Staff/Senior Photolithography Process Development Engineer

About the role

Micron is looking for a Staff/Senior Photolithography Process Development Engineer to advance its world-class memory technologies. The role works with dedicated teams at the forefront of innovation, helping develop and optimize photolithography processes for advanced memory devices.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and optimize photolithography processes to meet device requirements for advanced memory technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (process integration, build, manufacturing, equipment development) to integrate processes and ensure flawless technology transfer.
• Work with equipment vendors to improve tool performance, evaluate new equipment and implement process improvements.
• Drive yield improvement, failure analysis and device performance optimization through advanced process techniques.
• Improve cycle time, resolve capacity constraints and reduce overall cost of ownership.
• Document and communicate project plans, status and results through detailed reports and presentations, including data analysis and interpretation.
• Ensure compliance with safety protocols and complete required safety training.
• Identify and disclose potential intellectual property opportunities through literature reviews and innovation.
• Contribute to Micron's Photolithography Technology Roadmap, aligning future process capabilities with business and product requirements.

Required profile

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related technical field relevant to photolithography and process development.
• 3+ years in semiconductor photolithography or related process engineering.
• Preferred: hands-on experience with advanced lithography materials (365nm, 248nm, 193nm) and EUV processes, and with brand-new photolithography equipment and metrology tools.
• Preferred: experience managing cross-functional projects and directing technology strategy.

Required skills

• Solid grasp of optics and immersion lithography principles, including polarized illumination and low k1 imaging.
• Experience with chemical processes and materials for 365nm, 248nm and 193nm wavelengths.
• Lithography simulation programs and characterization methods for photolithography.
• Statistics, design of experiments (DOE) and statistical process control (SPC).
• Familiarity with Micron's memory architecture and semiconductor process flows.
• Project management tools and methodologies, and strong written, verbal and presentation communication.