Principal Spares Engineer - Operations Central Team

About the role

Micron is hiring a Staff / Principal Spares Engineer for its Operations Central Team at Fab 10A. You will lead and run spares engineering programs covering cost, productivity, quality and test wafer management in a fast-paced semiconductor environment, optimizing efficiency, controlling test wafer utilization and aligning with demand while collaborating across global teams and sites.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and execute spares engineering programs to drive operational and cost efficiency, and analyze metrics and demand trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive programs systematically, meeting milestones, timelines and deliverables, and fix process gaps and bottlenecks.
• Present program status, reports and recommendations to stakeholders, and support technical aspects of spares issues through supplier collaboration.
• Act as category leader for global strategy on spares lifetime, CCRR, alternate sources and consumption reduction.
• Coordinate with process and equipment engineering to optimize test wafer usage and minimize waste, set test wafer planning processes, monitor utilization trends and recommend cost reductions.
• Ensure documentation, traceability and compliance for test wafer transactions and records.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, operations, supply chain and leadership, and enable coordination with central planning, fab planning, SMAI, OCT and other teams.
• Travel to sites or supplier locations as required, and benchmark against competitors on spares and test wafer topics.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Materials or related) from an accredited university, or equivalent training/certification.
• Approximately 6 years of experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Demonstrated experience in engineering program management or productivity-related initiatives.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of productivity concepts and demand planning principles.
• Familiarity with semiconductor wafer processes, test wafer usage protocols or related engineering operations.
• Preferred: spare parts management, equipment engineering or semiconductor manufacturing experience; Lean, Six Sigma or PDCA; Excel, Power BI or similar data tools; presentation to senior stakeholders.
• Preferred: hands-on test wafer management, fab cost control and maxout programs.