Automation Supply Chain Engineer

Automation Engineer

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 SAS, we are Innovating Today to Power the Devices of Tomorrow.

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Position Summary

As an Automation Engineer, you will build user-facing web applications while implementing and maintaining warehouse automation job. You will work within a fast-paced manufacturing small team environment, supporting both internal and external department customers.

Role and Responsibilities

Here's What You'll Be Responsible For:

• Front-End Development: Design, build, and maintain user-facing features using modern frameworks like Vue.
• Automation: Robotics, conveyors, and software—to optimize storage, picking, packing, shipping operations, autonomous robotics, IoT, and human data input.
• Performance Optimization: Maximize application speed and scalability, optimizing for fast load times.
• UI/UX Implementation: Translate design wireframes into high-quality code, ensuring technical feasibility and design consistency.
• Debugging & Maintenance: Debug cross-browser compatibility issues and troubleshoot UI bugs.
• Collaboration: Work with backend developers, UI/UX designers, and stakeholders to integrate APIs and ensure seamless functionality.
• System Integration: Bridging the gap between software (code/scripts) and physical hardware.
• Factory Implementation: Leading on-site hardware installation, commissioning, and validation.
• Safety Systems: Implementing safety-rated hardware in accordance with industrial standards.

Skills and Qualifications

Here's what you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in frontend development, with a focus on automation, 2–5+ years.
• Languages: Familiar and experienced in IoT deployment and management tools such as Python, Java Script, SQL are required
• Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, Airtable, and Graphana. Rust, HTML, CSS, Postgres programming are not required but preferred.
• Frameworks/Libraries: Experience with Vue.js.
• Tools: Version control (Git), build tools (Webpack, Vite), and browser developer tools.
• Principles: Knowledge of responsive design, web accessibility (WCAG), and RESTful APIs.
• Hardware: Knowledge and experienced in industrial control systems, sensors and actuators, robotics and motion control, electrical design and troubleshooting, field device integration.
• Excellent Project Management Skills
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple departments and levels within and outside the company.
• Strong data analytics mathematically, computationally, and the ability to program scalable dynamic systems to react and distribute information to human and system stakeholders.
• Semiconductor, Manufacturing, Supply Chain experience is a plus.
• Machine vision with ML workflows experience is a plus.
• Basic understanding of SQL and relational databases (Postgres, MongoDB, Cassandra preferred).

The current base salary range for this role is between $70,480 - $150,760. 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.

Total Rewards At Samsung SAS, 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.

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 SAS are full-time on-site.

U.S. Export Control Compliance This role requires access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Applicants must be authorized to access such information or eligible for government authorization.

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