Thin Films Process Development Engineer

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Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

We are part of Micron’s advanced Technology Development organization, where groundbreaking ideas are transformed into manufacturable reality. Our team operates at the absolute groundbreaking edge of memory innovation, developing new process formulations and defining processing techniques that enable next-generation semiconductor devices.

As a Thin Films Process Development Engineer, you will be responsible for starting and improving thin film fabrication processes. This includes work from pilot phase to full-scale manufacturing. You will work closely with engineering teams and external material providers. Your role involves solving complex problems, driving yield improvements, and improving product performance and dependability!

Responsibilities:

• Lead the startup, development, and optimization of thin film process formulations to systematically improve product quality and reliability.
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex assembly and fabrication process problems by applying structured failure analysis, FMEA, 8D, and SPC/FDC methodologies.
• Coordinate and implement process, equipment, and material evaluations to implement continuous improvements at critical process steps.
• Drive site-to-site process portability and handle new process baseline qualifications for seamless new product introductions (NPI).
• Partner with and audit global material suppliers to successfully achieve quality, cost, and comprehensive risk management objectives.
• Compile and evaluate rigorous test data to define processing requirements, operational limits, and material specifications.
• Collaborate with engineering and scientific personnel to review design requirements and ensure absolute compatibility of manufacturing methods.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated experience in process development or manufacturing engineering within a semiconductor or high-tech fabrication environment.
• Hands-on experience applying statistical process control (SPC), Fault Detection and Classification (FDC), or FMEA methodologies to solve engineering problems.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and address process-related anomalies or equipment interactions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
• Direct experience specialized in Thin Films process engineering, baseline qualification, or pilot plant scale-up.
• Experience managing, auditing, and collaborating with advanced material and equipment suppliers.
• Demonstrated technical leadership or experience leading multi-functional continuous yield improvement and cost reduction initiatives.
   

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future.  We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.  Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.  Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.  For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.

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