Senior Etch Engineer - AI-Driven Process Optimization

Micron; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid family leave

Job summary

Micron Technology in Boise, Idaho seeks a Senior/Staff/Principal Engineer in PROCT/ADT focusing on early maturity of new products. You will collaborate across TD, Manufacturing and suppliers to align roadmaps, improve yield, quality and cost to enable manufacturing strategy, with international travel.

The role requires 5–7+ years in semiconductor process development/optimization, hardware and supplier management, and a solid understanding of metrology, SPC, and device physics.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical/Materials/Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 5-7+ years troubleshooting, experimental design and data analysis experience.
• Solid understanding of hardware used for semiconductor processing.
• 5-7+ years experience in semiconductor manufacturing areas like Etch, Films, or Planarization.
• Solid understanding of process control, statistics for engineering, and SPC.
• Solid understanding of solid-state device physics and process integration.
• Solid understanding of semiconductor metrology, defect analysis, probe and test methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Technology Development on technology requirements and roadmaps.
• Partner with TD and Manufacturing on supplier engagement to meet objectives.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing on new product introductions to improve performance.
• Coordinate with EHSS and Process Hazard Analysis engineers for safety.
• Engage with suppliers and industry consultants for benchmarking.
• Develop models for unit process and module level control/road mapping.
• Maintain expertise across multiple process, hardware or technology areas.
• Support module, process and hardware optimization for peers.
• Explore and apply AI concepts/LLM/AI Agents in workflows.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Experimental design

Data analysis

Hardware understanding

Supplier management

AI workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Materials/Chemical Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

PhD preferred

Tools

SPC

Semiconductor metrology

Job description

Micron Technology in Boise, Idaho seeks a Senior/Staff/Principal Engineer in PROCT/ADT focusing on early maturity of new products. You will collaborate across TD, Manufacturing and suppliers to align roadmaps, improve yield, quality and cost to enable manufacturing strategy, with international travel.

The role requires 5–7+ years in semiconductor process development/optimization, hardware and supplier management, and a solid understanding of metrology, SPC, and device physics.