Foundry Customer Engineer

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.$106K — $206K *
Troy, NY 12180In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in semiconductor operations, packaging, and supply chain management preferred.
  • Strong attention to detail and customer communication skills required.
  • Knowledge of semiconductor processes and packaging & testing technologies is highly preferred.
  • Preferred strong troubleshooting and negotiating skills for resolving customer operational issues.
  • International Asia-Pacific experience is preferred.
  • Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
  • Experience at major semiconductor foundry or Integrated Device Manufacturer preferred.
  • Project management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Reside at Samsung Austin Fab managing 14nm production from NPI to production.
  • Partner with engineering and business teams to align NPI activities with customer requirements.
  • Track NPI progress and maintain customer communication on NPIs and logistics.
  • Manage foundry process control and changes documentation.
  • Support production ramp, yield, and quality improvement alongside customer and factory.
  • Monitor factory performance using key customer indicators and initiate corrective actions as needed.
  • Contribute to foundry engineering services and system improvements.
  • Facilitate customer technical meetings and internal discussions.
  • Occasional travel for enhanced communication with stakeholders.

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
Full Job Description
Position Summary

The foundry customer engineer will manage the key customer 14nm FinFET production. This position requires attention to details and work with both customer and Fab seamlessly from NPI (new product introduction) to production. The individual will act as the account liaison with the customer and all relevant functional teams at Samsung, leading cross-functional teams to achieve NPI and production milestones in order to accomplish company business goals.

Role and Responsibilities

Here's What You'll Be Responsible For:
  • Resides in Samsung Austin Fab to manage 14nm from NPI to production with customer and Fab team.
  • Partners with engineering and business groups to ensure new product introduction (NPI) activities are meeting customer schedule and technical requirements.
  • Stays on top of NPI progress and manages the communication with customer on the status of NPIs and logistics. It requires attention to details.
  • Manages foundry process control and process change documents.
  • Works with customer and factory in supporting production ramp, yield, and quality improvement.
  • Monitors factory performance on key customer indicators and initiates corrective action programs as needed with factor counterparts.
  • Contributes to the foundry engineering services and systems improvement.
  • Manages customer technical meetings and internal meetings.
  • Occasional travel to enhance internal or external communication.


Skills and Qualifications

Here's what you'll need:
  • 5+ years of experience in Semiconductor operations, packaging and supply chain management highly preferred.
  • Attention to details and strong customer communication skills required.
  • Knowledge of semiconductor process and packaging & testing technologies is highly preferred.
  • Strong troubleshooting and negotiating skills are preferred to resolve operational issues with customers.
  • International Asia-Pacific experience preferred.
  • Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel etc.
  • Previous work experience with major semiconductor foundry or Integrated Device Manufacturer companies preferred.
  • Previous project management experiences are preferred.


The current base salary range for this role is between $106,000 - $206,000. 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 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.

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