Staff Engineer, CVD ADV. NAND PD

1100 Micron SemiAsiaOP Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled R&D professional to develop, optimize, and characterize thin film deposition processes (CVD) aimed at high performance and reliability. You will design experiments, analyze data, and clearly communicate results to multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled tooling integration, process transfer, and collaboration with process integration, metrology, and manufacturing to ensure robust, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Demonstrated foundation in thin film deposition and characterization; R&D readiness is important.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and characterize thin film processes (CVD) to meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability targets.
• Design and execute experiments, analyze data, and communicate results in technical forums.

Skills

Thin film deposition

DOE/SPC basics

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

AI literacy

Problem solving

Education

PhD or Master’s or Bachelors in relevant field

Tools

CVD equipment

SEM

TEM

XPS

SIMS

AFM

Job description

Main Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and characterize thin film processes (CVD) to meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability targets.
• Design and execute experiments, analyze data, and communicate results in appropriate technical forums.
• Perform film characterization using appropriate techniques (examples referenced: SEM, TEM, XPS, SIMS, AFM) and correlate results to process outcomes.
• Support process transfer and pilot line execution, including sustaining process maturity/capability for processes under ownership.
• Collaborate with multi-functional partners (Process Integration, Metrology, Surface/Characterization labs, Electrical Failure Analysis, Yield, Manufacturing, and equipment vendors/suppliers) to ensure robust processes that meet physical/electrical requirements.

Other Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate documentation of experiments, process settings, and learnings; produce technical reports and summaries.
• 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.

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
• Demonstrated foundation in thin film deposition and characterization; R&D/PD environment readiness is important for this role.

Must-Have Technical Skills

• Fundamentals of thin film deposition (CVD) and film characterization.
• DOE/SPC basics; ability to analyze experimental data and draw conclusions.
• Understanding of plasma/vacuum systems and process-chemistry relationships (where applicable).

Must-Have Soft Skills

• Structured problem-solving and learning agility in an R&D environment.
• Clear communication and cross-functional collaboration.

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.

Highly Desirable / Preferred

• Exposure to dielectric / carbon-based films and NAND structural/electrical requirements.
• Experience working with equipment suppliers or tool qualification/transfer activities.

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.

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. To learn more, please visit micron.com/careers

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards. Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.