Experienced Material Technology Engineer

Samsung Electronics; Taylor (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance and 401(k) matching

Onsite café(s) and workout facilities

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Paid time off (PTO) + 2 personal & 10H

Wellness incentives and MORE

Job summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Materials Technology specialist to ensure incoming material quality and manage supplier interactions to meet SAS requirements. You will support Fab Operations by driving quality improvements, supplier collaborations, and material qualification activities.

The role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork with Korea counterparts and SAS FAB engineering, focusing on sourcing, qualification, and defect investigation to sustain high-quality materials for FAB

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or an equivalent discipline.
• 3+ years of experience.
• Experience in fab manufacturing unit part (UP) process group.
• Previous experience with semiconductor materials preferred.
• Experience with global supply chains and multi-site quality process standardization is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Interact with multiple material suppliers for quality, supply chain management, technical support, improvements, root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions.
• Develop and document cradle-to-grave understanding of materials and their manufacturing processes for FAB use.
• Identify and implement material quality improvements with suppliers and SAS FAB engineering teams.
• Lead FAB material investigations and understand interactions with FAB processing.
• Drive material issue resolution using SPC, data analysis, and 8D corrective actions.
• Collaborate with suppliers to roadmap future improvements and stay ahead of quality needs.
• Qualify new materials and manage changes including notifications, planning, execution and data analysis.

Skills

Global supply chain experience

Supplier quality management

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Material Science

Job description

About Samsung Austin Semiconductor

Samsung is a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, founded on the belief that the pursuit of excellence creates a better world. At Samsung Austin Semiconductor, we are Innovating Today to Power the Devices of Tomorrow.

Come innovate with us!

Position Summary

The mission of Material Technology is to provide Samsung FAB’s with the highest quality raw materials & analysis in the world. We do this by driving efforts in both management & development of our suppliers & materials used. Material Technology takes on responsibilities that seem beyond our scope to make things better for Samsung. We generate and analyze data. We solve problems and get results. We communicate and respond positively and constantly to our customer requests. You will be supporting Fab Operations by ensuring incoming material quality and interacting with material suppliers to follow procedures and satisfy SAS requirements.

Role and Responsibilities

Here’s What You’ll Be Responsible For:

• Interactionandmanagementofmultiplematerialsuppliersforquality,supplychainmanagement,technicalsupport,improvements,rootcauseinvestigationsandcorrective/preventiveactionimplementation.
• Develop,understandanddocumentcradletograveunderstandingofmaterialsincludingtheirmanufacturingprocessesandfinaluseinFAB.
• Proactivelyidentifyandimplementmaterialqualityimprovementscloselyworkingwithsuppliers,counterpartsinKorea,andSASFABengineeringteam.
• DrivematerialrelatedFABinvestigations;provideunderstandingofrawmaterialmanufacturinganditsinteractionwithFABprocessing.
• Managementandleadershiptowardmaterialissueresolution(SPC,dataanalysis,8Ddevelopmentandcorrectiveactions).
• Workwithsupplierstoidentify&implementfutureimprovements(roadmap)keepaheadofqualityneedsfor1xnodesandbeyond.
• Qualificationsofnewmaterialsandchangesincluding:supplierprocesschangenotifications,projectplanning,executionofqualification,dataanalysis.

Skills and Qualifications

Here’s what you’ll need:

• BachelorofSciencedegreeinElectricalEngineering,ChemicalEngineering,MaterialScienceoranequivalentdiscipline.
• >3 yearsofexperience.
• Experienceinfabmanufacturingunitpart(UP)processgroup.
• Previousexperiencewithsemiconductormaterialspreferred.
• Experiencewithglobalsupplychainsandmulti-sitequalityprocessstandardizationisaplus.

The current base salary range for this role is between $95,000 - $120,000. Individual base pay rates will depend on factors including duties, work location, education, skills, qualifications and experience. Total compensation for this position will include a competitive benefits package and may include participation in company incentive compensation programs, which are based on factors to include organizational and individual performance.

Total Rewards

At Samsung Austin Semiconductor, base pay is just one part of our total compensation package. The base compensation for this role will depend on education, experience, skills, and location.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
• Onsite café(s) and workout facilities
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Paid time off (PTO) + 2 personal holidays and 10 regular holidays
• Wellness incentives and MORE
  

Eligible full-time employees (salaried or hourly) may also receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.

All positions at Samsung Austin Semiconductor are full-time on-site.

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