Dry Etch Senior/Staff Engineer

About the role

Micron is hiring a Senior/Staff Dry Etch Engineer for its next-generation NAND research and development team. The role drives critical dry etch modules, works directly with process integration and other process areas such as wet etch, CVD, diffusion, metals, lithography and CMP, and owns the process roadmap to meet program and yield goals.

Key responsibilities

• Develop dry etch processes that meet the physical and electrical requirements of Micron's products
• Optimize dry etch processes to reduce cost, process variability and improve process capability
• Collaborate with process integration and other process development teams to develop new solutions
• Conduct root cause and failure mode analysis to understand hardware limitations and drive vendors toward solutions
• Perform fundamental research to drive innovative solutions for next-generation products
• Maintain a technology development pilot manufacturing line
• Support process transfer to production facilities (some domestic and/or international travel may be required)

Required profile

• Masters degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience involving dry etch in the semiconductor industry, or a PhD in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Material Science, Physics, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Semiconductor Engineering or a related major
• Bachelor's degree in one of the same fields with at least 5 years of relevant dry etch experience
• Research and development aptitude in science and engineering, with strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently, multi-task and manage several projects at once

Required skills

• Root-cause or model-based problem solving
• Proficiency in statistics (preferred) and statistical process control
• Fundamental knowledge of at least one of: transport phenomena, dry etch processing, kinetic theory, statistical thermodynamics or plasma physics
• Data science basics, Python coding or GenAI programming is desirable
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office