Staff Engineer, Quality & Reliability

About the Role

Samsung is seeking a Staff Reliability Engineer to oversee semiconductor reliability for New Technology Introduction (NTI) and New Product Introduction (NPI). The successful candidate will act as a key liaison, collaborating seamlessly with internal teams, Korea HQ, external customers, and the Fab to ensure a smooth transition from NTI/NPI to mass production. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, this individual will drive all phases of reliability engineering for advanced CMOS technology nodes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to direct a team for reliability improvement activities.
• Identify, plan, and execute reliability evaluations for NTI/NPI, technology qualification, process changes, and abnormal events.
• Identify concerning items for product reliability and drive improvement actions with both local and overseas operations.
• Manage solutions to integration problems working across several departments (Fab, PIE, Device, Product Test, etc.) to improve reliability.
• Design, execute, and analyze designed experiments to improve semiconductor fabrication processes.
• Utilize lessons learned to improve reliability margin; define new process integration for new technology nodes.
• Utilize statistical tools and reliability models to extract lifetime from time to fail data.
• Represent Samsung technology leadership by authoring papers for symposiums & journals and leadership roles at external conferences.
• Navigate both the industrial and academic landscape to be a knowledge center of device integration and technology development for reliability.

Qualifications

• MS, PhD in Engineering (preferred Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering)
• 10+ years of related experience in Semiconductor reliability engineering
• Hands-on experience in Reliability Degradation Mechanisms in BEOL WLR (BEOL TDDB, EM, SM, TC) and possibly in FEOL WLR

Skills

• Strong understanding of Semiconductor BEOL Reliability Degradation Mechanisms

Pay

The current base salary range for this role is between $131,000 - $174,500. Individual base pay rates will depend on factors including duties, work location, education, skills, qualifications, and experience.

Benefits

• 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 MORE

Eligible 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.