Staff Engineer Lead, PCVD Equipment

Socket.dev; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology is seeking a Lead, PCVD Equipment in Boise to guide a team of equipment engineers, improving manufacturing capability and quality while aligning with global partners. The role focuses on setting strategic direction, developing team capabilities, and delivering improvements to yield and throughput.

The ideal candidate has a strong track record in semiconductor manufacturing, leadership experience, and excellent communication and analytics skills, enabling impactful collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Physical Sciences, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of semiconductor manufacturing experience with previous people leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes, equipment engineering practices, and operational excellence methodologies.
• Excellent communication, organizational, data analysis, troubleshooting, and decision‑making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of equipment engineers to achieve manufacturing, quality, output, and cost objectives
• Define team strategy, establish performance goals, and allocate resources to support business priorities
• Drive equipment optimization initiatives to enhance yield, throughput, and operational efficiency
• Partner with global manufacturing and engineering teams to implement best-known methods and support equipment installation, modification, and relocation projects
• Communicate technical and business updates to leadership, team members, and large multi-functional audiences

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Physical Sciences

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.

At Micron-Boise, ID, we are undergoing a historic $15 billion investment in semiconductor manufacturing; construction began in early 2023, with DRAM production slated for the second half of the decade. As a leader in the semiconductor industry, we build solutions that encourage and transform technology. With plans to invest more than $150 billion globally over the next decade in groundbreaking manufacturing, we are looking for hardworking people to join our Boise expansion team and give to the growth and innovation of the semiconductor industry.

As a Lead, PCVD Equipment, you will lead a team of equipment engineers responsible for improving manufacturing capability through equipment performance, yield improvement, throughput optimization, and quality excellence. You will set strategic direction, develop team capabilities, and collaborate with manufacturing, facilities, technology development, and global partners to achieve business objectives. This is a great opportunity to influence fab performance at scale while building a high-performing engineering organization.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of equipment engineers to achieve manufacturing, quality, output, and cost objectives
• Define team strategy, establish performance goals, and allocate resources to support business priorities
• Drive equipment optimization initiatives to enhance yield, throughput, and operational efficiency
• Partner with global manufacturing and engineering teams to implement best-known methods and support equipment installation, modification, and relocation projects
• Communicate technical and business updates to leadership, team members, and large multi-functional audiences

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Physical Sciences, or a related technical field
• Minimum 5 years of semiconductor manufacturing experience with previous people leadership experience
• Demonstrated success leading teams, managing multiple complex projects, and solving challenging technical problems
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes, equipment engineering practices, and operational excellence methodologies
• Excellent communication, organizational, data analysis, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading large engineering organizations in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environments
• Proven ability to build collaborative partnerships across manufacturing, engineering, facilities, and supplier organizations
• Strong experience coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and talent development
• Experience using AI-enabled tools, machine learning, automation platforms, or advanced data analytics to improve engineering decisions and productivity
• Experience using AI-assisted analytics to enhance data interpretation, anomaly detection, and yield improvement initiatives

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. 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.

To learn more about Micron, please visit micron.com/careers

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.