Manufacturing Operations Engineer Team Lead
About The Position
Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Engineer Team Lead to oversee a team of four employees across four CWW shifts and sustain the health of the In/Out Room equipment fleet. The fleet includes automated packaging equipment and associated equipment such as heaters and N2 pump systems. The role involves identifying equipment-condition data, organizing trends, creating real-time health dashboards, and establishing processes to respond to fleet trends. The lead is also a point of contact for tool recovery involving basic errors and part replacement, and works with vendors on escalations. The position covers equipment expertise, maintenance planning, fleet health monitoring, reliability engineering, documentation, reporting, and team leadership. The lead develops team members through coaching, performance evaluations, and development planning, while fostering an inclusive and accountable work environment aligned with FAB goals and operational excellence. All positions at Samsung Austin Semiconductor are full-time and on-site. Base compensation depends on education, experience, skills, and location. Eligible full-time salaried or hourly employees may also receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical, Industrial, or Process Engineering.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience with sub-fab systems in the semiconductor industry.
- Experience in other manufacturing environments with large quantities of equipment.
- Proficiency in data and statistical analytics.
- Experience with mechanical repair of equipment.
- Knowledge of common industrial sensors, including pressure, temperature, and flow sensors.
- Proficiency with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) concepts and their implementation in industry.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of four employees across four CWW shifts, including performance evaluations, coaching, and development planning.
- Understand equipment functions, design concepts, common failure modes, and available measurement parameters.
- Understand and establish maintenance procedures, schedules, expectations, and constraints for failure conditions.
- Compile equipment parameter data, assess equipment health, and evaluate parameter values using SPC methodologies and defined specification limits.
- Build and modify dashboards that visualize equipment performance and health, and submit monthly KPI dashboards including pump uptime and mean time between failure.
- Automate escalations for equipment issues based on specification limits and create and enforce procedures to address fleet health issues.
- Analyze equipment performance and identify improvement opportunities.
- Author preventive maintenance schedules based on usage hours, manufacturer recommendations, and failure mode analyses.
- Perform root-cause investigations for abnormal equipment failures.
- Organize and lead projects with defined benefits and ROI.
- Produce and maintain operating manuals, SOPs, and fleet records.
- Record incident reports for audit purposes.
- Respond to equipment downtime by recovering basic errors and replacing parts; work with vendors on escalations.
- Foster an inclusive, accountable team environment by identifying development opportunities, recognizing performance, and empowering personnel to grow.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
- Onsite cafés and workout facilities
- Paid maternity leave
- Paid paternity leave
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Two personal holidays and ten regular holidays
- Wellness incentives
- Eligible full-time employees may receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
