MANUFACTURING SHIFT LEAD - PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY

Micron Technology; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid time off and holidays

Benefits guide and retirement programs

Job summary

Micron Technology is seeking a High-Volume Manufacturing Shift Process Lead in Photolithography to guide a team of 8-12 technicians and engineers toward flawless operations. You will drive safety, quality, and efficiency while coordinating staffing, priorities, and issue resolution across the Photolithography area.

Your role emphasizes data-driven decision making with Power BI/Tableau, and collaboration with global fabs to optimize material flow and cycle times in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Semiconductor engineering related bachelor’s degree plus at least 2 years of Photolithography process engineering or manufacturing area experience.
• Minimum 2 years of proven leadership experience supervising technical and engineering employees, spotting inefficiencies, and integrating optimization initiatives.
• Strong data analysis skills with proficiency in Power BI and Tableau required, SQL strongly preferred.
• Experience with tactical ownership and the ability to prioritize, advance and resolve issues.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts rotating days/nights every 4 months required, as well as ability to coordinate with fabs across global time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high performing team of 8-12 Technicians and Engineers, ensuring a safe, compliant, and ethical work environment.
• Manage individual performance and accountability while promoting collaboration across teams.
• Coordinate Photolithography area performance, staffing, assignment of priorities, addressing operational issues and tool time.
• Track and optimize area quality, manage deviations, verify the accuracy of procedures, and direct continuous improvement projects integrating AI in daily work.
• Lead tactical ownership of material flow and WIP through the Photolithography area.
• Serve as the primary contact for safety, emergency response, and operational issues impacting area efficiency, line performance, and cycle time.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Semiconductor Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

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

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

Join Micron's Photolithography Manufacturing Engineering team and apply your outstanding skills to advanced technology. As a High-Volume Manufacturing Shift Process Lead in Photolithography, you will lead a team towards flawless operations and world-class performance within a collaborative and innovative environment. In this people-oriented role, you will develop a growing team and gain cross-functional exposure while driving high operational impact in the Photolithography process area supporting our critical high-volume manufacturing ramp. This is a shift position rotating 3-4 days off a week.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high performing team of 8-12 Technicians and Engineers, ensuring a safe, compliant, and ethical work environment.
• Manage individual performance and accountability while promoting collaboration across teams.
• Coordinate Photolithography area performance, staffing, assignment of priorities, addressing operational issues and tool time.
• Track and optimize area quality, manage deviations, verify the accuracy of procedures, and direct continuous improvement projects integrating AI in daily work.
• Lead tactical ownership of material flow and WIP through the Photolithography area.
• Serve as the primary contact for safety, emergency response, and operational issues impacting area efficiency, line performance, and cycle time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Semiconductor engineering related bachelor’s degree plus at least 2 years of Photolithography process engineering or manufacturing area experience.
• Minimum 2 years of proven leadership experience supervising technical and engineering employees, spotting inefficiencies, and integrating optimization initiatives.
• Strong data analysis skills with proficiency in Power BI and Tableau required, SQL strongly preferred.
• Experience with tactical ownership and the ability to prioritize, advance and resolve issues.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts rotating days/nights every 4 months required, as well as ability to coordinate with fabs across global time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience ensuring safe work practices, legal, and procedural requirements.
• Strong communication skills and proven track record collaborating across teams and varying levels of leadership.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating Photolithography area operations, monitoring area performance, and making informed decisions using process and equipment knowledge.
• Experience driving improvement initiatives, audits and quality investigations in a process area.
• Interest or experience developing Agentic AI workflows for lot dispositioning and overall Photolithography area performance and efficiencies.

Bring your ambitious spirit to Micron and help build the future of technology by successfully implementing innovative solutions!

• Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future.
• We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.
• Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.
• Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.
• For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.

Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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.