Photo Reticle Engineer (All Shifts) – Fab Tool Reliability

Samsung Semiconductor; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 76,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance + 401(k) matching

Onsite cafés and workout facilities

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Paid time off (PTO) + holidays

Wellness program

Job summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Photo Reticle Engineer to support reticle-related tools for fab production, focusing on inspection, cleaning, or repair. You will collect data, generate KPI reports, and drive continuous improvement under the guidance of the Inspection or Equipment manager.

Responsibilities include planning system-level improvements, monitoring equipment and process metrics, ensuring reticle quality prior to release, and coordinating with vendors and fab engineers to

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or related technical field is required.
• 2-5 years of semiconductor process engineering experience.
• Familiarity withSpotfire and scripting languages is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prioritize, and coordinate system-level improvements for the reticle-related toolset supporting fab production.
• Continuously monitor equipment and process metrics, extracting and integrating tool-specific parameters to ensure stable operations.
• Ensure all reticles inspected, cleaned, or repaired meet quality specifications before release into production.
• Respond to reticle-quality incidents and develop release-strategy plans aligned with manufacturing schedules.
• Troubleshoot and escalate issues with vendors and fab engineers to maintain reticle availability.

Skills

Spotfire knowledge

Scripting: Python/R/VBA/JSL

Wafer processing fundamentals

Education

B.S. in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Python

R

VBA

JSL

Spotfire

Job description

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Photo Reticle Engineer to support reticle-related tools for fab production, focusing on inspection, cleaning, or repair. You will collect data, generate KPI reports, and drive continuous improvement under the guidance of the Inspection or Equipment manager.

Responsibilities include planning system-level improvements, monitoring equipment and process metrics, ensuring reticle quality prior to release, and coordinating with vendors and fab engineers to