Principal Engineer - Oct FE PEE Wet Process

About the role

Micron Technology, Inc. is hiring a Principal Engineer for its Oct FE PEE wet process team in Fab 10A. The engineer works with a team of process and equipment engineers who start up, develop and optimize processes to improve product quality and reliability, and who tackle yield improvement, cost reduction, productivity gains and risk management. The role identifies, diagnoses and resolves process-related problems using failure analysis, FMEA, 8D or SPC methods.

Key responsibilities

• Lead productivity, yield, quality and cost improvement initiatives with global sites and the network team through process optimization, new/FOAK chemistry and technology qualification and CIP development with suppliers.
• Work with cross-functional teams to reduce defects and improve particle removal efficiency.
• Develop a roadmap for process and hardware CIP implementation, and drive process and hardware improvements focused on safety, defect reduction, cost, scale, quality and sustainability in the wet process (SWC, bench, scrub, backside, bevel, etc.).
• Set up IoT sensors for defense-line strengthening in wet tools and develop solutions for excursion prevention.
• Establish equipment start-up acceptance criteria and tool service requirements with suppliers, and work with global facilities on new tool requirements.
• Improve tool efficiency and utilization across sites through benchmarking, and set up and improve process conditions and technology to upgrade process capability and cut production costs.
• Enable energy savings, water conservation and waste reduction, and integrate AI-assisted tools into daily work.
• Troubleshoot wafer fabrication problems, perform root cause analysis and investigate defects with shift engineering and other functions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Materials Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in semiconductor equipment and process management in the wet process.
• Proven track record in maturing tool performance and establishing process parameters, and in abnormal analysis and improvement.
• Experience in process and hardware improvement and development within the semiconductor industry.
• Strong analytical skills and tangible results in tool performance and process management projects.
• Ability to follow safety, quality and sustainability standards and to apply baseline digital fluency and role-appropriate AI literacy.