Senior Engineer PD Adv Wet Process

micron semiconductor asia operations pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology in Singapore seeks a researcher to advance unit wet processes for NAND part types, driving yield and quality improvements. You will quantify process and equipment benefits, lead experiments to widen margins, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on technology choices for upcoming nodes.

You will contribute to innovation, IP generation, supplier engagements, and governance, while integrating AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency and analysis rigor across development

Qualifications

• PhD, or Master's ≥3 yrs, or Bachelor's ≥5 yrs in a relevant engineering or science field.
• Strong foundation in chemistry, chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and mass transport.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize unit wet processes to meet yield and quality requirements of advanced NAND part types.
• Quantify benefits of innovative process and equipment solutions to enable early experimentation and adoption for process margin improvement.
• Initiate and manage experiments to widen process margins and validate manufacturability of next-node solutions.
• Integrate and troubleshoot processes as part of cross-functional teams driving yield and quality improvement.
• Participate with Boise TD peers on technology choices for upcoming nodes and translate future device needs into clear process requirements.
• Identify disruptive processes early and work with manufacturing and TD partners to identify viable paths forward.
• Support process development activities including fundamental research, hardware evaluations, and testing for novel applications contribute to IP generation where applicable.
• Participate in supplier engagement workstreams supporting breakthrough solutions.
• Identify process simplification opportunities and support cross-functional implementation.
• Incorporate best-known manufacturing methods into early development of upcoming nodes.
• Design and implement process monitoring and control methodologies within assigned scope maintain clear experiment records and technical reporting.
• Communicate and collaborate locally and globally strict adherence to Micron IP protection policy is required.
• Integrate AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, and analysis rigor, using sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal/IP requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one's scope of work.
• Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements.
• Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one's scope of work.

Skills

DOE / SPC data analysis

Memory process flow

Cross-functional collaboration

Concise communication

Education

PhD or Master’s ≥3 yrs or Bachelor’s ≥5 yrs in Electrical Eng, Materials Science, Chemical Eng, Physics or related field

Tools

Y3 (data analysis)

Job description

Main Responsibilities

Process Development & Margin Improvement

• Develop and optimize unit wet processes to meet yield and quality requirements of advanced NAND part types.

• Quantify benefits of innovative process and/or equipment solutions to enable early experimentation and adoption for process margin improvement.

• Initiate and manage experiments to widen process margins and validate manufacturability of next-node solutions.

Cross-functional Integration & Troubleshooting

• Integrate and troubleshoot processes as part of cross-functional teams driving yield and quality improvement.

• Participate with Boise TD peers on technology choices for upcoming nodes and translate future device needs into clear process requirements.

• Identify disruptive processes early and work with manufacturing and TD partners to identify viable paths forward.

Innovation / IP / Supplier Engagement

• Support process development activities including fundamental research, hardware evaluations, and testing for novel applications contribute to IP generation where applicable.

• Participate in supplier engagement workstreams supporting breakthrough solutions.

Monitoring, Control & Documentation (Governance)

• Identify process simplification opportunities and support cross-functional implementation.

• Incorporate best-known manufacturing methods into early development of upcoming nodes.

• Design and implement process monitoring and control methodologies within assigned scope maintain clear experiment records and technical reporting.

• Communicate and collaborate locally and globally strict adherence to Micron IP protection policy is required.

Other Responsibilities

• Integrate AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, and analysis rigor, using sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal/IP requirements.

• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one's scope of work.

AI Responsibilities

• Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements.

• Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one's scope of work.

Candidate Profile

Minimum Required Qualifications / Experience

• PhD, or Master's ≥3 yrs, or Bachelor's ≥5 yrs of relevant experience in
  Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or related field

• Strong foundation in chemistry, chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and mass transport.

Must-have Technical Skills

• DOE / SPC and data analysis systems (e.g., Y3) to analyze experimental outcomes.

• Working knowledge of memory process flow (planar + vertical NAND context).

Must-have Soft Skills

• Cross-functional collaboration, concise communication, and ability to prioritize in a dynamic environment.

AI Requirements

• Ability to apply baseline digital fluency and role appropriate AI literacy to use AI enabled tools responsibly and effectively for research, analysis, content creation, problem solving, operational tasks, and achieving business outcomes.

Embody Micron's Core Values

People - Diversity of thought to propel technology leadership - Ideas can come from anywhere

Innovation - Challenge and disrupt the status quo - fail fast and learn faster, optimize with Artificial Intelligence solutions

Tenacity - Own the problem to closure through a first principles approach

Collaboration - Partner with Product and Manufacturing to deliver end-to-end technology solutions

Customer Focus - Powering Micron's Storage products through industry-leading technology

Speed - Moving fast on what matters, without compromising quality