Senior Data Scientist, Defect & Yield Analytics (Onsite)

Bzpp; United States; On-site; USD 106,000 - 145,000; 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

PTO + 2 personal holidays and 10 fixed

Wellness incentives and more

Job summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Senior Data Scientist who loves turning terabytes of manufacturing data into clear, actionable stories. You will own the lifecycle from SQL queries to polished dashboards used by factory leadership to drive million-dollar decisions.

As a technical lead, you’ll coordinate cross-functional projects, mentor junior engineers in software best practices, and elevate the team’s analytics capabilities with scalable data products and robust data storytelling.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Software Engineering, CS, Data Science, Math or related STEM/Engineering degree.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in data science or analytics.
• Semiconductor industry experience preferred.
• Strong SQL for extracting and aggregating data from multiple databases.
• Advanced Python with NumPy, SciPy and Pandas.
• Experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch for predictive analytics.
• Knowledge of semiconductor defect domains and yield analytics; Tableau/Spotfire visualization.
• Frontend experience with Vue or FastAPI and solid UI/UX sense.

Responsibilities

• Drive actionable insights in real-time from manufacturing data.
• Design intuitive data products and dashboards for leadership.
• Tune SQL queries and Python scripts for performance.
• Lead cross-functional projects and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

5+ years relevant experience

Semiconductor industry experience

SQL Expertise

Python (NumPy/SciPy/Pandas)

AI/ML with TensorFlow or PyTorch

Statistical analysis & modelling

Yield Analytics + Visualization

Frontend tools: Vue / FastAPI

Education

BS or MS in Software Engineering, CS, Data Science, Mathematics or related STEM/Engineering degree

Tools

Tableau

Spotfire

Job description

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Senior Data Scientist who loves turning terabytes of manufacturing data into clear, actionable stories. You will own the lifecycle from SQL queries to polished dashboards used by factory leadership to drive million-dollar decisions.

As a technical lead, you’ll coordinate cross-functional projects, mentor junior engineers in software best practices, and elevate the team’s analytics capabilities with scalable data products and robust data storytelling.