Lead Thin-Film Process Development for Next-Gen Memory

Micron Technology, Inc.; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 111,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. in Albany, NY is seeking a Principal Thin Film Process Development Engineer to advance deposition techniques and materials for next-gen memory architectures.

You will translate device needs into film properties, design and run rigorous experiments, and collaborate across teams to bring new concepts toward manufacturability. The role emphasizes leadership, data-driven DOE studies, and applying advanced deposition methods and material characterization to overcome

Qualifications

• PhD/MS or equivalent with 3+ years in semiconductor materials or devices.
• Experience applying thin-film, deposition, or process-integration fundamentals to semiconductor challenges.
• Experience designing and analyzing DOE experiments and data-driven optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative thin-film and materials solutions for advanced DRAM architectures, patterning, and emerging integration schemes.
• Translate device requirements into film properties and manufacturable process solutions.
• Build, optimize, and characterize advanced thin-film deposition processes.
• Advance new materials and processes from technical feasibility through semiconductor integration and demonstration on relevant test vehicles.
• Design and implement rigorous experiments and DOEs; apply data-driven and AI-enabled methods to analyze results, optimize processes, and resolve material, defectivity, yield, and reliability challenges.
• Partner with process integration, patterning, etch, metrology, equipment, device, and supplier teams to evaluate new materials and process capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership by defining development strategy, influencing decisions, presenting recommendations, and mentoring engineers across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Thin-film materials

Process development

DOE design of experiments

Data-driven methods

Semiconductor research

Education

PhD or MS in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related

Tools

XPS

AFM

XRD

Ellipsometry

TEM/SEM

SIMS

Job description

Micron Technology, Inc. in Albany, NY is seeking a Principal Thin Film Process Development Engineer to advance deposition techniques and materials for next-gen memory architectures.

You will translate device needs into film properties, design and run rigorous experiments, and collaborate across teams to bring new concepts toward manufacturability. The role emphasizes leadership, data-driven DOE studies, and applying advanced deposition methods and material characterization to overcome