Principal/Staff Engineer, FE OCT TIQ

About the role

Micron Technology is hiring a Principal/Staff Engineer for its Operations Central Team (OCT) Dry Etch Tool Installation Qualification (TIQ) position. As an area domain expert in Dry Etch, you will act as a site partner with Micron's fabs globally and as a supplier partner with suppliers. You will drive improvement on TIQ engineering worldwide, support global business processes, and lead the effort to achieve Best-in-Class (BIC) TIQ performance (cost and schedule).

Key responsibilities

• Understand short-term and long-term cost goals within Front End and align them to corporate business goals.
• Initiate and drive multi-functional programs and define their scope, goals, work, timeline and resource needs with sponsors and partners.
• Manage the definition, refinement and implementation of core methodologies and tools for business processes, including reporting.
• Collaborate with project teams to understand the business value of projects and programs, and provide periodic performance updates across functional groups.
• Ensure strategic roadmaps for schedule and cost are developed, maintained and tracked against BIC targets.
• Lead and continuously improve TIQ business processes, continual improvement projects and BKM alignment, prioritizing projects by fab and corporate objectives.
• Facilitate global peer groups, build metrics linked to strategic objectives and hold partners accountable for performance improvements.
• Review current site TIQ performance, identify gaps and opportunities, and align procedures and requirements based on technical assessments and lessons learned.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, Capex, cash cost, equipment performance, sustainability, new technology introduction and first-of-a-kind tool enablement.
• Develop and improve TIQ documentation, including specifications, configurations and qualification data.
• Demonstrate the use of AI and digital tools to improve efficiency and enable data-driven insights.

Required profile

• Masters, Bachelor or equivalent degree in engineering.
• 3+ years of experience with dry etch tool installation.
• Preferred hands-on experience in cost management.
• Good communication in English and willingness to travel.
• Ability to apply baseline digital fluency and role-appropriate AI literacy to use AI-enabled tools responsibly.