Material Quality Engineer

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Position Summary

As a Material Quality Engineer, you'll work to provide Samsung FAB’s with the highest quality raw materials & analysis in the world. You'll work alongside a talented team to analyze data, solve problems and generate results.

Your efforts will be in support of Fab Operations by ensuring incoming material quality and interacting with material suppliers to follow procedures and satisfy SAS requirements.

Role and Responsibilities

Here’s What You’ll Be Responsible For :

Interaction and management of multiple material suppliers for quality, supply chain management, technical support, improvements, root cause investigations and corrective / preventive action implementation

Closely work with various groups on site such as Fab engineering, Purchasing, Facilities, Analysis Lab, and Manufacturing to resolve issues.

Develop, understand and document cradle to grave understanding of materials including their manufacturing processes and final use in FAB.

Proactively identify and implement material quality improvements closely working with suppliers, counterparts in Korea, and SAS FAB engineering team.

Drive material related FAB investigations; provide understanding of raw material manufacturing and its interaction with FAB processing.

Management and leadership toward material issue resolution (SPC, data analysis, 8D development and corrective actions).

Work with suppliers to identify & implement future improvements (roadmap) keep ahead of quality needs for 1x nodes and beyond.

Qualifications of new materials and changes including : supplier process change notifications, project planning, execution of qualification, data analysis.

Initiate and lead improvement teams both internal and external to Material Technology.

Perform experiments, investigations and evaluations utilizing statistical methods. Document all work accurately and promptly in the correct factory systems.

Complete projects promptly with strong attention to detail; submit regular and special reports as required to support department KPI.

Create SOPs, optimize procedures and mentor the team on such items.

Skills and Qualifications

Here's what you'll need :

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or an equivalent discipline

2-5 years of experience

Experience in Semiconductor or high-volume technical manufacturing preferred

Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Experience in wafer manufacturing or support a plus

Experience with global supply chains and multi-site quality process standardization is a plus

Experience in audit methodologies, gap analysis, and quality improvement techniques such as Lean Six Sigma. Six Sigma Black Belt Certification a plus.

The current base salary range for this role is between $70,480 - $212,650. 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 SAS, 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 MORE

Eligible full-time employees (salaried or hourly) may also receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.

All positions at SAS are full-time on-site.

U.S. Export Control Compliance

This role requires access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Applicants must be authorized to access such information or eligible for government authorization.

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By submitting an application, you agree not to disclose to Samsung—or encourage Samsung to use—any confidential or proprietary information (including trade secrets) belonging to a current or former employer or other entity.