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At Samsung Austin Semiconductor, we are Innovating Today to Power the Devices of Tomorrow.\nCome innovate with us!\nPosition Summary\nSamsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Director of Material Technology to lead the site’s supplier and raw material quality organization supporting high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. The Director is the site-level authority for raw material quality and supplier technical performance across a broad portfolio of direct materials, including bulk and specialty gases, bulk and specialty chemicals, slurries, pads, precursors, targets, wafers, and photo-related materials.This leader directs a multidisciplinary organization of engineers and technicians and works closely with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Purchasing, Logistics, Quality, the onsite analytical laboratory, Samsung Korea, and a global supplier base. The role protects manufacturing from material-related quality risk while enabling new technology introduction, supply-chain resilience, localization, and cost reduction.\nRole and Responsibilities\nHere’s What You’ll Be Responsible For:\nMaterial Quality Strategy & Governance\nEstablish and execute the site strategy for raw material and supplier quality supporting current and future semiconductor technologies.\nOwn the governance framework, policies, decision rights, and escalation pathways for qualification, specifications, supplier change control, incoming quality, and material disposition.\nDevelop long-term technical roadmaps aligned with future technology nodes, capacity expansion, and supply-chain strategy.\nIdentify emerging material and supplier risks and ensure mitigation plans are in place before manufacturing impact.\nSupplier Qualification, Performance & Development\nDirect the end-to-end qualification strategy for new materials, new suppliers, alternate sources, and new supplier manufacturing locations.\nOversee supplier lifecycle management from qualification through performance monitoring, development, requalification, escalation, and phase-out.\nEstablish risk-based supplier segmentation to set surveillance, audit, and development requirements.\nEstablish supplier scorecards and KPIs, and lead executive quality reviews for strategic or underperforming suppliers.\nDevelop supplier capability roadmaps and improvement plans to reduce material variability and meet future technology requirements.\nLead quality-matching activities to ensure consistent material performance across supplier manufacturing locations and alignment with Samsung Korea.\nSpecifications & Supplier Change Management\nOwn raw material specifications, critical quality attributes, acceptance criteria, sampling requirements, and test methods, ensuring they evolve with process sensitivity and technology-node requirements.\nDirect technical evaluation of supplier Certificates of Analysis and define requirements for supplier statistical control of critical parameters.\nOwn governance of supplier changes, including process, raw material, site, equipment, packaging, and formulation changes, and ensure PCNs are reviewed for manufacturing and reliability risk.\nEstablish risk-based qualification requirements for supplier changes and approve or delegate approval authority accordingly.\nNon-Conforming Material & Disposition Authority\nEstablish and maintain the site process for containment, evaluation, and disposition of non-conforming raw materials.\nServe as senior escalation authority for high-risk decisions involving hold, release, use-as-is, deviation, return, replacement, or scrap.\nEnsure disposition decisions weigh manufacturing risk, process sensitivity, inventory position, and supply continuity, with appropriate traceability and documentation.\nSupplier Audit Program\nDirect the global audit and surveillance program for critical raw material suppliers, with audit strategy based on material criticality, performance, and business risk.\nEnsure assessments cover quality systems, manufacturing and contamination controls, change management, traceability, SPC, and business continuity against ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and Samsung requirements.\nDetermine supplier qualification status based on audit findings and ensure corrective actions are verified for effectiveness.\nIncoming Material Quality & Excursion Prevention\nEstablish the strategy for incoming material verification based on material criticality, supplier capability, historical performance, and process sensitivity.\nPartner with the onsite analytical laboratory on testing requirements, sampling strategies, and method development capable of detecting contamination at levels appropriate for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.\nEstablish statistical monitoring of supplier CoA data, incoming test results, and material trends, with defined escalation and containment thresholds, to identify drift before it impacts manufacturing.\nEnsure correlation between supplier data, onsite laboratory results, and manufacturing performance, and use this data to drive supplier management decisions.\nRoot Cause Analysis & Corrective Action\nProvide executive oversight for significant material-related excursions and supplier quality events.\nEnsure rigorous root cause analysis using structured methodologies such as 8D, 5-Why, fishbone, and fault-tree analysis.\nDrive containment, corrective and preventive action, and verification of effectiveness, ensuring supplier actions address systemic causes.\nMaintain CAPA governance and deploy lessons learned across materials, suppliers, and manufacturing organizations.\nSupply Continuity & Cost Optimization\nIdentify single-source, geographic, capacity, logistics, and supplier business-continuity risks, and establish contingency strategies for critical materials.\nDirect qualification of alternate materials, suppliers, manufacturing locations, and bridge specifications to reduce supply risk.\nPartner with Purchasing and Logistics to manage material risk during shortages and supply-chain disruptions.\nPartner with Purchasing on sourcing strategies, supplier localization, and technical cost reduction, ensuring cost initiatives undergo appropriate qualification and risk evaluation.