Senior Engineer 74498

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:

Help generate install plans, PM schedules, qualification plans, and qualification failure responses, create Out of Control Action Plans, and create Standard Operating Procedures. Conduct chamber recovery/qualification, change point monitoring, and data collection, analysis, and troubleshooting. Document chamber qualification activities daily and report findings. Follow and revise Standard Operating Procedures to conduct SPC review. Coordinate with engineering on equipment and process improvement activities. Oversee Open Path Management to regularly monitor inventory and open paths. Provide feedback to supervisor(s) and area lead(s) to ensure resources are allocated according to factory priorities. Perform Daily Trend Monitoring: Identify WOW (Worst of Worst) tools and BOB (Best of Best) tools. Verify actions taken to drive continuous improvement. Track and close urgent tool interlocks or faults and verify corrective actions taken are effective. Determine disposition of hold lots; Any product flagged for a tool interlock or inline measurement out of spec must be evaluated and dispositioned in a timely manner. Conduct investigation of root cause including material, equipment, and process changes should be performed. Utilize TPM concepts and LEAN tools to implement systematic solutions for long-term prevention of issues. Drive operational improvements in SOPs: Regularly audit SOPs and OCAPs for completeness and correctness. Interface with office engineers and fab technicians to evolve procedures. Apply advanced process control techniques for process optimization. Act as key Diffusion representative on cross-functional task force teams. Determine chamber qualification optimization and creation of detailed pre-task plans. Manage Tool Spread Activities including the collecting, analyzing, and presenting of the data to the PCCB (Process Change Control Board) to qualify processes across multiple tools. Run experiments and analyze data to improve capacity, tool-to-tool variation, and defect performance. Use statistical analysis methods to develop data driven process improvement opportunities. Create and execute DOE for enhanced tool performance. Regularly monitor feedback left by technical staff to complete experiments with minimal product interruption. (Multiple Openings)

Shift:1st

Skills and Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field and 48 months of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation.

Requires 48 months of experience involving the following:

• Defect monitoring, characterization, and root cause analysis;
• Diffusion/LPCVD and Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication fundamentals;
• Design of Experiments, collecting and analyzing data to provide root cause of the issues;
• Analyze Processes/Equipment performance and create Corrective/Preventive actions to reduce lost time/availability issues from reoccurring;
• JMP, Six Sigma, 8D, Kepner Tregoe; and
• Processing Capability Index (CpK, Cpc) and Variance Off-centering Percentage (VOP).
  
  

Benefits

Samsung employees have access to benefits including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), onsite cafeteria, tuition assistance (after 6 months), 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.

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