Shift Lead Engineer, TD Manufacturing Development Engineering

About the role

Micron Technology is hiring a TD Manufacturing Development Engineering Shift Lead Engineer. The role coordinates and communicates process development and operations priorities for assigned areas, acting as the bridge between real-time shift execution and TD strategic objectives. It supports process stability, yield protection and operational excellence, and supervises both engineers and technicians.

Key responsibilities

• Safety and quality: complete required safety training, adhere to safety and regulatory policies, proactively identify and resolve safety and quality issues, and reduce injuries, hazards and environmental incidents.
• Shift operations: act as second line of defense for shift-critical issues such as lot holds, dispositions, excursions and line-downs, interface with the HVM Ops team and the TD first-shift team, and develop plans to resolve process and tool issues and improve output.
• Process development support: lead the shift team in activities such as FA/VPD submissions, wafer shipments, SWR execution and data collection, and guide technicians on complex tasks.
• Use data-driven analysis to solve yield and quality problems, support business processes and control chronic tool and process issues (SPC, alarms, inventory).
• Team leadership: drive continuous improvement, manage projects, coach and train direct reports, manage workload and well-being, and communicate priorities with the first-shift MDE, PD and MDE director.

Required profile

• Masters or Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical or Materials Engineering.
• 5 years of experience in the wafer fabrication industry.
• Ability to lead shift teams in fast-paced environments and to work permanent 12-hour day and night shifts as needed.
• Demonstrates Micron leadership behaviors and values.

Required skills

• Problem-solving, data analysis and knowledge of SPC, process control, yield and defect mechanisms, and process flow interaction.
• Working knowledge of yield, defect mechanisms, process interactions and GeRM risks.
• Proficiency in relevant Micron systems and tools such as SPC, GerM, MES Central and SWR, and a passion for automation and AI agent adoption.