Lead Water Systems Engineer – Semiconductor Facilities

Lead Water Systems Engineer Semiconductor Facilities

Location: Mumbai India (office in Thane West)
Job Status: Permanent
Sector: Semiconductor / High-Tech Manufacturing
Salary: Competitive and negotiable
Job Title: Lead Water Systems Engineer

About Deerns

Deerns is a multinational consultancy design and engineering firm specializing in high-end MEP (Mechanical Electrical & Plumbing) advisory design and engineering for mission-critical and high-tech facilities. With a legacy of 97 years we deliver world-class solutions for data centres healthcare life sciences microelectronics and airports.

With 750 experts across 17 offices in 10 countries Deerns provides services from strategic consulting master planning and specialist engineering to sustainability consulting and digital roadmaps. We are driven by our core values: entrepreneurship design reputation integrity cooperation and competence.

Deerns Spectrum Private Limited is our joint venture in India with Spectrum PharmaTECH Consultants expanding our expertise across India South Asia and East Africa.

We are in an exciting phase of growth and are looking for skilled professionals from Data Centre sector to join our team.

Job Overview:

Deerns India is seeking a highly experienced Lead Water Systems Expert to support the design and delivery of Electronics/semiconductor manufacturing facilities (OSAT/ATMP/FABS).

This role is focused on engineering design excellence technical advisory and independent design validation of ultra-high purity water (UPW) wastewater treatment and sustainable water systems within a design consultancy / Owners Engineer framework.

The position requires working across multidisciplinary teams and international stakeholders ensuring that water systems are designed to meet global semiconductor standards while being adapted to local regulatory and infrastructure conditions.

Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all water-related systems. Ensure robust compliant and high-performance design solutions. Bridge global best practices with local execution realities. Provide independent technical assurance throughout the project lifecycle

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the design engineering and execution of industrial water systems for semiconductor and high-tech facilities.

Develop system concepts and detailed designs for Ultrapure Water (UPW) process water wastewater and ZLD systems.

Prepare and review Design Basis Reports (DBR) PFDs P&IDs and hydraulic calculations.

Ensure system performance aligned with reliability operability and sustainability targets.

Integrate water systems with process tools utilities cleanroom and facility infrastructure.

Design and optimize water treatment recycling and reuse strategies.

Conduct water balance analysis and system capacity planning.

Review vendor submissions technical specifications and equipment selections.

Support procurement cost estimation and bid evaluations.

Ensure compliance with local regulations environmental norms and global semiconductor standards.

Participate in design reviews HAZOP studies risk assessments and value engineering.

Provide technical support during construction commissioning and system validation.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and international stakeholders.

Mentor junior engineers and support project delivery across multiple assignments.

Why Join Us

• Work on cutting-edge Electronics projects with leading industry experts.

• Be part of a company that values technical excellence & innovation.

• Lead high-impact mission-critical projects shaping the future of digital infrastructure.

• Our clients include a mixture of key regional and international players in the Semiconductor industry

Skills & Competencies Required:

Bachelors / masters degree in chemical environmental or water Engineering.

15 years of experience in industrial water systems design.

10 years of Experience in semiconductor / high-purity / mission-critical facilities preferred.

Strong expertise in UPW systems wastewater treatment ZLD and sustainable water design.

Knowledge of global and Indian design standards and environmental regulations.

Proficiency in engineering tools such as AutoCAD Revit and P&ID development platforms.

Strong capability in design review technical governance and vendor coordination

Excellent problem-solving stakeholder management and communication skills

Ability to work in multidisciplinary and international project teams