Senior/Staff/Principal MTS Engineer, Etch - Procurement and Operations

About the role

Micron is hiring a Senior/Staff/Principal/Member of Technical Staff Engineer focused on etch within its Procurement and Operations Central Team (PROCT) and Advanced Development Team (ADT). The role centres on the early maturity phase of new products as they move from technology development centres to high-volume manufacturing sites, supporting improvements in product yield, quality and cost. It involves international travel to Micron's manufacturing and technology development sites.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with Technology Development on future technology requirements and model of record requirements so the manufacturing roadmap aligns with the technology path.
• Partner with Technology Development and Manufacturing on supplier engagement so resources meet Micron's strategic objectives.
• Work with Manufacturing as new products are introduced to improve performance and enable customer qualification.
• Connect with corporate EHSS and site Process Hazard Analysis engineers to ensure process safety requirements are met.
• Work with strategic suppliers to align priorities with operations objectives and strategy/roadmap.
• Engage externally with suppliers and industry consultants to collect benchmarking data and knowledge.
• Develop sophisticated models for unit process and module-level control and road mapping.
• Maintain expertise in multiple process, hardware or technology areas and support peers with module, process and hardware optimisation.

Required profile

• PhD, Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or a related field.
• 5-7+ years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing areas such as Etch, Films or Planarization.
• Proven experience in troubleshooting, experimental design and data analysis.
• Experience and/or interest in developing Agentic AI workflows for current or future processes.
• Ability to work independently or in teams, with good organisation skills.

Required skills

• Solid understanding of hardware used for semiconductor processing.
• Solid understanding of process control, statistics for engineering and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Solid understanding of solid-state device physics and process integration.
• Solid understanding of semiconductor metrology, defect analysis, probe and test methodologies.