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Job Posting Title:
Semiconductor Business Analyst or Senior Business Analyst - Texas Institute for Electronics
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Hiring Department:
Texas Institute for Electronics
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
To Be Determined at Offer
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Earliest Start Date:
Ongoing
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
AUSTIN, TX
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Job Details:
APPLICANTS MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES ON A FULL-TIME BASIS FOR ANY EMPLOYER WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP.
General Notes
About Us:
The Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) is a University of Texas at Austin-supported semiconductor consortium of state and local government, pre-eminent defense electronics and semiconductor companies, national labs and nationally recognized academic institutions. Our mission is to develop and execute a state-of-the-art 3D Heterogenous Integration manufacturing technology roadmap, and to provide critical pilot manufacturing capabilities to address national security needs and catalyze domestic economic growth.
Join the Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) and help us push the boundaries in critical semiconductor domains, including advanced packaging, with the aim of reestablishing U.S. prominence in semiconductor manufacturing.
With over $1 billion in funding from the US DoD and the state of Texas, we're at the forefront of creating cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing equipment and processes that will set the course for future advancements in semiconductor logic, memory, heterogeneous integration, chip cooling and more. Situated in the heart of Austin - named "America's Coolest City" by Expedia and "The Best Place to Live in the U.S." by U.S. News and World Report - the Texas Institute for Electronics embodies the city's innovative spirit.
UT Austin, recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers, provides outstanding employee benefits and total rewards packages that include:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
• For more details, please see: Benefits | Human Resources and UT Austin Employee Experience | Human Resources

This position may be filled at a higher-level title, relative to the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. Job classification will be determined based on the selected candidate's education and years of experience. Pay is commensurate with these benchmarks.
Purpose
The TIE Semiconductor Business Analyst Associate/Senior Business Analyst Associate will report to the Sr. Director of Business Analytics. The role will carry out financial and business analysis for TIE's products and services, build/update/maintain financial models, collaborate with cross-functional teams to guide business strategies for TIE's long-term success, and support TIE's grant preparation and submission activities. It will perform other duties as needed for the Senior Director of Business Analytics and TIE Leadership.
Responsibilities
The TIE Semiconductor Business Analyst Associate/Senior Business Analyst Associate may work independently or with others, assisting the TIE Sr. Director of Business Analytics to achieve the following goals:

• Create, upgrade, and utilize semiconductor fabrication cost, capacity, and pricing models to provide monthly, quarterly, and annual analyses/forecasts.
• Provide financial forecasts and trend analysis by performing "what if" and sensitivity analyses.
• Support TIE's sales and business development teams by providing quantitative financial estimates for proposed product and service offerings.
• Facilitate financial reviews and analyze performance to plan for key financial measures, including expenses, capital, and headcount.
• Interface with the TIE finance team to ensure that TIE's business analytics models agree with TIE's other financial models, records, and forecasts.
• Interface with TIE's IT teams to assist in implementing organization-wide ERP, MES, and MIS software solutions, and interface with these software solutions to retrieve data relevant for TIE business and financial modeling.
• Develop performance measures that assess trends in data, provide insights, support efficiency initiatives, and provide decision support for investment decisions.
• Support the TIE leadership on business analytics projects broadly and as needed, providing support for ad hoc analysis.
• Provide general support TIE's grant writing and submission activities, including: grant writing, budget creation, general support for principal investigators, and interfacing with other UT Austin offices as needed;
• Create/maintain records/databases as needed to ensure tracking of financial metrics, quantities, as well as intellectual property and agreement commitments.
• Work with TIE leadership and UT contracts negotiations staff to assist in initiating, monitoring, and completing a portfolio of various legal agreements and letters with external parties, including: Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Sponsored Research Agreements (SRAs), Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), Visiting Scholar Agreements, Letters of Support, Memoranda of Understanding, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Business Analytics Associate:
  • Bachelor's degree in a finance, business, accounting (or a related field); or,
  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering or sciences field related to the semiconductor industry and demonstrated background/competence in a finance, business, accounting, or a related field.
• Senior Business Analytics Associate:
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, business, accounting (or a related field) or engineering and science field and 2 years of experience working in finance, business, accounting (or a related field); or,
  • Master's degree in a business, finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of ERP and MIS systems and reporting tools.
• Able to become an expert user of various software tools in a short timeframe.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with excellent follow-up and execution.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications

• More than 2 years of experience working in finance, business, accounting (or a related field) working in the semiconductor industry.
• Advanced proficiency in ERP and MIS systems and reporting tools..
• Prior experience working in the semiconductor industry.
• Experience with cloud-based MES systems.
• Working knowledge or experience with 3D ICs including various integration schemes.
• Working knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing.
• Strong financial and business analyst skills.
• Experience developing client relationships.
• Ability to communicate complex data in a simple, actionable way.

Notes about qualifications

• "Engineering or sciences field related to the semiconductor industry" means a field such as electrical engineering, chemical engineering, semiconductor engineering, material science/engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, chemistry, etc.

Salary Range
TIE Pays Industry Competitive Salaries
Working Conditions

• Work is performed on-site in a scientific research environment and prototyping facility with dynamic work conditions collaborating simultaneously with many partners/customers in parallel.
• Additional hours and work outside standard office hours may be required on an occasional basis during peak periods and special events.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity (ex: using a mouse)

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
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