Dry Etch Senior/Staff Engineer, Process Development, Advanced NAND

MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR ASIA OPERATIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company seeks a Senior/Staff Engineer to join their next generation NAND research team in Singapore. You will develop and optimize dry etch processes for innovative solutions and work closely with a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in science and engineering, with experience in the semiconductor industry. A relevant Master's or Bachelor's degree with experience in dry etch processing is required, along with analytical problem-solving abilities. This position offers significant opportunities for growth and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Able to resolve complex issues through root-cause or model-based problem solving.
• Familiarity with statistics and statistical process control.
• Experience in the semiconductor industry with focus on dry etch processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop dry etch processes meeting product requirements.
• Optimize processes to reduce costs and variability.
• Collaborate with teams to develop new solutions.
• Conduct root cause analysis on existing processes.
• Perform research for innovative next-generation products.
• Maintain pilot manufacturing technology development line.
• Support production process transfers.

Skills

Research and development aptitude

Experimental design

Data analysis

Creative problem-solving

Statistical process control

Independent work

Multi-tasking

Transport phenomena

Dry etch processing

Python coding

Education

Masters with 2 years experience or PhD

Bachelors with 5 years experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

As a Senior/Staff Engineer, you will be a part of revolutionary next generation NAND research & development dry etch team driving critical modules listed below. The position promises ample opportunities for innovation, collaboration and testing a new dimension and scaling with next generation NAND. You will work directly with process integration and other process areas such as Wet Etch, CVD, Diffusion, Metals, Lithography & CMP. You will work on state of the art and best in class dry etch chambers & own the process roadmap to meet program and yield goals.

Job Responsibilities

• Developing dry etch processes to meet the physical & electrical requirements of Micron’s products
• Optimizing dry etch processes to reduce cost, process variability, and improve process capability
• Collaborating with process integration and other process development teams to develop innovative new solutions
• Conducting root cause and failure mode analysis to understand the limitations of current hardware and driving vendors for solutions
• Performing fundamental research to drive innovative solutions for next-generation products
• Maintaining a technology development pilot manufacturing line
• Support process transfer to production facilities (some domestic and/or international travel may be required)

Qualifications & Skills

• Demonstrate research and development aptitude in science and engineering fields
• Examples of experimental design and data analysis
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to use extensive technical knowledge to guide strategic directions
• Ability to resolve complex issues through root-cause or model-based problem solving
• Proficiency in statistics (preferred) and in statistical process control
• Ability to work independently, with minimal direction, and a focus on meeting commitments
• Ability to multi-task and manage numerous projects simultaneously
• Fundamental knowledge of at least one of the following: transport phenomena, dry etch processing, kinetic theory, statistical thermodynamics, or plasma physics
• Data science basics / Python coding / GenAI programming is desirable
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office

Education

• Masters with minimum 2 years of relevant experience involving dry etch in semiconductor industry/ PhD in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Material Science, Physics, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Semiconductor engineering or relevant majors.
• Bachelors in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Material Science, Physics, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Semiconductor engineering or relevant majors with minimum 5 years of relevant experience in dry etch process