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FAB Process Technician

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Manassas, VA
23-38 Hourly
Entry level
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Manassas, VA
23-38 Hourly
Entry level
Monitor, sustain, troubleshoot, and improve semiconductor fabrication equipment and processes. Investigate qualification and process-control failures, respond to alarms and deviations, evaluate equipment health, protect product quality, manage work-in-process throughput, document nonstandard events, and escalate issues. Collaborate with engineers and support teams on root-cause analysis, preventive maintenance, statistical process control, equipment faults, excursion prevention, procedure improvements, and best-known methods. The role requires rotating shifts and strong communication, data analysis, semiconductor, mathematics, physics, and chemistry fundamentals.
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Job Description
As a Shift Process Technician, you will be responsible for monitoring, sustaining, and improving the equipment or processes in your assigned area. You will work cross-functionally with the team members specializing in operations, equipment, and other areas and collaborate with support groups to drive continuous improvement and work with SMAI teams to simplify work tasks through AI enablement
Shift process technicians address issues that detract from Fab operations, including containment, documentation, and communication of non-standard events. Shift duties include performing control plans, evaluating equipment health, resolving defect-related issues, and supporting other areas of the operation to ensure quality, efficiency, and output goals are met.
Roles and Responsibilities.
  • Investigation of multiple qual fails
  • Ensure equipment are logged in the correct state.
  • Identify long term fixes for chronic SPC or disposition failures.
  • Timely response and execution of tasks related to tool alarms and process deviations.
  • Timely escalation of short term and long term issues.
  • Identify inefficiencies with throughput of WIP.
  • Ensure that CPM and PMQ is followed per area business processes and procedures.
  • Timely response to equipment faults that place product at jeopardy.
  • Efficient management of area TW.
  • Strong collaboration with engineers to correct out of spec (SPC) tools
  • Understand and actively use PCA to troubleshoot tool issues, post repair & post PM (preventive maintenance) work.
  • Work with shift engineers to find root cause of RDA flags through DTS and ITS cases
  • Correctly and accurately commenting SPC Charts.
  • Efficient and effective DL1 monitoring. Identifying of potential excursion threats equipment and working with equipment team to proactively address.
  • Work with engineering to create BKMs for reacting to product and/or inline qualification fails or trends.
  • Identify gaps within procedures and seek to bridge gaps.

Minimum Education/Experience for all Technician Positions
  • Be open and flexible to work any shift and rotate shifts as needed.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience in data extraction, analysis, and reporting
  • Basic PC skills including MS Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Basic knowledge and understanding of semiconductor equipment and processes.
  • Basic understanding and accurate application of statistical process control principles
  • Understanding of mathematical concepts and problem solving, at least to an algebraic level
  • Fundamental understanding of physics and chemistry concepts and principles.

Additional Qualification:
Basic proficiency with AI-enabled productivity tools, data analysis platforms, and digital manufacturing systems, or demonstrated ability to learn and adopt emerging AI technologies in a manufacturing environment.
The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:
$22.75 - $38.00 an hour
Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base pay for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training. The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.
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.
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