Senior Engineer, Real-Time Defect Analysis (RDA), Equipment Development

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Join an inclusive team passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity, sustainability, and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation we are pursuing.

As a Realtime Defect Analysis (RDA) Technology Development Engineer at Micron, you will learn how to use pioneering defect detection equipment and processes to fix and solve issues.  The goal of this position is to accelerate cycles of learning and technology transfer in Technology Development.  We need engineers who are passionate about detecting problems and eager to make changes for the better. 
 
You will have the opportunity to learn defect detection equipment applications and also use data analysis skills to identify and solve process issues.   This position will provide the opportunity for you to collaborate with engineers in process integration, process development, data science, and yield analysis within and outside Technology Development.   As a Technology Development RDA engineer, your ideas will have the ability to impact the team globally.  You will be responsible to support experimentation, data analysis, baseline health metrics, and systematic and random defect improvement through partnering with others in Research and Development and High Volume Manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

Technical Expertise: Capable to provide manual cuts along with building skills for future automated FIB cuts 

Analytical Skills: Strong data analysis and problem-solving abilities.

Equipment Management: Set up equipment, monitor stability, improve capability, and interact with vendor representatives for advanced functionality and application work.

Recipe Management: Write or modify equipment recipes to support the needs of the RDA area.

Tool Recovery: Perform basic and advanced recoveries of down tools for assigned workstations.

Software Upgrades: Drive software upgrades and improvements, working with internal and external vendors for implementation.

Tool Monitoring: Monitor tool qualification SPC charts for deviations, initiate tool repairs, and adjust limits as necessary.

Data Science skills: Apply scripting, coding, or programming for monitoring performance and capabilities of the inspection data

Data Analysis: Collect and analyze tool/process data to suggest ways to improve performance and efficiency.

Collaboration: Collaborate with vendors for escalation results on application issues and with Equipment Owners to identify long-term solutions to tool issues.

Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective vendor and team interactions.

Project Management: Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.

Job Requirements:

Application Expertise: 

• Deep technical expertise in Focused Ion Beam (FIB) operations, including advanced cross‑sectioning, milling optimization, and defect characterization

• Strong proficiency in SEM imaging and interpretation for systematic/random defect identification

Training and Mentoring: 

• Proven experience in training and mentoring engineers and technicians

Vendor Relations:

• Experience working with vendors for FIB/SEM equipment setup, troubleshooting, and upgrades >3years

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, or related field accepted

Experience:

• More than 5 years semiconductor manufacturing experience in RDA/inspection recipe setup for defect analysis

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.

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