Vapor Etch Process Engineer — High-Volume DRAM

Micron Technology; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans inall

Paid time-off program and paidholidays

Paid family leave

Benefit programs to protect income due

Job summary

Micron Boise is seeking a Vapor Etch Process Engineer with deep experience in gas-phase chemistry and HF-based oxide removal to develop, optimize, and sustain vapor etch processes for DRAM technologies.

Role focuses on improving product quality, yield, and reliability, partnering with equipment, integration, and yield teams to enable high-volume manufacturing in Boise. Strong cross-domain expertise in wet chemistry and gas-phase surface reactions is required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of direct vapor etch process experience in semiconductor manufacturing.
• Experience as a process owner in high-volume manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with vapor etch tools.
• BS or MS in engineering or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and optimize vapor etch process modules.
• Develop and maintain processes on single wafer vapor etch platforms.
• Drive defectivity reduction.
• Optimize process parameters including pressure, temperature, and gas flow.
• Perform root cause analysis using FMEA, 8D, SPC, and FDC.
• Lead process qualification and technology transfer.
• Collaborate with equipment engineering on hardware and stability improvements.
• Drive yield, cost, and productivity improvements.
• Complete data analysis using AI and other tools to drive decisions.

Skills

Vapor etch experience

Process owner in HV manufacturing

Hands-on with vapor etch tools

BS or MS in engineering

Education

BS or MS in Engineering

Tools

TEL vapor etch platform

AMAT vapor etch platform

Lam vapor etch platform

Job description

Micron Boise is seeking a Vapor Etch Process Engineer with deep experience in gas-phase chemistry and HF-based oxide removal to develop, optimize, and sustain vapor etch processes for DRAM technologies.

Role focuses on improving product quality, yield, and reliability, partnering with equipment, integration, and yield teams to enable high-volume manufacturing in Boise. Strong cross-domain expertise in wet chemistry and gas-phase surface reactions is required.