Sr./Principal Manufacturing Alignment Engineer (CVD/CMP/Dry Etch)

Micron Technology; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology in Manassas, VA is seeking a Manufacturing Alignment Engineer (CVD/CMP) to shape how manufacturing runs across the network. You will build alignment programs, drive standardization of best-known methods, and partner with technical teams globally to enhance speed, quality, cost, and equipment performance.

Your role involves leading global improvements, coordinating ESTA activities, and advancing process control while supporting travel to worldwide sites.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience as a Process or Equipment Owner in CVD or CMP.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Strong understanding of process and equipment systems, methods, and tools.
• Experience coordinating or leading site and global teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally.
• Experience and/or interest in developing Agentic AI workflows into current or future processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of alignment programs to standardize BKMs, improve efficiency, and elevate manufacturing performance.
• Drive improvements in tool utilization, idle tool shutdown practices, POR–MOR gap closure, and global BKM deployment.
• Coordinate ESTA activities, recipe alignment, mismatch reduction, and defect improvement across technologies.
• Align PM procedures, qualifications, scrap reduction efforts, and recurrence prevention practices.
• Partner with global teams to define standards, implement improvements, and track progress to leadership.

Skills

Process ownership

Equipment ownership

CVD CMP expertise

Global teamwork

Travel internationally

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

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.

Our Opportunity Summary:

For more than 43 years, Micron Technology, Inc. has redefined innovation with the world’s most advanced memory and semiconductor technologies. We’re an international team of visionaries and scientists, developing groundbreaking technologies that are transforming how the world uses information to enrich life.

As the Manufacturing Alignment Engineer (CVD/CMP), you will help shape how manufacturing happens across the network. You’ll build alignment programs, drive best‑known‑method adoption, and partner with technical teams worldwide to improve speed, quality, cost, and equipment performance. Your work will directly influence how we scale technologies, optimize tool utilization, and develop our people.

(Disclaimer) While you may not exhibit all of the characteristics/skills listed below today, we are highly interested in a team member who is anxious to grow in both technical breadth and depth. If you are open to learning from and being a valued member of a team of seasoned engineers, we are eager to help build on your existing foundation and expand your individual and collaborative skills in this exciting and unique opportunity.

What’s Encouraged Daily:

• Lead development and execution of alignment programs to standardize BKMs, improve efficiency, and elevate manufacturing performance
• Drive improvements in tool utilization, idle tool shutdown practices, POR–MOR gap closure, and global BKM deployment
• Coordinate ESTA activities, recipe alignment, mismatch reduction, and defect improvement across technologies
• Align PM procedures, qualifications, scrap reduction efforts, and recurrence prevention practices
• Partner with global teams to define standards, implement improvements, and track progress to leadership

How To Qualify:

• 7+ years’ experience as a Process or Equipment Owner in CVD or CMP
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field
• Strong understanding of process and equipment systems, methods, and tools
• Experience coordinating or leading site and global teams
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally
• Experience and/or interest in developing Agentic AI workflows into current or future processes

What Sets You Apart:

• 10+ years’ experience as a Process or Equipment Owner in CVD or CMP
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field
• Strong understanding of process and equipment systems, methods, and tools