Position Summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is one of the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the world and an integral part of Central Texas for more than 26 years, driving job generation, economic impact and engagement with the surrounding community.
Samsung Austin Semiconductor serves a global customer base with broad semiconductor process technology offerings that impact everyday life including mobile, graphic, consumer, networking/high performance computing, Internet of Things, RF and automotive. Through successful collaborations with foundry customers and a continuous drive to develop the most cutting-edge technologies, Samsung Austin Semiconductor has become a major player in the foundry market. Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s technology portfolio ranges from 65nm to 28nm using planar transistor technology to the more advanced 14nm 3D FinFet technology.
With more than 5,100 employees, 2.45 million square feet of floor space, and more than 600+ acres in land holdings, Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s economic impact in 2021 generated $6.3 billion into Austin’s economy through salaries and other expenditures. Plus, that same year, its parent company, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd announced a $17 billion investment to boost semiconductor production capacity at a new site in Taylor, Texas. This is in addition to the $18 billion invested in Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s Austin, Texas campus, since 1996 -- making it one of the largest direct foreign investments in United States history.
Samsung Austin Semiconductor is a premier and growing employer who provides a great place to work, is committed to environmental stewardship and being a good corporate citizen. Our employees are the key to our success and we invest in our people with competitive compensation & benefit packages, career development opportunities and programs that enhance physical, emotional and intellectual well-being. Our employees work at various locations throughout Central Texas including the main plant on East Parmer Lane in northeast Austin, a satellite office near Pflugerville and the construction site in Taylor, Texas. Learn more at www.samsung.com/us/sas.

Role and Responsibilities

Serve as the technology owner for the factory. Oversee the quality of every wafer that leaves the fab, and balance the business need of the factory with maintaining quality of the material that leaves the factory. Oversee technology level systematic defect, yield, and process margin improvement projects and TFTs (Task Force Teams). Design, execute, and analyze experiments. Participate in, and sometimes lead, Excursion / Issue meetings to provide Technology level risk assessment. Conduct data analysis to look for commonalities relating product failure to in fab signals. Communicate technical information to senior leadership in/outside of the department through high quality presentations. Submit wafers for FA and analyzes the results to formulate failure hypothesis. Develop Change Point Management Plans and execute to set timelines. Maintain strong relationship with Korea counterparts and work closely with them to improve yields / execute change points. Maintain and improve Transistor and Backend (Metallization) electrical parameter performance to prevent scrap/excursions. Use Structured Problem Solving techniques and proper risk assessment to solve problems / execute high-risk projects.

Skills and Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Requires completion of a graduate-level course, research project, or internship involving the following:                        

1.            Semiconductor fabrication processes;
2.            Semiconductor device physics; and
3.            Structured problem solving techniques: DMAIC, FMEA, Is-Is Not, Fishbone, and 8-D.

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