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 28 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 for the Austin campus ranges from 65nm to 28nm using planar transistor technology to the more advanced 14nm 3D FinFet technology.

Samsung has invested $18 billion in operating two fabs at the Austin, Texas campus on Parmer Lane, since 1996 -- making it one of the largest direct foreign investments in United States history. The Austin site consists of 2.76 million square feet and more than 600+ acres in land holdings. Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s economic impact in 2023 generated $15 billion into Austin’s economy through salaries and other expenditures.

In 2021, Samsung announced a new facility in Taylor, Texas, where it plans to invest a minimum $17 billion in the build-out. The site spans 1,200+ acres and the first phase of development will have 4.7 million square feet of floor space consisting of a cluster of semiconductor manufacturing buildings such as a fab, office, parking garage, central utility building, and special utility supply facilities. The Taylor facility will boost the production of semiconductor solutions that will power next-generation technologies in areas like 5G, artificial intelligence (AI) and high performance computing.

With more than 5,000 employees supporting both campuses, 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 citizenship. 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 the Austin campus located on Parmer Lane in northeast Austin and the construction campus in Taylor, Texas. Learn more at www.samsung.com/us/sas.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Follow standard operating procedures to ensure equipment and systems are running effectively and/or respond to failure, maintenance needs, and quality issues. Gather date and input it into relevant SAS systems, monitor trends by observing change points and following escalation plans as needed. Operate and retrieve date from equipment, and follow detailed scripts to perform trouble shooting; perform change point management task set; disposition lots, identify the critical failures that imply bigger problems, and fix those problems or document and escalate; participate in continuous improvement efforts; support equipment and process matching projects to support new device vertical ramp; and own a critical module of the process flow: investigate quality issues, improve process margins, and maintain high level of process control. (Multiple Openings)

Shift: 1st

Skills and Qualifications:

Education, Training, Certification(s) and Minimum years of experience required

Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field and 12 months of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation. Alternatively, the employer will accept a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field and 36 months of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation.

Requires 12 months of experience involving the following:
1.         Monitoring and debugging test failures;
2.         Test bench development;
3.         Test/verification plan creation;
4.         Defect monitoring, characterization, and root cause analysis;
5.         Reviewing equipment designs;
6.         Data analysis;
7.         Quality/warranty investigation;
8.         Equipment troubleshooting;
9.         Training, planning and documentation;
10.       Repair/rebuild; and
11.       Capacity planning, improvement.

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Benefits

Samsung employees have access to benefits including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), onsite cafeteria, tuition assistance (after 1 year), paid time off, student loan program, wellness incentives, and many more. In addition, regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) are eligible for MBO bonus compensation, based on company, division, and individual performance.

U.S. Export Control

This position may require the ability to access information subject to U.S. export control restrictions. If the position requires it, applicants must have the ability to access export-controlled information or be eligible to receive a government authorization to access export-controlled information.

Trade Secrets

By submitting an application, you [applicant] agree[s] not to disclose to Samsung, or induce Samsung to use, any confidential or proprietary information (including trade secrets) belonging to any current or previous employer or other person or entity.

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