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Install Qualification Operations Specialist (contract)
Intel Corporation · 🇺🇸 US, Oregon, Hillsboro
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 1,731 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 1,112 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Intel Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Product Marketing Specialist” (Marketing Managers) in OR: $133k–$133k, median $133k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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The US Department of Labor certified 1,731 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 1,112 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Details: Job Description: The Install Qualification Operation Specialist is responsible for driving key milestones enabling tool installation, readiness, and qualification within Intel Foundry Construction and Sourcing (FCS). The role is responsible for equipment install execution from pre-design through design finish and set to SL2 signoff, ensuring safe delivery, accurate scope definition, efficient construction, and prompt vendor qualification. This position requires five days per week of onsite presence and close coordination with manufacturing, design, construction, OEMs, trade contractors, and supplier partners. Please consider that this is an Intel contract position (3 years). Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Safety and Compliance: • Champion Intel's Culture of Caring and ensure safe behaviors across design and construction activities. • Enforce cleanroom, IP protection, and site protocols to maintain compliance with all applicable regulations and agency audits. Install and Qualification Execution: • Own key tool installs milestones including set, rigging, placement, hook up, energization, and qual. • Support troubleshooting for Supplier Qual and Intel Qual to quickly resolve issues. • Drive micro schedule and pull plan development to support tool install milestones. • Manage decoupled construction paths SET/SL2 to accelerate readiness. • Coordinate testing and facility readiness (LSS, eFIT, TAB, networking, ESOPN). Design and Scope Alignment: • Load complete tool install scope in DAC prior to design engagement. • Participate in cross functional design reviews with CIT, TICE, Layout, OEMs, and module teams. • Validate OEM data and ensure alignment with Intel standards (SEED/EDS/UDS). • Support LSP creation, routing validation, POC assignments, and space management. • Reduce changes by minimizing DCNs, DCRs, and late-stage modifications. Execution Planning and Stakeholder Coordination: • Lead multi supplier coordination meetings and execution planning sessions. • Translate technical/business requirements into actionable plans and schedules. • Forecast equipment and resource needs. • Ensure readiness and prompt delivery of tools, prefac kits, globals, and parts. • Coordinate equipment decon and demo activities. Supplier and Vendor Management: • Manage OEMs and third-party vendors to achieve best-in-class qual durations. • Drive early vendor enablement and facility readiness using ESOPN. (Equipment sign- off • per need). • Ensure clean handoff from construction completion to vendor qual finish. • Manage contracts, KPIs, and supplier scorecards in partnership with Procurement. Operations and Continuous Improvement: • Oversee contractor and supplier activities in accordance with SLAs. • Monitor site operational budget and maximize efficiency. • Apply Lean principles to eliminate waste, reduce install durations, and improve quality. • Document and share lessons learned across modules and sites. • Influence tools install methods through innovation and best-known methods (BKMs). In addition to the qualifications a successful candidate will demonstrate: • Project management skills (planning, scheduling, risk mitigation). • Adaptability in fast-paced, changing environments. • Organizational discipline and time management. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications , you must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. The candidate must have at least one of the following: • Bachelor's degree in engineering , Architecture, Construction Management, Business, or related field with 3+ years of experience in Project Management, as Equipment/Engineering Tool Owner, or equivalent installation/qualif