Job Description

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Join an inclusive team passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity, sustainability, and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation we are pursuing. As a Plasma Etch Process Development Engineer in the Technology Development Group at Micron Technology, Inc., you will design and optimize plasma etch processes for Micron's leading-edge DRAM and NAND/NVM Flash products. You will take ideas from conception through process development and then implementation in our production facilities. This role is critical to the success of Micron's products and may require travel to Micron manufacturing sites. Primary areas of responsibility include plasma dry etch process characterization, optimization, design, troubleshooting, process transfer and fundamental research.

Dry Etch Process Development Engineers interact with groups such as process integration, electrical failure analysis, yield enhancement, manufacturing, and equipment vendors to ensure robust etch processes that meet the precise physical and electrical requirements for Micron products.

This position requires that you have an aptitude for a research and development (R&D) environment, good organization skills and the ability to work independently or in a team environment. Some brief travel required.

• Conduct plasma etch process characterization, optimization, design, troubleshooting, process transfer and fundamental research.
• Interact with groups such as process integration, electrical failure analysis, yield enhancement, manufacturing, and equipment vendors to ensure robust etch processes to meet the precise physical and electrical requirements for Micron products.
• Carrying out the R&D Pilot Line Fab, and updating the Fab engineers on customer issues and technology needs.
• Supporting root cause defect and unique fail mode analysis. Conduct process Integration, including the delivery of advanced technology to meet future product nodes; development of recipes to meet structural & electrical requirements; and the management of wafers though Dry Etch levels in support of special requirements.
• Work in cross-functional teams to develop device structures. Supporting multi-functional failure analysis and yield improvement.

Education & Experience:

• MS/PhD or BS + 5 years or equivalent foreign education
  • Academic Discipline(s): Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or related technical discipline

• Have an in-depth understanding of how your process affects other process areas and how other processes will impact your process
• Have in-depth mechanistic understanding of the relationships between structural metrics and process parameter changes
• Resolve complex integration issues through process development.
• Use extensive technical knowledge to guide strategic directions for your process area of expertise.
• Set the level roadmap for the processes you own.
• Recognizing opportunities and provide feedback to R&D personnel for technical innovation.
• Frequently contribute to the development of new theories, concepts, and methods.
• Work closely and drive vendors to improve existing hardware and processes.
• Work closely with the equipment team to address tool and process reliability issues.

About Micron Technology, Inc. We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all . With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron and Crucial brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities -- from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.

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