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At Samsung Austin Semiconductor, we are Innovating Today to Power the Devices of Tomorrow.\nCome innovate with us!\nPosition Summary\nThe Design for Manufacturability (DFM) team is focused on incoming technology transfer, product optimization, new product introductions, yield improvement, process margin improvement and performance enhancement. As part of the Advanced Node Technology Development team, you will provide Design Verification for products in a high-volume production environment as well as optimization of newer products introduced exclusively at Samsung Austin Semiconductor.Role and Responsibilities\nHere’s What You’ll Be Responsible For:\nDFM engineer will collaborate with both internal teams and customer’s design teams to develop new offerings of devices, pcell and standard cell libraries.\nLeads projects related to design risk assessment of new product introductions, analyze yield to design correlations for yield improvement and other KPI improvements.\nUses EDA software to analyze & design including extracting netlists, timing analysis, redundancy checks; consults and guide fabrication team on possibilities of margin improvements.\nLead / participate in devising solutions/methodology to fix/avoid future vulnerabilities in the design.\nWrite SVRF/tcl code for design risk assessment.\nDevelops methodology and automation scripts using bash-shell, python, tcl etc.\nCommunicates technical information to senior leadership outside of the department through presentations.\nCompletes other duties as assigned.\nSkills and Qualifications\nHere's what you'll need:\nBachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering. Other engineering domain e.g. Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science are ok as long as candidate has experience with design verification process.\n\nExperience with Cadence Virtuoso or other EDA experience in at least one of the following tools - Calibre, Yield Explorer, StarRC/xRC, ICC2 & TCAD.\n\nWorking knowledge of the design-to-mask workflow (schematic, simulation, layout, physical verification, GDSII, mask).\n\n300mm 16nm/14nm/10nm nodes (or below) wafer manufacturing technology experience is preferred.\n\nStrong scripting experience in one of the following - tcl, bash/shell or python.\n\nThe current base salary range for this role is between $106,000 - $145,000. 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.\nU.S. Export Control\nThis role may require access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Applicants must be authorized to access such information or eligible for government authorization.\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. You can change Country/Language at the bottom of the page. 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":4682,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"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":"2026-09-23T01:19:57Z"}],"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":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+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":0}],"liveness":{"score":41,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.545,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":28,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","velocity","win:late","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-20T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":145000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/samsung-electronics-senior-dfm-engineer-signal-one","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/samsung-electronics-senior-dfm-engineer-signal-one.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-20T09:03:13Z","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_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":9932,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00Z"}},"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-senior-dfm-engineer-signal-one"},{"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-senior-dfm-engineer-signal-one"},{"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-senior-dfm-engineer-signal-one"},{"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-senior-dfm-engineer-signal-one\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsamsung-electronics-senior-dfm-engineer-signal-one"}]}