NAND RDA Staff Engineer — Defect Insight Leader

Micron Technology, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. seeks a Staff Engineer to own the Real-Time Defect Analysis scope within NAND Technology Development, developing advanced defect detection and inspection strategies that accelerate learning and improve yield.

You will lead defect analysis, sampling optimization, and 8D-style containment while collaborating across engineering disciplines. You will mentor engineers, partner with Process Integration, Yield, and Data Science teams, and help align inspection capability with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 7 years, or Master’s degree or PhD with at least 5 years in semiconductor engineering.
• At least 3 years of hands-on Realtime Defect Analysis experience in semiconductor manufacturing or equipment engineering.
• Experience with defect inspection, process monitoring, and yield learning.

Responsibilities

• Own the site-level RDA strategy and annual roadmap aligned with NAND Technology Development nodes.
• Lead analysis of experimental and production flows to detect, classify, and trend defects.
• Establish, track, and report program health metrics and drive corrective actions.
• Develop inspection recipes and sampling strategies balancing sensitivity, throughput, and cost of ownership.
• Collaborate with Process Integration, Yield, and Data Science teams to correlate inspection signals with device performance and yield.
• Evaluate and qualify next-generation inspection capabilities and support supplier roadmap alignment.

Skills

Realtime Defect Analysis

Statistical data analysis

Root-cause analysis

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Inspection technology understanding

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree or PhD

Tools

Optical inspection technologies

Electron-beam inspection

Inspection recipe development

DMAIC / 8D problem solving

Job description

Micron Technology, Inc. seeks a Staff Engineer to own the Real-Time Defect Analysis scope within NAND Technology Development, developing advanced defect detection and inspection strategies that accelerate learning and improve yield.

You will lead defect analysis, sampling optimization, and 8D-style containment while collaborating across engineering disciplines. You will mentor engineers, partner with Process Integration, Yield, and Data Science teams, and help align inspection capability with