Senior/Staff Wet Process Development Engineer

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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.
As a Senior/Staff Wet Process Development Engineer at Micron, you will join a dynamic and fast-paced DRAM Technology Development team. This outstanding role offers significant opportunity for innovation, collaboration, and exploring new aspects in DRAM technology development. You will engage directly with Process Integration and other process areas including Dry Etch, Metals, CVD, Diffusion, Lithography, and CMP. You will focus on inventive and exceptional wet etch tooling and take responsibility for the equipment and/or process roadmap to achieve program and yield objectives!
Expectations for this role include, but not limited to:

• Technically innovate: Drive strategic technical and tactical decisions at a project and platform level by contributing to feasibility studies; proactively engage technical challenges before they become problems. Key processes include vapor/plasma etching, selective wet etching, surface prep, and high aspect processing.
• Technical Focus: Have the vision and technical skills to connect technologies and business plans of this group and other groups. Actively develop Micron Intellectual Property. Stay aware of external technical advancements and understand the state-of-the-art.
• Impact results: Lead Micron IP into successful technical readiness and transition to program integration.
• Influence: Regularly interact with senior management to provide consultation and influence technical and strategic decisions; craft alliances with customers.
• Skill and experience: Consistently guide product planning/roadmap, platform features, and functional area strategy with an emphasis on scientific fundamentals.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proven experience in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, material science or an equivalent field is required.
• Suitable experience includes research conducted while pursuing a PhD plus over 2 years of relevant industry experience, or a Master's degree with more than 4 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree combined with at least 7 years in the relevant industry.
• Demonstration of frequent contributions to the development of new theories, concepts, and methods in the field of expertise.
• Demonstrate ability to resolve complex issues through root-cause or model-based problem solving.
• Outstanding communication proficiency. Able to operate independently with minimal supervision, concentrating on meeting deadlines by applying project oversight skills and exchanging detailed information with peers and leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Incorporation of AI (e.g. Claude, Copilot, etc.) into daily work role to drive efficiency. Specific emphasis in coding, automation, and/or data science.
• Lead in at least one to two projects with significant cross-group interaction.
• Academic or basic knowledge of one of the following is required: Transport phenomena, Computational fluid dynamics, or Molecular dynamics simulations. A fundamental understanding of chemical reactions at the atomic level is also required.

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 .
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