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Samsung Electro-Mechanics and LG Innotek are actively recruiting talent in anticipation of improved performance in the second half of the year. Both companies are enhancing their technical competitiveness and production capabilities to better respond to market conditions.

This month, Samsung Electro-Mechanics is recruiting short-term production workers for manufacturing processes, equipment, and quality control at its Sejong and Busan plants. The Sejong plant specializes in semiconductor substrates for mobile devices, including flip-chip chip-scale packages (FC-CSP) and ultra-thin chip-scale packages (UTCSP). They plan to establish a pilot production line for glass substrates, which offer superior data transmission speed and power consumption efficiency compared to plastic substrates, making them attractive to AI semiconductor companies. Prototypes are expected by next year, with customer supply targeted after 2026.

LG Innotek is recruiting experienced professionals in areas such as autonomous driving, optical solutions, and substrates and materials. R&D personnel will work on LiDAR systems, autonomous driving software, automotive communications, semiconductor substrates, and application processor (AP) module development. Production and quality personnel will focus on mold injection in optical solutions. They will be based in Seoul's Magok district, Paju, and Gumi.

Additionally, LG Innotek is hiring master's and doctoral graduates and industry-academia scholarship students from North American universities for research and development in new business areas such as optical systems, sensors, LiDAR modules, automotive communications, robotics, semiconductor substrates, biomedical engineering, and AI/digital transformation platforms. The company aims to lead in related technologies by recruiting highly educated overseas talent.

Both companies have optimistic outlooks for their second-half performance, according to the securities industry.

Financial information provider FnGuide forecasts Samsung Electro-Mechanics' operating profit for the second half to be KRW 208.4 billion (Q2), KRW 264.6 billion (Q3), and KRW 223.8 billion (Q4), representing year-on-year increases of 1.66%, 43.8%, and 102.72%, respectively.

LG Innotek's operating profit for the second half is expected to be KRW 94.5 billion (Q2), KRW 289.2 billion (Q3), and KRW 485.6 billion (Q4), reflecting year-on-year increases of 413.59%, 57.69%, and 0.39%, respectively.

An industry official noted, "With growing expectations for improved market conditions for major component manufacturers in the second half, companies are not only strengthening their production capacity in key areas such as MLCCs, semiconductor substrates, and optical sensors but also securing technological capabilities in new businesses such as glass substrates and autonomous driving."

Editor：Lulu

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