Equipment Engineer

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Job Description Summary

Department: Micron's Fab Engineering team brings together process and equipment engineers who start up, develop and optimize the manufacturing processes behind Micron's products.

Position: As a Fab Engineer, you will improve product quality, reliability, yield and productivity, lower costs, manage risk and resolve manufacturing line problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize process conditions, technology and wafer fabrication recipes to improve process capability, yield and product quality.
• Set up and adjust process parameters across a variety of semiconductor equipment.
• Find, diagnose and resolve process and manufacturing line problems through root cause analysis using failure analysis, FMEA, 8D and SPC methods.
• Partner with shift engineering and other process areas to control process deviations and investigate long-term defect issues.
• Lead and take part in yield improvement, cost reduction and productivity projects.
• Evaluate, plan and qualify new equipment, materials and process baselines so products meet design and performance specifications.
• Manage, audit and work with material suppliers to meet quality, cost and risk management goals.
• Use AI tools where they help, and contribute to developing Agentic AI workflows for current or future processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent technical military experience.
• 3+ years of experience in semiconductor process or equipment engineering, gained through professional work, internships, research or military service.
• Hands-on experience using structured problem-solving methods (FMEA, 8D, SPC or failure analysis) to resolve process issues.
• Skill in analyzing process data to find trends, deviations and improvement opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in one or more process areas: Photo, CVD, PVD, Diffusion, Implant, Etch, CMP or Wet.
• Experience leading new process qualifications, yield improvement or cost reduction projects in high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with tool installation and qualification.
• Experience with supplier management or material quality audits.
• Experience and/or interest in developing Agentic AI workflows into current or future processes.
• 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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