
+ Work with third party contractors for facility equipment support, hazardous waste disposal and incoming process gas suppliers
+ Work with EHS team to ensure the clean room facility complies with internal, as well as local/environmental safety standards, including annual regulatory audits, and appropriate quality assurance standards
+ Coordinate and manage tool installation in current facility for capacity needs
+ Troubleshoot MEP related issues
+ Monitor the BMS and/or Facility monitoring system to ensure that equipment operates within established limits and maximize uptime for the manufacturing facility.
+ Plan and coordinate infrastructure and equipment maintenance

  • Coordinate and assist as necessary in repairs of electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems

  • Support EHS team to meet all safety and environmental standards

  • Support start-up of Infinera’s next production cleanroom facility

+ Work with critical facilities manager and equipment engineers as we start operations in a new semiconductor fab
+ Support ramp down of current fab while transferring equipment to new fab

  • Provide after-hours support including onsite ERT responses

  • Initiate ECN, develop SOPs, and create PR/POs

Key Skills And Experience

  • 5+ years semiconductor or other cleanroom manufacturing experience required

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, Facilities Management, or equivalent experience in facility engineering in a semiconductor fab

  • Experience with cleanroom tool installation projects, including permitting, EH&S aspects, and forecasting and execution to timelines

  • Position requires solid technical knowledge of chemical delivery, power distribution, water purification (RO, ID) and HVAC systems in semiconductor environments.

  • Familiarity with SEMI standards and cleanroom classifications.

  • Knowledge of building, fire, safety, and cleanroom standards and codes

About Us
Advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.
Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

Learn more about life at Nokia .

Our recruitment process
We act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Our employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity.

The length of the recruitment process may vary depending on the specific role's requirements. We strive to ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates. Discover more about the recruitment process at Nokia .

About The Team
Some of our benefits in US :

  • Corporate Retirement Savings Plan

  • Health and dental benefits

  • Short-term disability, and long-term disability

  • Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay

  • Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

  • Paid time off for holidays and Vacation

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Tuition Assistance Plan

  • Adoption assistance

  • Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

The above benefits exclude students.

Disclaimer for US/Canada
Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity. Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role.

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

Interview Prep

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.Can you explain your approach to monitoring and maintaining strict environmental controls, such as HVAC and water purification (RO, ID), in a semiconductor cleanroom to maximize uptime?
  • 2.Walk me through the key technical and safety considerations you follow when coordinating a new tool installation in an active semiconductor fab.
  • 3.How do you utilize the Building Management System (BMS) to identify and troubleshoot MEP-related issues before they impact production?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to manage a critical facility failure or deviation that threatened cleanroom integrity. How did you handle it?
  • 2.Describe your experience working with EHS teams and external contractors to ensure a facility passes a rigorous regulatory or safety audit.
  • 3.Give an example of a time you supported a major transition, such as ramping down a facility or starting up a new one. What was your role and what was the outcome?
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You receive an after-hours BMS alarm indicating a drop in HVAC airflow to the cleanroom, which could compromise the cleanroom classification. Production is actively running. What are your immediate steps?
  • 2.You are overseeing the ramp-down of the current fab while simultaneously supporting the startup of the new Infinera production cleanroom. You realize that a critical piece of process equipment is needed in the new fab a week earlier than planned to meet capacity goals, but the new facility's chemical delivery system isn't fully permitted yet. How do you handle this?

Resume Keywords

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Semiconductor FabCleanroom OperationsMEP TroubleshootingBMS MonitoringPreventative MaintenanceTool InstallationEH&S ComplianceChemical DeliveryRO/ID WaterSEMI StandardsSOP DevelopmentVendor Management

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