Principal Engineer – PD Adv Dry Etch

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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 s Principal Engineer/MTS (Member of Technical Staff), you will be a part of revolutionary Next Generation NAND research & development Dry Etch team driving critical modules listed below. The position promises ample opportunities for innovation, collaboration and testing a new dimension and scaling with Next Generation NAND. You will work directly with process integration and other process areas such as Wet Etch, CVD, Diffusion, Metals, Lithography & CMP. You will work on state of the art and best in class dry etch chambers & own the process roadmap to meet program and yield goals. Your responsibilities include, but not limited to: 

Leading Dry Etch technology and critical module development

• Be a Dry Etch Area expert.
• Develop/innovate dry etch processes to meet structural and electrical specifications
• Collaborate with hardware teams to build equipment roadmap for the current and next generation NAND products.
• Demonstrate authority on dry etch technology fundamentals and have a mechanistic understanding of process parameters impact.
• Collaborate and lead cross functional teams to solve complex structural problems.
• Present process and technology roadmaps for current and future technology nodes.
• Stay proactive in predicting, when and how a future issue could arise and build mitigation plan.
• Contribute towards Technical Leadership Program
• Mentor less experienced engineers and inspire skill sets within the team.
• Associated with critical modules such as HAR, Tier by tier etches, WL contacts & staircase

Interaction with other Process Areas

• Identify opportunities & drive towards a collaborative solution.
• Guide to other areas technology roadmaps.
• Lead or be a part of cross functional task force groups driving towards a target
• Drive towards general expertise in other areas process hardware, or technologies

Interaction with Dry Etch peers

• Be a resource and mentor for peers in dry etch technology and/or project management
• Provide critical updates to upper management on project status and impacts

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.

Successful candidates for this position will have:

• Demonstrated aptitude for research and development environment
• 6-10 years’ experience in dry etch process development in R&D transferring to manufacturing
• 4-5 years of relevant NAND, DRAM or Logic module development experience, e.g.: cross-functional teams projects and deliveries
• Knowledge of plasma physics, plasma chemistry, transport or surface phenomena gained through experience and/or coursework
• Demonstrated leadership in problem solving. Experience in managing technical projects
• Understanding various types of plasma dry etch reactors (e.g., RF sources, chemistries)
• Expertise in statistical process control and analysis
• Experience in solving scalability problems of deep high aspect ratio silicon/dielectric etches with a fundamental understanding of advanced conventional and unconventional (tailored) pulsing schemes
• Lead supplier head to heads
• Data science basics / Python coding / AI coders shall be preferred over candidates without this experience
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office, and SAS software like JmP and similar

Education

• Masters / PhD (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Material Science, Physics, Chemical physics, Chemistry, Semiconductor engineering or relevant majors) with 6-10 years of relevant dry etch process development experience
• Bachelors (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Material Science, Physics, Chemical physics, Chemistry, Semiconductor engineering or relevant majors) with 8-12 years of relevant experience

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

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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