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title: 'Senior Data Scientist - Manufacturing Data (KR) at Gauss Labs'
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# Senior Data Scientist - Manufacturing Data (KR) at Gauss Labs

- **Company:** Gauss Labs
- **Location:** Yeoksam, Seoul, South Korea
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-12-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/gausslabs/dd91f0de-3de8-4f5f-90df-511592d6ddad

## Job description

As a Data Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in aligning our AI solutions with the unique needs of our manufacturing clients. Your primary responsibility will be to lead the development of state-of-the-art AI applications that tackle complex industry challenges, driving innovation and enhancing productivity. We are seeking an experienced data scientist capable of extracting valuable insights from manufacturing data. Your tasks will include mining, interpreting, and analyzing customer data to discover hidden opportunities and fully leverage its potential. Also, your role will involve direct interaction with customers to grasp their challenges and to understand their unique data characteristics. By closely engaging with customers, you will develop tailored data models and tools to meet their specific needs. Additionally, you will collaborate with our cross-functional teams to conceive, design, and develop innovative AI products for manufacturing by identifying new product features based on the understanding of customer data. Join a team of passionate innovators dedicated to revolutionizing the future of manufacturing. Take the lead in pioneering cutting-edge AI initiatives that directly impact real-world outcomes. Collaborate with a diverse and talented group of experts where your ideas will be highly valued, and your contributions will drive Gauss Labs towards becoming the global leader in industrial AI innovation.

## Responsibilities

- Design and implement customized AI solutions for manufacturing
- Analyze manufacturing data to uncover opportunities and develop AI models
- Collaborate with customers to understand their requirements and deliver clear, data-driven solutions
- Work closely with our internal teams to ensure solutions are feasible, scalable, and aligned with product strategy
- Present findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

## Basic Qualifications

- BS/MS in Engineering, Science, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience leading AI or data science projects in the semiconductor industry or another manufacturing field
- Strong problem-solving skills and customer-focused mindset
- Proficiency in data science tools: Python and SQL
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Travel domestically to customer sites as needed (up to 20% of working hours)
- Fluency in Korean

## Preferred Qualifications

- MS in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
- Experience in predictive modeling and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts
- Fluency in English

[Interview process] Application review - Phone interview - Virtual onsite interview - VP interview/Core Value interview - CEO interview

## About Gauss Labs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Gauss Labs revolutionizes manufacturing by building industrial AI solutions that leverage machine-generated data to make factories more intelligent.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funded by a single corporate round in 2020)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Mike Young-Han Kim (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Industrial AI, Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence, Software Development
- **Target customers**: B2B – primarily large semiconductor manufacturers (e.g., SK hynix) and other advanced manufacturing firms
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “We normalize AI. We revolutionize manufacturing.” – Gauss Labs aims to reshape manufacturing through innovative industrial AI systems beyond human capabilities.

## Products & Services
- **Panoptes VM (Virtual Metrology)**: An AI-based solution that predicts wafer manufacturing process outcomes, enabling real-time process control and reducing the need for physical measurements. Deployed at SK hynix since 2023.
- **Panoptes IM (Image Metrology)**: An end-to-end image metrology solution covering image processing, metrology, and analytics. Helps extract highly precise and repeatable measurements from manufacturing images.
- **Manufacturing Data Intelligence (MDI) Solutions**: A broader suite of proprietary AI algorithms that turn machine-generated data into actionable insights for factory optimization.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $55 million (corporate round, led by SK Hynix, September 2020)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: SK Hynix (sole investor and strategic partner), with published research at SPIE AL 2024 on AI-based semiconductor metrology.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Headcount growth of +2.8% YoY (64 employees as of 2025)
  - Active job postings in US and Korea (6 open roles)
  - Deployment of Panoptes VM at SK hynix’s wafer fabrication lines
  - Patent filings in end-to-end process control and anomaly detection (2024)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep domain expertise**: Combines cutting-edge AI/ML knowledge with hands-on manufacturing domain knowledge, especially in semiconductor fabrication.
- **Proprietary AI algorithms**: Developed in-house for manufacturing data intelligence, validated through real-world deployments at scale.
- **Tight partnership with SK hynix**: Access to real-world manufacturing data and a channel for immediate impact, creating a strong moat in the semiconductor AI space.
- **Global distributed team**: Offices in Palo Alto (HQ), Seoul, and Vancouver, enabling 24/7 development and close collaboration with Asian manufacturing hubs.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Scaling its AI-based virtual metrology and image metrology solutions to additional semiconductor fabs and expanding into other manufacturing verticals.
- **Growth direction**: Continued investment in R&D (patents, SPIE publications) and hiring for AI, software engineering, and forward-deployed roles to deepen product capabilities and customer reach.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Gauss Labs emphasizes “normalizing AI” and values ownership, fearless experimentation, and collective learning. The company is described as having a balanced and inspiring leadership.
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: 
  - Palo Alto: Hybrid working environment
  - Seoul: Hybrid working environment
  - Vancouver: Full remote working environment
  - Generous PTO, flexible hours, and remote work options
- **Notable perks**: Comprehensive health insurance (medical, vision, dental) for employees and dependents; 401(k) with company matching in the US; group insurance and private health plan in Korea; robust savings plans; career development programs; team-building events.
- **Engineering culture**: High proportion of technical staff (38% technical, 14% research), with strong talent drawn from top companies like SK hynix, Samsung, Amazon, and AWS. Employees report a 3.8/5.0 employer rating (Work-Life 4.0, Compensation 4.2, Culture 3.5).

## Sources
1. [gausslabs.ai](https://www.gausslabs.ai/about-us) – About Us page
2. [gausslabs.ai](https://www.gausslabs.ai/career) – Careers page
3. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/gauss-labs-ai) – LinkedIn company page (aggregated data)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/gauss-labs) – Built In company profile
5. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/gausslabs) – Current job openings

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