\nNew Technology Introduction & Fab Readiness\nLead raw material readiness for new technologies, product introductions, capacity expansions, and Fab startup activities.\nEnsure new material requirements are identified early enough to support technology qualification schedules.\nEnsure supplier capacity, quality systems, analytical capability, packaging, transportation, and import requirements are ready ahead of production ramp.\nSupport technology transfer and material matching between Samsung manufacturing operations.\nOrganizational Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership\nLead a multidisciplinary organization of engineers and technicians, establishing organizational structure, staffing strategy, KPIs, and succession plans.\nRecruit, develop, and retain technical talent; coach managers and technical experts and build training programs that strengthen organizational capability.\nPromote a culture of ownership, technical rigor, continuous improvement, and disciplined decision-making.\nRepresent Material Technology in site-level discussions and provide senior leadership with clear assessments of material quality, supplier risk, and supply continuity.\nServe as the senior technical interface with strategic suppliers and represent the site with Samsung Korea on material quality and technology matters.\nResolve cross-functional issues where material quality, manufacturing priorities, supply constraints, and commercial considerations intersect.\nSkills and Qualifications\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.\n15+ years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, including significant experience in supplier quality, materials engineering, process engineering, or related technical functions.\n10+ years of progressive leadership experience, including responsibility for technical teams, managers, or organizations.\nDemonstrated experience with supplier qualification and development, material specifications, supplier change management, and non-conforming material disposition in a high-volume manufacturing environment.\nStrong knowledge of SPC, process capability, root cause analysis, and structured problem-solving methodologies.\nExperience managing senior-level supplier relationships and resolving complex quality, technical, and supply issues.\nDemonstrated ability to communicate technical risk, business impact, and recommendations to executive leadership.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nMaster’s degree or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.\nExperience with advanced-node semiconductor manufacturing, greenfield Fab startup, major expansion, or technology transfer.\nDirect experience with semiconductor raw materials and the analytical methods used for trace contamination and high-purity material characterization.\nExperience leading global supplier qualification and audit programs; lead auditor certification or equivalent.\nWorking knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF 16949, or comparable quality management systems.\nThe current base salary range for this role is between $217,000 - $281,500. 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.\nTotal Rewards\nAt Samsung Austin Semiconductor, base pay is just one part of our total compensation package. The base compensation for this role will depend on education, experience, skills, and location.\nWe offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance\nLife insurance and 401(k) matching with immediate vesting\nOnsite café(s) and workout facilities\nPaid maternity and paternity leave\nPaid time off (PTO) + 2 personal holidays and 10 regular holidays\nWellness incentives and MORE\nEligible full-time employees (salaried or hourly) may also receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.\nAll positions at Samsung Austin Semiconductor are full-time on-site.\nTrade Secrets\nBy submitting an application, you agree not to disclose to Samsung or induce or encourage Samsung to use any confidential or proprietary information (including trade secrets) belonging to a current or former employer or other entity.\n* Please visit Samsung membership to see Privacy Policy, which defaults according to your location. 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If you are European Economic Resident, please click here.\n* Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":11404,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":15,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Life insurance","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Smartphones","Televisions","Semiconductor Manufacturing","Displays & Panel Technology"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-06T18:01:24Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 132 · green card filings: 34","filings_12m":132,"filings_prev_12m":178,"green_card_filings_12m":34,"median_offered_wage_usd":166084,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:08:04+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":3}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":29,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-10T05:45:15Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":281500,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/samsung-electronics-material-technology-director","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/samsung-electronics-material-technology-director.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-11T03:59:54Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2239,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2761,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":166},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=166"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsamsung-electronics-material-technology-director"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsamsung-electronics-material-technology-director"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsamsung-electronics-material-technology-director"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/samsung-electronics-material-technology-director\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsamsung-electronics-material-technology-director"}]}