Scanner Equipment Engineer - Photolithography Systems

Samsung Electronics America; Taylor (TX); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) matching

Onsite facilities

Paid time off and holidays

Wellness incentives

Job summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Scanner Equipment Engineer to support photolithography tooling, installing ASML and related equipment, transferring recipes, and contributing to daily and weekly strategic discussions. The role emphasizes hands-on maintenance, data analysis, and collaboration across teams.

Expect responsibilities spanning installation, qualification, and tool performance tracking, with occasional travel and weekend coverage.

Qualifications

• 4 years of college in related field.
• 2+ years of semiconductor Scanner/Stepper equipment ownership.
• Experience on ASML, Canon, Nikon equipment.
• Understanding of wafer processing fundamentals.
• Ability to travel internationally.
• Lift up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• ASML Scanner and auxiliary equipment installation, including hardware and product qualification.
• Next generation technology node transfer including recipes, SOPs, BKMs.
• Attend and contribute in daily tactical meetings with ASML and internal teams about photolithography scanner equipment.
• Attend and contribute in weekly meetings with ASML and internal teams including strategic cross-functional meetings regarding equipment metrics and contribute to department and sites improvement plans.
• Coordinate Samsung internal, external and multiple vendor resources to provide optimum manufacturing support on assigned equipment.
• Drive hard down and atypical tool recovery efforts with hands on engineering and complex maintenance activities.
• Investigate, troubleshoot and provide technical solutions to equipment related defect, quality and yield problems.
• Analyze and report tool performance data, including availability, mean time to repair, mean time between failures, particle and defect trends, maintenance success, and similar metrics for assigned equipment.
• Provide weekend coverage as needed (~ 12 weeks a year).
• You will be responsible for multiple tools on the weekend larger than your normal scope and required to make tactical decisions based on your assessment of the daily operations environment in order to successfully achieve KPI.
• Prioritize your work in alignment with the photo departments level priorities, and understand your part in achieving company goals.
• Assist other team members and areas when possible to help meet production goals.

Skills

Scanner ownership

ASML equipment

Wafer processing

Travel flexibility

Education

4-year college

Tools

ASML Scanner

Canon equipment

Nikon equipment

Job description

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Scanner Equipment Engineer to support photolithography tooling, installing ASML and related equipment, transferring recipes, and contributing to daily and weekly strategic discussions. The role emphasizes hands-on maintenance, data analysis, and collaboration across teams.

Expect responsibilities spanning installation, qualification, and tool performance tracking, with occasional travel and weekend coverage.