Staff RDA Engineering Lead - AI-Driven Defect Strategy

MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR ASIA OPERATIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR ASIA OPERATIONS PTE. LTD. is seeking an experienced RDA leader to own the site-level strategy, analyze defects across NAND TD nodes, and drive continuous improvement through AI-enabled insights. You will collaborate with Process Integration, Yield, and Data Science to enhance device performance and yield.

The role requires mentoring engineers, defining metrics, and leading rapid containment actions while advancing inspection capabilities across global sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years relevant semiconductor experience, or Master's/PhD with 5+ years.
• Minimum 3+ years hands-on RDA experience in semiconductor manufacturing or equipment engineering.
• Demonstrated expertise in defect inspection, process monitoring, and yield learning.

Responsibilities

• Own the site-level RDA strategy and annual roadmap aligned to NAND TD technology nodes.
• Lead analysis of experimental and production flows to detect, classify, and trend defects.
• Establish, track, and report program health metrics (baseline health, detection rates, false positives, MTTR).
• Direct fast containment for defect excursions: trigger tool quarantines, define hold criteria, and lead 8D corrective actions.
• Architect inspection recipes and sampling strategies; optimize sensitivity, throughput, and cost of ownership.
• Partner with Process Integration, Yield, and Data Science to correlate inspection signals to device performance and yield.
• Influence supplier roadmaps; evaluate, qualify, and release next‑gen optical/e-beam inspection capabilities.
• Standardize and disseminate Best Known Methods (BKM) across global TD and manufacturing sites.
• Mentor, coach, and upskill engineers; develop succession plans and technical ladders within the RDA domain.
• Champion safety and continuous improvement (CIP); drive kaizen/lean initiatives that improve cycle time and learning velocity.
• Drive and enable an aggressive AI roadmap to enhance value of every engineer in the group

Skills

RDA experience

Defect inspection

Process monitoring

Yield learning

Statistical data analysis

Root cause analysis

DMAIC

Mentoring

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in semiconductors

Master's/PhD in related field

Tools

RDA systems

Optical/e-beam inspection tools

Job description

MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR ASIA OPERATIONS PTE. LTD. is seeking an experienced RDA leader to own the site-level strategy, analyze defects across NAND TD nodes, and drive continuous improvement through AI-enabled insights. You will collaborate with Process Integration, Yield, and Data Science to enhance device performance and yield.

The role requires mentoring engineers, defining metrics, and leading rapid containment actions while advancing inspection capabilities across global sites.