Role Overview
The Head, Infrastructure is a senior operational leadership role responsible for the day-to-day excellence, physical setup, and long-term sustenance of world-class semiconductor facilities within the TRYST ecosystem. This role oversees the integration and operation of the IIT Bombay’s Nanofabrication Facility (IITBNF).
The ideal candidate is a deeply hands-on operator — someone who thrives in the complexity of running a multi-user cleanroom environment, builds trust with vendors, researchers, and government stakeholders through exceptional interpersonal skills, and drives facility performance through disciplined execution rather than broad strategic vision. This is a role for a doer who leads from the front.

Why This Role Matters
India’s semiconductor ambition rests on facilities like ours. TRYST sits at the intersection of academic research, national policy, and industrial capability building. The Head, Infrastructure is the person who makes this real — ensuring cleanrooms are operational, equipment is uptime-ready, researchers have access,



and the facility meets global benchmarks. Without exceptional operational leadership, the mission stalls.

Key Responsibilities
A. Facility Operations & Operational Excellence
• Own end-to-end operations of Class 100/1000 cleanroom environments, ensuring maximum uptime, safety compliance, and researcher access.
• Establish and continuously refine robust operational systems: biometric access controls, automated slot-booking (FOM-equivalent), preventive maintenance schedules, and equipment usage tracking.
• Monitor and manage critical utilities — HVAC, DI water systems, specialty gas delivery, vibration isolation — ensuring zero unplanned downtime.
• Drive a culture of operational discipline across the facility team, with clear SOPs, audit trails, and performance dashboards.

B. Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Build and maintain solid relationships with global equipment vendors (Applied Materials, Synopsys, Micro

📌 Head of Infrastructure (Mumbai)
🏢 TRYST IIT Bombay
📍 Mumbai