Staff Data Scientist - Manufacturing Optimization & AI

Micron Technology; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking an advanced analytics and optimization expert to transform capacity planning across semiconductor manufacturing. You will develop predictive and prescriptive models, integrate optimization engines with data pipelines, and collaborate with software engineering to deploy scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes translating analytical findings to business decisions, driving profitability, and improving capital efficiency in a global, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in quantitative fields; PhD preferred.
• Strong experience in mathematical optimization, simulation, statistics, or ML.
• Proficiency in Python, R, or similar tools.
• Experience with optimization libraries such as Gurobi, CPLEX, OR-Tools, Pyomo, PuLP.
• Data analysis, feature engineering, model validation, and algorithm design.
• Experience with large manufacturing/supply chain datasets.

Responsibilities

• Develop optimization models to improve factory capacity utilization, throughput, cycle time, tool loading, and bottleneck management.
• Build mathematical models for capacity planning, production allocation, constraint identification, and investment prioritization.
• Apply operations research techniques such as linear programming, MILP, constraint programming, and stochastic optimization.
• Design algorithms to support maxout strategies and unlock capacity with minimal capex.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, planning, and business teams to identify constraints and optimization opportunities.
• Analyze process flows, product mix, WIP, dispatching rules, and factory constraints for recommended improvements.
• Develop data-driven recommendations to improve decision quality across planning horizons.

Skills

Operations Research

Industrial Engineering

Data Science

Computer Science

Applied Mathematics

Statistics

Systems Engineering

Python

R

Gurobi

CPLEX

OR-Tools

Pyomo

PuLP

Data analysis

Feature engineering

Model validation

Algorithm design

Large datasets

Cross-functional

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree or higher in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Systems Engineering

PhD in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field

Tools

Gurobi

CPLEX

OR-Tools

Pyomo

PuLP

SQL

Spark

Git

Job description

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking an advanced analytics and optimization expert to transform capacity planning across semiconductor manufacturing. You will develop predictive and prescriptive models, integrate optimization engines with data pipelines, and collaborate with software engineering to deploy scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes translating analytical findings to business decisions, driving profitability, and improving capital efficiency in a global, fast-paced environment.