Staff Engineer, Quality & Reliability

Samsung • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Staff Reliability Engineer to oversee semiconductor reliability for New Technology Introduction (NTI) and New Product Introduction (NPI). The role serves as a key liaison among internal teams, Korea headquarters, external customers, and the Fab, supporting smooth transitions from NTI/NPI to mass production. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the position leads reliability engineering across all phases for advanced CMOS technology nodes.

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Engineering; Electrical Engineering or Materials Engineering is preferred.
• 10+ years of related experience in semiconductor reliability engineering.
• Hands-on experience with BEOL wafer-level reliability (WLR) degradation mechanisms, including TDDB, EM, SM, and TC; FEOL WLR experience may also be relevant.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of semiconductor BEOL reliability degradation mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and direct a team conducting reliability improvement activities.
• Identify, plan, and execute reliability evaluations for NTI/NPI, technology qualification, process changes, and abnormal events.
• Identify product reliability concerns and drive improvement actions with local and overseas operations.
• Manage solutions to integration problems across departments, including Fab, PIE, Device, and Product Test, to improve reliability.
• Design, execute, and analyze designed experiments to improve semiconductor fabrication processes.
• Apply lessons learned to improve reliability margins and define new process integration for new technology nodes.
• Use statistical tools and reliability models to estimate lifetime from time-to-failure data.
• Author papers for symposiums and journals and take leadership roles at external conferences.
• Maintain knowledge of device integration and technology development for reliability across industrial and academic fields.

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, including two personal holidays and ten regular holidays
• Wellness incentives
• Eligible full-time employees may receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance

What This Job Offers

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