Inspection Metrology Lead

Position Summary

The Inspection Metrology Lead will manage a team of engineers at Samsung's new fab in Taylor, TX. This role will plan, organize, and drive timely team deliverables while maintaining quality in their process area. Clear communication and flexibility will be required in the rapidly changing fab startup environment. To achieve success in the overall mission, this position will also be attentive to customer and direct report needs, while maintaining alignment with senior management.

After successful fab startup, the role will be responsible for leveraging deep technical knowledge and people management skills to oversee longer‑term projects, daily operations, and their direct report's progress. This position must be passionate about growing their people, ensuring the highest data quality across their toolsets, identifying improvement opportunities, and creating defense lines to prevent excursions and maximize production yields.

Here’s what you’ll be responsible for:

• Plan, organize, and drive team deliverables for Taylor fab startup success.
• Manage exempt personnel in the "Lead" role, including working on complex projects (may be cross‑functional) that require proper documentation, baseline consideration, change point management, and an in-depth evaluation of multiple competing factors.
• Provide daily monitoring, direction and feedback to direct reports.
• Encourage ongoing career development, mentorship, and training opportunities.
• Facilitate annual performance management.
• Communicate effectively with personnel and other technical leaders inside and outside their organization on technical projects, incidents or changes.
• Influence technical decision making with data and technical expertise in their process area.
• Report results to management clearly, concisely and in a timely manner.
• Encourage a safety‑first, and a continuous improvement culture.

• BS or MS in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Material Science, or Computer Science.
• In‑depth knowledge of inspection techniques.
• Experience with PC, eBeam, Bright Field, Dark Field, and SEM review.
• Understanding of daily tool sustaining activities.
• Knowledge of calibration, matching, recipe creation and optimization, daily monitoring, and limitations.
• Ability to interpret and drive data‑based improvement based on critical analysis.
• Statistical analysis of technical data, and translate results into business actions.

The current base salary range for this role is between $90,000 - $151,500. Individual base pay rates will depend on factors including duties, work location, education, skills, qualifications and experience. Total compensation for this position will include a competitive benefits package and may include participation in company incentive compensation programs, which are based on factors to include organizational and individual performance.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
• Onsite café(s) and workout facilities
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Paid time off (PTO) + 2 personal holidays and 10 regular holidays
• Wellness incentives and MORE

Eligible full‑time employees (salaried or hourly) may also receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.

All positions at Samsung Austin Semiconductor are full‑time on‑site.

This role may require access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Applicants must be authorized to access such information or be eligible for government authorization.

By submitting an application, you agree not to disclose to Samsung-or encourage Samsung to use-any confidential or proprietary information (including trade secrets) belonging to a current or former employer or other entity.

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