CVD Process Engineer - Days

Samsung Electronics • Taylor, TX

4d • $76,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is hiring a Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) / Thin Films Engineer for its semiconductor fabrication facility in Taylor, Texas. The engineer will join the process engineering team and support new process qualification, tool-to-tool output matching, process controls, and ongoing process health. The role focuses on developing process rework procedures, preventing process excursions, and improving recipes to meet defectivity and productivity targets. The engineer will work with senior process engineers, device physicists, and fab operations leaders to design, qualify, and scale thin film processes, including ALD and PECVD.

Responsibilities include transferring and qualifying processes from a parent line, collecting metrology data during tool qualification, and ensuring film properties meet specifications. The engineer will also sustain process performance by monitoring statistical process control charts, addressing abnormalities, planning corrective actions, and communicating issues and resolutions to technicians. In partnership with senior engineers, the role develops experiments and abnormal-product rework and disposition plans, and maintains a process reference book weekly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, such as Chemical or Electrical Engineering, or a related field such as Materials Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Fundamentals of statistical process control (SPC).
• Fundamentals of CVD chemistries and logic circuits.
• Basic project management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Windows-based applications.

Responsibilities

• Qualify processes, monitor performance, and disposition abnormal products.
• Transfer and qualify process recipes from the parent line.
• Gather metrology data during tool qualification and ensure film properties meet specifications.
• Use statistical tools to match processes across fabs and between tools.
• Establish defense lines to detect and prevent abnormal processing conditions.
• Understand wafer recovery from tools, manual processing, tool user-interface navigation, recipe structure and editable parameters, and process tuning.
• Monitor SPC charts to maintain process performance within the optimal range.
• Understand process chemistries and their immediate downstream impacts on subsequent processes.
• Respond to process abnormalities, develop troubleshooting plans, and apply corrective action plans.
• Provide technicians with clear updates and instructions regarding ongoing issues and resolutions.
• Work with senior engineers to design and conduct experiments that improve yield, reliability, cost, and throughput.
• Develop abnormal-product rework and disposition plans.
• Maintain and update a process reference book weekly.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) matching with immediate vesting.
• Onsite cafés and workout facilities.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Paid time off, two personal holidays, and ten regular holidays.
• Wellness incentives.
• Eligible full-time salaried or hourly employees may receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level