Cleans Equipment Engineer - Day
Samsung Austin Semiconductor · Taylor, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Base pay
- $76k–$120k
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level continuous improvement role at Samsung Austin Semiconductor (industrial) in Taylor, TX. Here's what you'll be responsible for.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, 5S, Root cause
- Base pay
- $76k–$120k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Continuous Improvement roles in Texas: typical posted base $92k–$128k. This one lists $76k–$120k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 26 continuous improvement openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Texas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 25 other live lean / ci postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- About 17% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $100k–$135k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 88%
- Six Sigma 62%
- ✓ Root cause 46%
- Kaizen 42%
- Value stream mapping 35%
- ✓ Cost reduction 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at Samsung Austin Semiconductor
We found 13 people at this company and state: 7 in this kind of role, 6 leaders. Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. See them ↓
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
Write to Omar → (free) - 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Samsung Austin Semiconductor in Taylor
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Full description from Samsung Austin SemiconductorAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
Seeking an equipment engineer interested in working alongside a talented team of professionals with a key focus on establishing and maintaining world class process/equipment and implementing yield enhancement as a competitive advantage along with ability to identify complex problems and implementing solutions.
Role and
qualifications
and equipment down time with manufacturing
- ✓Utilizing software to analyze data, identify trends to make decisions about processing product.
- ✓Adjusting equipment parameters as needed when exceeded and monitors process parameters when tools return from maintenance.
- ✓Executing in line changes (CPM) to the process or equipment.
- ✓Communicating technical information within the department through presentations.
- ✓Continuously revising Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- ✓Developing improved processes to increase capability.
- ✓Monitoring operations costs and develop cost reduction projects
Skills and
Qualifications
Additional Job Description
Here's what you'll need
- ✓2+ years work experience
- ✓BS or MS in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Material Science, or Computer Science w/3.0 GPA or higher
- ✓Experience scripting in Python, VBA, or equivalent language
- ✓Understanding of statistical methods
- ✓Experience with Change Point Management
- ✓Good Presentation and Technical Writing skills
- ✓Understanding of Lean, TPS, or 5S principles
- ✓Exposure to Structure Problem Solving (8D, 7-step, etc..)
- ✓Experience with Data Analysis software (Spotfire, JMP, Matlab, etc.
- ✓Experience Troubleshooting Equipment or Process failures
- ✓Ability to wear clean room suit and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) per the SAS FAB protocol and be able to lift
qualifications
Total Rewards
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About Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Samsung is a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, founded on the belief that the pursuit of excellence creates a better world. At Samsung Austin Semiconductor, we are Innovating Today to Power the Devices of Tomorrow.
Come innovate with us!
Here's what you'll be responsible for
- •Monitoring the wafer fabrication equipment and respond to issues
- •Qualifying new manufacturing equipment
- •Coordinating the scheduling of equipment
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.
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