Staff Engineer, Quality & Reliability

Samsung Electronics • Austin, TX

2d • $131,000 - $174,500 • 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 position serves as a key liaison among internal teams, Korea headquarters, external customers, and the Fab, supporting a smooth transition from NTI/NPI to mass production. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the engineer will drive reliability engineering across all phases for advanced CMOS technology nodes.

The role provides technical leadership for reliability improvement, plans and executes reliability evaluations, addresses integration problems across departments, and applies experiments, statistical tools, and reliability models to improve semiconductor fabrication processes and estimate product lifetimes. The engineer also represents Samsung’s technology leadership through technical publications and external conference participation, and builds deep knowledge of device integration and technology development for reliability.

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 reliability degradation mechanisms in BEOL WLR, including BEOL TDDB, EM, SM, and TC.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with FEOL WLR.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor BEOL reliability degradation mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and direct a team performing 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 extract lifetime estimates from time-to-failure data.
• Author papers for symposiums and journals and take leadership roles at external conferences.
• Develop expertise in device integration and technology development for reliability across industrial and academic settings.

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 10 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: Senior