Senior / Staff Probe Card Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Time off

Paid holidays

Health plans

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking a Probe Card Engineer to lead design and qualification of probe cards enabling current and next-gen products. You will partner across engineering to drive zero-defect capability and meet roadmap requirements.

The role requires extensive experience in probe card design, analog circuits, and DOE, with global supplier coordination and data-driven problem solving. Join a team driving advanced memory technologies at Micron.

Qualifications

• 10+ years probe card design experience.
• Strong grasp of analog circuits and mechanical-thermal properties.
• Reading schematics and validating using wafer test cells.
• Mastery of statistics and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent designs and communicate with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own probe card design specifications, rules, and bond pad layouts.
• Qualify FOAK technologies and define equipment specs.
• Debug pre-production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Manage global supplier base; lead cross-site meetings.
• Collaborate with internal teams and present insights to leadership.

Skills

Probe card design

Analog circuits

3D CAD

DOE

Data analysis

Education

BS/AS degree or equivalent

Tools

3D CAD software

Job description

About Micron Technology, Inc.

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.

As a Probe Card Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc., within Test Solutions Engineering (TSE), Key Equipment Group (KEG); you will be responsible for design, and qualification of probe cards enabling Micron’s current and next generation products! You will provide probe card-related technical direction across all Micron global Probe locations. You will work internally with Test, Assembly, Design and Product Engineering teams and High-Volume Manufacturing (HVM) site teams. You will collaborate with industry probe card suppliers and develop solutions enabling Micron’s roadmap. A typical day in this position requires creativity, tenacity and innovation in the deployment of first-of-a-kind unique probe cards. Join our team and make a difference!

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Design & Strategy: Own probe card design specifications, rules, and bond pad layouts to drive a zero-defect culture and enable device roadmap requirements.
• Technology Qualification: Qualify "First of a Kind" (FOAK) technologies and define new equipment specifications to ensure manufacturing data meets performance targets.
• Technical Problem Solving: De-bug pre-production issues and resolve tactical roadblocks through in-depth root-cause analysis and statistical data review.
• Supplier & Site Management: Manage the global supplier base and lead cross-site meetings to align on technical requirements, quality, and operational adjustments.
• Collaboration & Communication: Partner with internal peer groups and present technical insights to engineering leadership to drive cross-functional alignment.

Minimum Qualifications

Successful candidates for this position must have:

• Experience & Education: 10+ years of hands-on probe card design experience; BS/AS degree or equivalent.
• Technical Design: Strong grasp of analog circuits, component selection, SI/PI, and mechanical thermal properties (CTE matching).
• Execution & Validation: Proficient in reading schematics/mechanical specs and hands-on validation using wafer test cells (Probers/Testers).
• Analytical Tools: Mastery of 3D CAD software, statistics, data analysis, and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Professional Skills: Highly self-initiated with the ability to manage multiple concurrent designs and communicate complex technical data to leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Analysis: Expertise in SI/PI, analog circuit component selection, and Material Science (thermal properties/CTE matching).
• Global Leadership: Proven success leading technical design reviews and chairing meetings across global manufacturing sites.
• Statistical Mastery: Expert-level DOE and statistical analysis to align manufacturing data with device roadmaps.
• Experience and/or interest in developing Agentic AI workflows into current or future processes.

Micron Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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.

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