Senior Manager, FE Central PQE (Deviation Management)

About the role

Micron is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Manager to lead global quality deviation management programs across Front-End manufacturing sites and central organizations. The role drives strategy, governance, execution discipline, digital transformation and stakeholder alignment to reduce quality events, improve deviation management effectiveness and support Micron's quality transformation roadmap.

Key responsibilities

• Define, govern and align worldwide Front-End Process Quality Engineering deviation management strategy, operating mechanisms, metrics and business processes, and drive adoption of best-known methods across sites.
• Lead global stakeholders in benchmarking performance, setting improvement targets and tracking progress against quality and business objectives.
• Drive global programs to reduce non-conformance die and wafers, including excursion, inline deviation, scrap and other quality events.
• Lead global efforts to reduce process variation, yield deviation and quality risk, and partner with corporate quality, reliability assurance, manufacturing and product engineering functions.
• Develop advanced analytics, automation and AI-enabled strategies to improve speed of detection, analysis and decision making, and lead the team in applying digital tools and predictive analytics.
• Lead and develop a globally connected technical team, building capability in deviation management, quality systems, data analytics and structured problem solving.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Science, Quality, Manufacturing or a related technical field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Extensive experience in quality engineering, process engineering, manufacturing, deviation management, yield improvement or related semiconductor disciplines.
• Proven success leading strategic quality, operational improvement or transformation programs in a complex, high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and develop technical teams, including performance management, mentoring and succession planning.
• Solid understanding of semiconductor manufacturing fundamentals, including deviation management, SPC, process capability, quality systems and reliability systems.

Required skills

• Structured problem solving, root cause analysis, risk assessment, statistical thinking and data-driven decision making.
• Experience using advanced analytics, automation, AI or digital solutions to improve quality, productivity and reliability.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and project leadership skills.