Senior Data Scientist

Samsung Electronics America; Taylor (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) matching with immediate vesting

Onsite café(s) and workout facilities

Paid maternity and paternity leave

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor in Taylor, TX is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to build and deploy ML systems that improve semiconductor manufacturing. You will own data preparation, model selection, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing tuning, focusing on anomaly detection and virtual metrology.

You’ll work with process engineers and data scientists in a sprint-driven team. Preferred candidates have strong Python/SQL skills and experience with ML pipelines; semiconductor background is helpful but

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience designing, training, and deploying machine learning models.
• Solid working knowledge of regression, classification, ensemble methods, feature engineering, and model evaluation metrics.
• Advanced proficiency in Python for data analysis and modeling, plus strong SQL skills for extracting and transforming large datasets.
• Experience building and maintaining ML pipelines for experiment tracking, model versioning, automated retraining, and live performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Build supervised machine learning models for anomaly detection using high-frequency tabular and time-series data.
• Enhance data collection and processing workflows to create robust test datasets for model accuracy.
• Design, train, and iterate on predictive models integrating various process and quality data sources.
• Engineer features from continuous time-series streams and handle missing or sparse data.
• Manage the full modeling workflow including cross-validation, hyperparameter tuning, and automated retraining schedules.
• Set statistical benchmarks for model performance and monitor deployed models in production.
• Communicate complex findings to data scientists and process engineers.

Skills

Python for data analysis

SQL

ML pipelines

Model evaluation

Feature engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, or related

Tools

PySpark

Job description

## Senior Data ScientistApply: On-site: 1530 FM 973 Taylor, TX, USA: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: May 5, 2027 (30+ days left to apply): R119311**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**As a Senior Data Scientist at Samsung Austin Semiconductor, you will build and deploy machine learning systems that directly improve our semiconductor manufacturing process. Your work will center on anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and virtual metrology. You will spend most of your time working with high-frequency time-series and tabular data, engineering features, training models, and ensuring your results are clear and actionable for process engineers. You will own the full model lifecycle: data preparation, algorithm selection, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing tuning. The team operates in a collaborative, sprint-driven environment where you will have the autonomy to design your own technical approaches, test new methods, and iterate quickly based on feedback. Prior semiconductor experience is helpful but not required; you will learn the domain through hands-on projects and direct support from the team.**Role and Responsibilities****Here’s What You’ll Be Responsible For:*** Build supervised machine learning models for anomaly detection using high-frequency tabular and time-series data.* Enhance data collection and processing workflows to create robust, high-quality test datasets that ensure model accuracy, relevance, and integrity.* Design, train, and iterate on predictive models that integrate various process and quality data sources emphasizing algorithm selection, feature engineering, and rigorous model validation.* Engineer features from continuous time-series streams, combine process variables meaningfully, and build reliable methods for handling missing or sparse data.* Manage the full modeling workflow including cross-validation, hyperparameter tuning, experiment tracking, model versioning, and automated retraining schedules.* Set clear statistical benchmarks for model performance and monitor deployed models in production.* Communicate complex technical findings to both fellow data scientists and process engineers.**Skills and Qualifications****Here's what you'll need:** **Required*** Bachelor’s degree or higher in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, or a related quantitative field (Master’s or PhD preferred).* 5+ years of professional experience designing, training, and deploying machine learning models.* Solid working knowledge of regression, classification, ensemble methods, feature engineering, and model evaluation metrics.* Advanced proficiency in Python for data analysis and modeling, plus strong SQL skills for extracting and transforming large datasets.* Experience building and maintaining ML pipelines for experiment tracking, model versioning, automated retraining, and live performance monitoring. **Preferred*** A track record of turning open-ended questions into clear machine learning problems and delivering models that run reliably in production.* Hands-on experience with tabular data techniques like categorical encoding, missing value imputation, and model interpretability methods such as SHAP.* Comfort working in an Agile environment where you can prototype quickly, validate results with real data, and refine models based on direct feedback from engineering teams.* Practical experience using PySpark to process, transform, and scale large datasets for machine learning workflows. *The current base salary range for this role is between $90,000 - $174,500. 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 MOREEligible 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. **Trade Secrets** By submitting an application, you agree not to disclose to Samsung or induce or encourage Samsung to use any confidential or proprietary information (including trade secrets) belonging to a current or former employer or other entity. \\* Please visit Samsung membership to see Privacy Policy, which defaults according to your location. You can change Country/Language at the bottom of the page. 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