Equipment Vendor Management Engineer

Samsung Electronics•Taylor, TX

35d•$70,480 - $179,090•Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Innovation Equipment team, this person will be responsible for managing equipment performance and factory metrics in collaboration with Fab Engineering teams and equipment vendors. The position will require strong knowledge of semiconductor equipment operation and maintenance, in order to analyze equipment data, develop solutions, and ensure actions are implemented. Additionally, this role will need to exhibit strong communication skills in order to lead cross-functional teams internally to Samsung and externally with equipment vendors and OEMs.

Requirements

Must have be able to speak and communicate in Korean.
B.S. in mechanical, chemical or electrical engineering preferred. Other engineering/manufacturing degrees accepted.
Minimum of 8+ years experience in Semiconductor industry with previous vendor management experience required.
Knowledge in theory of operations and equipment maintenance preferred.
PMP or Project Management Certification is a plus
Experience working with OEM vendors (TEL, LAM, AMAT, ASML, etc.) to drive continuous improvement and provide constructive feedback to improve site support.
Project management experience with a background in Lean methodology.
Must be able to manage multiple parallel projects in a dynamic environment with conflicting priorities and changing scope.
Customer Focus: Dedicated to finding and bringing Value in their analysis to our internal and external customers.
Teamwork: Fosters cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables. Participates and encourages transparent information sharing amongst team members.
Breakthrough Thinking: Develops fresh ideas that provide solutions to all types of workplace challenges.
Proactively communicate and respond positively and constantly with key customers and suppliers.
Data analysis and visualization skills in TIBCO Spotfire, or similar software.
Programming experience in Python, SQL, HTML is a plus
Full Stack development and cloud computing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Manage OEM vendors performance and provide feedback for support, parts, process improvements and escalate critical business needs in a timely manner.
Create and maintain report card system to track key supplier performance metrics and drive improvement plans.
Manage fab wide equipment engineering improvement projects across cross-functional teams and business units.
Work with fab engineering teams to analyze equipment gap-to-goal and drive initiatives to meet performance metrics.
Staff/Executive level presentations, proposals and status reports to drive continuous improvement process.
Communicate, interact and escalate with OEM Executive Leadership for continuous improvement, supply chain issues and technical support.
Possess expert understanding of semiconductor equipment and should be capable of shifting focus of individual goals when priorities change.
Work with multiple engineering teams to reduce inefficiencies using data analysis and lean methodology.
Work with equipment analytics and solutions team to interpret data to develop and implement novel solutions for cross functional teams.