Metals Process Engineer

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 Metals team at Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Senior Process Engineer interested in collaborating and working alongside talented peers with key focus in maintaining and developing critical process parameters along with ability to identify complex problems and implementing solutions. Role and Responsibilities Here’s What You’ll Be Responsible For: This role requires an individual with strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities. In-depth knowledge and prior experience with ASM EMERALD ALD platform. Take ownership of challenging and complex problems. Participate in task force teams that address fab-wide KPI for yield improvement, defect reduction, OEE improvement, and scrap reduction. Identify gaps in expected KPI performance for multiple ALD process flows and develop projects with schedules to close gaps. Produce high quality results and reports that are professionally documented. Reports must demonstrate an optimized and desired state of the process and equipment. Must be able to draw conclusions based on statistical analysis and reported with appropriate graphical representations. Respond to critical fab events that require containment speed and quick resolution to ensure minimal impact to product. Generate reports (such as 8D) illustrating root cause of incidents, corrective actions and future preventative measures. Formulate ideas/experiments that can provide conclusions that will reveal a path forward for continuous improvement. Complete routine daily monitoring of processes/equipment performance and take action on trends that demonstrate abnormal behavior. Create and update SOPs to standardize process flows and improve working methods. Support cost reduction activities. The desired candidate will show a high degree of dedication to meeting deadlines while producing quality results. Must be able to adapt to changing business needs and demonstrate flexibility to change priorities as needed. Interface with equipment engineers, technicians, and manufacturing teams on a daily basis to set priority and update project status and/or impact. Individual must possess an effective communication skill especially as priorities and circumstances change and recognizes communication and task planning/pass downs are critical to maintaining a highly productive and team-oriented environment.