Water Process Engineer (UPW)

Samsung Electronics•Austin, TX

7d•$76,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Water Process Engineer (UPW) to join their Water Treatment and Reclamation (WTR) team. This role is responsible for providing continuous, safe, and high-quality utilities to the Fab. The Operations teams at the water and wastewater plants focus on sustainability and operational excellence, while adopting new technologies to ensure plant resilience, environmental stewardship, and staff safety.

Requirements

B.S. in Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental, Process or Industrial Engineering.
6+ years of experience in an Engineering environment, preferably within Design or Operations.
Working knowledge of general water treatment technologies and/or processes.
Advanced knowledge of ultrapure water treatment systems.

Responsibilities

Complete project management of multiple projects across the UPW systems.
Participates and leads some of the commissioning activities, and provides subject matter expertise to contractors and the internal team for any commissioning or construction related issues.
Monitor daily trends, perform equipment inspections, and coordinate with OPS regarding work orders and process improvement projects.
Meet the needs of our operators by supporting and collaborating with the plant operations team to develop and implement process improvements.
Execute complete ownership and accountability of the entire system scope and projects.
Proactively troubleshoot critical UPW system issues and/or baseline shifts.
Research and develop new innovative technologies to improve UPW quality and reliability; plan, request and implement improvements.
Support of instrumentation, maintenance, and operations groups in day-to-day tasks.
Coach and mentor less experienced engineers to develop their knowledge, talent and skills.
Lead facilities wide task-force teams to develop more efficient practices and processes.
Be a visible presence in facilities wide meetings.
Confidently interface with the factory unit parts.
Creation and development of structured step plans process for work execution of process improvement and repair work.
Review SOPs, PLC programming changes, SOOs (sequence of operations), and other administrative tasks.
Lead system-wide trend analysis and use that analysis to drive system improvements.