Samsung
Experienced Engineer, Defect Control Engineering
$95K–$120K
12100 Samsung Blvd, Austin, TX, USA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 2 years in semiconductor process engineering focused on defect monitoring and reduction.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be authorized to work in the USA for any employer, without transfer or sponsorship of any kind.
About the job
Provides on-shift engineering support to investigate semiconductor defect excursions, trace defects to root causes, and help contain impacts to wafers.
What you'll do
- Support defect investigations, event closure, and lot disposition; collect and analyze data for excursions and meetings.
- Analyze fab process and tool trends and correlations to identify defect sources and prevent inline process excursions.
- Coordinate defect classification and procedure updates, and analyze data to identify missed excursion signals.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, or a related technical field.
- At least 2 years of semiconductor process engineering experience in defect monitoring and reduction.
- Working knowledge of SPC and DOE methodology; strong communication and cross-functional teamwork skills.
- Must be authorized to work in the USA for any employer without transfer or sponsorship.
Nice to have
- Experience leading logic technology (45nm or below) development.
- Experience with advanced defect inspection and review tools such as bright field, dark field, e-beam, or Vis-edge; Klarity Defect or similar software is useful.
Pay
$95,000 - $120,000 USD base salary
Tools
SPC, DOE, Klarity Defect, bright field, dark field, e-beam, Vis-edge
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