Airgas Incorporated

Field Service Engineer - Semiconductor Gas Systems

Airgas Incorporated$120K — $130K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
  • 5+ years of field service or systems engineering experience.
  • Expertise in high-purity gas delivery systems.
  • Ability to travel 40% nationwide for customer support.
  • Understanding of high-pressure gas system operations and safety protocols.
  • Proficient in analytical techniques and equipment for gas analysis.
  • Skilled in interpreting P&IDs and electrical schematics.

Responsibilities

  • Guide daily operations of semiconductor gas distribution and purification systems.
  • Set up and calibrate analytical instruments for gas quality testing.
  • Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on gas system components.
  • Diagnose electro-mechanical failures using schematics for root-cause analysis.
  • Support installation and commissioning of new gas systems following safety codes.
  • Coordinate with contractors on site projects to ensure safety compliance.
  • Provide on-call support to address unexpected gas system issues nationwide.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 14-week paid childbirth benefits for parents.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match and tuition assistance.
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
  • Benefits start on the first day of employment.
Full Job Description

Location:
Dallas, TX - LBJ Office - Sales

Air Liquide is Hiring for a Field Service Engineer - Semiconductor Gas Systems in Dallas, TX!

We are looking for you !

  • Pay: $120,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year
  • Comprehensive Family Benefits: Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
  • Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.
  • Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
  • Early Access: Your benefits start day 1.


As a Field Service Engineer - Semiconductor Gas Systems, you will serve as a key technical contributor for the general operations, maintenance, and reliability of semiconductor gas delivery and vendor-provided bulk gas purification systems. In this role, you will support mission-critical manufacturing environments by ensuring the continuous, ultra-high purity (UHP) delivery of gases including Argon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Helium.

Ideally, you bring a valuable blend of overall gas systems expertise, analytical instrumentation knowledge, and familiarity with purification technologies (including ambient and regenerating heated getter-style purifiers). You will guide the entire lifecycle of system equipment-from installation engineering support and routine testing to technical troubleshooting and emergency response.

Responsibilities

  • Gas System Operations: Guide the daily performance and general operations of complex semiconductor gas distribution and bulk purification systems to ensure an uninterrupted, in-spec gas supply.
  • Analytical Testing & Instrumentation: Set up, calibrate, and operate sensitive analytical instruments to facilitate gas quality testing. Monitor system purity levels and generate test and analytical reports.
  • Maintenance & Repair: Carry out preventative maintenance (PM) schedules, perform purifier regenerations, and complete corrective mechanical and electrical repairs on gas system piping, valves, and control components. Document all activities within the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
  • Troubleshooting & Engineering Diagnostics: Diagnose complex electro-mechanical failures and process upsets in pressurized environments, utilizing electrical schematics and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) to perform root-cause analysis.
  • Installation Support: Provide technical guidance during the installation and commissioning of new gas delivery systems and purification skids, ensuring compliance with strict site specifications and safety codes.
  • Contractor Collaboration: Coordinate and support third-party contractors during site projects, actively promoting safety compliance and the quality of execution.
  • Emergency Response: Provide on-call and agile response support to address unexpected gas system upsets nationwide, minimizing manufacturing downtime.
  • Inventory Control: Provide Operations site support to maintain and optimize an on-site spare parts inventory for key gas systems to maximize equipment availability. Documentation: Support the development of site-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Communication: Maintain routine, clear communication with customers and internal operations teams.
  • EHS Compliance: Comply with all applicable Health, Safety, and Environmental (HS&E) standards, including but not limited to PPE, Forklift Operations, Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO), and Confined Space Entry.


Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a closely related technical field.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in a field service, technical operations, or systems engineering role.
  • Demonstrated experience working with high-purity gas delivery systems within the semiconductor, aerospace, or chemical process industries.
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 40% nationwide to support various regional customer sites and Operations.
  • Comprehensive understanding of the operation, components, and safety dynamics of high-pressure specialty and bulk gas delivery systems.
  • Proficiency in using gas analysis techniques and equipment, including online moisture analyzers, trace oxygen analyzers, gas chromatographs, and leak detection equipment.
  • Working knowledge of gas purification principles, specifically dealing with ambient catalyst beds and regenerating heated getter-style purifiers.
  • Proficient in reading and interpreting Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), electrical schematics, and PLC logic.
  • Firm knowledge of industrial safety protocols. Strict adherence to Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), and hazardous materials handling procedures.
  • Must be able to wear all required safety equipment, including cleanroom suits, hardhats, safety glasses, safety shoes/boots, and Fire-Resistant Clothing (FRC).
  • Comfortable standing and walking for long periods across expansive industrial facilities.
  • Ability to bend, stoop, reach, climb ladders, and maneuver safely in tight spaces to access piping and enclosed equipment modules.
  • Ability to safely lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
  • Skilled in using specialized hand/power tools, electro-mechanical troubleshooting and repair, and working on pressurized gas delivery systems.


Preferred Qualications
  • Experience in the industrial gas industry
  • Experience in the semiconductor indistry

About Airgas Incorporated

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Airgas was founded in 1982, and acquired by Air Liquide in 2016. The company operates through two segments: Distribution and Production. The Distribution segment offers a wide range of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products, to customers in various industries, including manufacturing and health care. The Production segment offers nitrogen, oxygen, and argon gases for use in steelmaking, welding, and other industries.
Learn more about Airgas Incorporated
Size
18,000 employees
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Founded
1982

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