Manufacturing Operations Engineer

Samsung Electronics • Taylor, TX

5d • $95,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking an engineer to document, trend, and sustain the health of its In/Out Room equipment fleet, which includes automated packaging equipment and accessories such as heaters and N2 pump systems. The role identifies equipment-condition data, organizes trends into real-time health dashboards, and establishes processes for acting on fleet trends. The engineer responds to equipment downtime by recovering basic errors and replacing parts, and works with vendors on escalations.

The role includes developing equipment expertise, maintaining procedures, providing visibility into fleet health, improving engineering reliability, collaborating with equipment-engineering peers, and maintaining documentation and KPI reporting. The position is full-time and on-site at Samsung Austin Semiconductor. Compensation includes a base salary range of $95,000–$120,000, a competitive benefits package, and potential participation in incentive compensation programs.

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 equipment repair.
• Knowledge of common industrial sensors, including pressure, temperature, and flow sensors.
• Proficiency with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) concepts and their implementation in industry.

Responsibilities

• Understand the core function, design concepts, common failure modes, and measurable parameters of each equipment type.
• Understand equipment maintenance procedures and schedules, and establish procedure expectations and constraints for failure conditions.
• Compile equipment-parameter data sets and rank them by health.
• Evaluate parameter values using SPC methodologies and define specification limits.
• Build and modify dashboards showing equipment performance and health.
• Automate escalations for equipment issues based on specification limits.
• Create and enforce procedures for addressing fleet-health issues.
• Analyze equipment performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Author preventive-maintenance schedules based on usage hours, manufacturer recommendations, and failure-mode analyses.
• Conduct root-cause investigations into abnormal equipment failures.
• Organize and lead projects with defined benefits and ROI.
• Collaborate with equipment-engineer peers to drive improvements in their modules.
• Manage competing priorities within each module and advance important initiatives.
• Produce and maintain operating manuals, SOPs, and fleet records.
• Submit monthly KPI dashboards, including pump uptime and mean time between failure.
• Record incident reports for audit purposes.
• Recover basic equipment errors, replace parts, and work with vendors on escalations.

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 employees may receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.
• Competitive benefits package and potential participation in company incentive compensation programs.

What This Job Offers

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