Staff/Principal Automation Integration Engineer

Micron; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron is seeking a Staff/Principal Automation Integration Engineer in Singapore to lead factory-wide automation transformation. You will drive automation strategies, design and integrate AMHS, AGV/AMR, ASRS, robotics, and MES interfaces across semiconductor manufacturing operations.

You will partner with multiple functions to identify gaps, build business cases, and deliver scalable automation initiatives that improve safety, quality, cost, cycle time, and labor efficiency across the site.

Job description

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Join an inclusive team passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity, sustainability, and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation we are pursuing.

Job Description

As a Staff / Principal Automation Integration Engineer , you will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for driving factory-wide automation transformation, labor productivity improvements, and advanced manufacturing digitalization across semiconductor manufacturing operations. This role leads the design, integration, deployment, optimization, and production release of complex automation solutions spanning robotics, AMHS, AGV/AMR, ASRS, machine integration, MES connectivity, AI-enabled automation, and smart manufacturing systems.

You will partner closely with AT Auto,Manufacturing, Process, Equipment, Operations Improvements, Smart Systems, IT, Facilities, Global Central Teams, and external automation suppliers to identify opportunities, define technical solutions, build business cases, and execute scalable automation initiatives that improve safety, quality, cost, cycle time, and labor efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Automation Strategy & Technical Leadership

• Define and drive site-level automation integration strategies aligned with manufacturing capacity expansion, labor efficiency, quality, safety, and factory modernization objectives.
• Serve as a senior technical authority for automation architecture, solution design, system integration, and production readiness.
• Establish automation standards, design rules, governance practices, and scalable deployment models across manufacturing areas.
• Mentor engineers and influence cross-functional teams through technical guidance, structured problem solving, and decision-making leadership .

Opportunity Identification & Business Case Development

• Collaborate with Site Manufacturing and Engineering teams to identify operational gaps, labor-intensive workflows, bottlenecks, safety risks, and automation opportunities.
• Analyze process flows, product movement, equipment layouts, operator assignments, dispatching logic, and material handling methods to uncover labor inefficiencies.
• Lead brainstorming and ideation sessions with cross-functional teams to generate high-impact automation improvement concepts.
• Evaluate automation proposals based on ROI, labor productivity, cycle time, quality, safety, ergonomics, maintainability, and scalability.
• Prepare and present compelling business cases and technical recommendations to management for approval.

System Architecture, Design & Integration

• Architect end-to-end automation solutions integrating AMHS, AGV/AMR, ASRS, robotics, machine vision, sensors, equipment interfaces, and factory applications.
• Ensure automation systems are compatible with MES, dispatching, scheduling, material tracking, reporting, and equipment control systems.
• Translate manufacturing requirements into robust automation concepts, functional specifications, design rules, test plans, and production release criteria.
• Provide automation design feedback to support new product introductions, capacity expansion, and future factory readiness.

Project & Program Execution

• Lead complex automation projects from idea generation, feasibility evaluation, design, procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, production release, and sustainment.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate engineering activities related to development, procurement, installation, calibration, validation, and release of automation equipment, instruments, and control devices.
• Define test conditions and oversee operational, functional, safety, and performance validation phases.
• Analyze and interpret test data, summarize validation results, and prepare technical reports for engineering and management review.

Vendor, Supplier & Technology Management

• Benchmark industry-leading automation technologies and assess applicability to semiconductor manufacturing environments.
• Lead supplier selection using structured decision-making tools, technical evaluations, proof-of-concept results, and commercial considerations.
• Serve as the primary interface with automation vendors throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive vendor performance, design quality, installation readiness, issue resolution, documentation completeness, and successful deployment outcomes.

Production Ramp, Sustainment & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with process, equipment, production, and shift teams to ensure automation objectives are achieved during ramp-up and steady-state operation.
• Conduct regular cross-functional reviews to monitor project r