Contamination Control & ESD Technician

About the role

Micron is hiring a Contamination Control & ESD Technician in Singapore to support its semiconductor manufacturing environment. The role ensures that cleanroom conditions and electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection meet factory and industry standards. It covers routine environmental monitoring, ESD audits, qualification support and contamination or ESD-related investigations, working closely with engineers and cross-functional teams.

Key responsibilities

• Perform routine cleanroom environmental monitoring, including airborne particle measurements, AMC sampling, metal contamination checks and environmental logging.
• Conduct ESD compliance checks such as wrist strap and footwear testing, equipment grounding verification, workstation audits and point-to-point resistance checks.
• Assist engineers with tool and material qualifications, ensuring new equipment, spare parts and consumables meet contamination and ESD requirements before release to production.
• Support contamination and ESD excursion investigations by collecting samples, gathering data, performing preliminary checks and documenting observations.
• Carry out scheduled preventive maintenance and calibration of environmental and ESD monitoring instruments.
• Maintain detailed documentation, checklists and records to support process traceability and audit compliance.
• Check cleanroom protocols, including gowning, material handling, housekeeping and contamination-control standards.
• Report abnormal conditions promptly and escalate contamination or ESD risks to engineers or supervisors.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Equipment, Facilities and Engineering teams, and participate in continuous improvement activities.

Required profile

• Nitec, Higher Nitec or Diploma in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Chemical Process or a related technical field; equivalent hands-on experience in a manufacturing or semiconductor environment is also accepted.
• Ability to work in a semiconductor cleanroom, following gowning, contamination-control and safety protocols.
• Strong attention to detail and good communication skills within cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced fab environment with shifting priorities, willing to learn and take ownership of tasks.
• Able to work 12-hour rotating shifts, including night shift.

Required skills

• Experience with environmental monitoring tools or ESD test equipment is an added advantage.
• Ability to follow standard operating procedures and complete tasks accurately and consistently.