Senior Engineer, Adv PD Photolithography

Req. ID:

JR113562 Senior Engineer, Adv PD Photolithography

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.

Main Responsibilities

• Execute photolithography process development, optimization, and troubleshooting tasks in support of yield, quality, and performance targets.

• Perform DOE, SPC, and statistical analysis to characterize process behavior and identify improvement opportunities.

• Support material evaluations, defect learning, overlay analysis, and process window characterization.

• Assist with integration learning during development and early manufacturing ramps.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including integration, etch, metrology, and yield engineering.

Other Responsibilities

• Document experimental procedures, results, and learnings in technical reports and presentations.

• Support technology transfer activities under direction of senior engineers.

• Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements. • Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work.

AI Responsibilities:

• Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements.
• Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work.

Candidate Profile

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• PhD, or Master’s ≥3 yrs, or Bachelor’s ≥5 yrs of relevant experience in

Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or related field, with foundational experience in semiconductor photolithography process development.

Must‑Have Technical Skills

• Demonstrated ability to contribute effectively to photolithography process development initiatives and improvement plans.

• Deep knowledge in optics, immersion lithography, polarized illumination, and low k1 imaging

• Proficiency in lithography simulation tools, material characterization, DOE, SPC, and basic statistical data analysis

Must‑Have Soft Skills

• Analytical thinking and structured problem‑solving

• Collaboration and openness to learning

• Clear technical communication

• Project Management; especially in technical & technology programs

Highly Desirable / Preferred

• Exposure to advanced lithography (193nm, 248nm, 365nm) and EUV processes

• Hands-on experience with innovative photolithography equipment and metrology tools

AI Requirements

• Ability to apply baseline digital fluency and role appropriate AI literacy to use AI enabled tools responsibly and effectively for research, analysis, content creation, problem solving, operational tasks, and achieving business outcomes.

Embody Micron’s Core Values:

People – Diversity of thought to propel technology leadership - Ideas can come from anywhere

Innovation – Challenge and disrupt the status quo – fail fast and learn faster, optimize with Artificial Intelligence solutions

Tenacity – Own the problem to closure through a first principles approach

Collaboration – Partner with Product and Manufacturing to deliver end-to-end technology solutions

Customer Focus – Powering Micron’s Storage products through industry-leading technology

Speed – Moving fast on what matters, without compromising quality

Job Profile(s):

Semiconductor Process Engineer 3 - Semiconductor Process Engineer 4

Relocation level: (TBD)

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