Metro Applications 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.

At Micron, we are undergoing a historic expansion with our new fabrication facility in Boise, ID. As a leader in the semiconductor industry, we build solutions that inspire and transform technology. With plans to invest more than $150 billion globally over the next decade in leading-edge manufacturing, we are looking for passionate people to join our Boise expansion team and contribute to the growth and innovation of the semiconductor industry.

As a Metrology Applications Engineer in Micron’s newest Fab, you will learn how to use innovative metrology equipment and processes to solve and measure the line health. The goal of this position is to develop measurement techniques and recipes to quantify the performance of wafer fabrication. We need engineers who are passionate about detecting problems and eager to make changes for the better. You will have the opportunity to learn metrology equipment and applications as well as use data analysis skills to visualize and quantify processes.

This position will provide the opportunity for you to collaborate with engineers in process integration, process development, data science, and yield analysis within and of the ID1 facility. You will be responsible to support experimentation, data analysis, and baseline health metrics as well as partnering with others in Technical Development and High Volume Manufacturing domestically and with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop recipes and applications that can quantify semiconductor processing and develop statistical process control methods.

• Work with new metrology tools and strategies to drive towards earlier or more efficient data collection methods.

• Recognize, identify, and raise awareness of process anomalies.

• Build and improve upon techniques and identify new ways to use existing tools in order to quantify relevant process issues.

• We expect active participation in technical meetings and then synthesize from it new opportunities or novel approaches.

• Collaborate with the global network to develop best known methods and maintain alignment between sites

• Develop techniques across various metrology platforms including electron beam systems, optical systems, x-ray methods etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) with a minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience in a semiconductor or programming filed is required.

• Minimum 1 year experience in semiconductor physics and understanding of transistor operations, scaling limitations and reliability; basic knowledge of CMOS circuits and characterization methods.

• Minimum 1 year of experience in least one semiconductor fabrication process area, including tool sets, process mechanism, tuning knobs, etc.

• Minimum 2 years' experience using at least one software (JMP, SPOTFIRE, Tableau…etc)

• Onboarding training includes a 4+ month training period in Taiwan, followed by a full-time position in Boise, Idaho

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. degree in Physics or Engineering areas.

• 2-5 years of experience working in an RDA/Metro, HVM or TD team setting.

• Good understanding of semiconductor inspection equipment, theories and techniques. Experience with optical, electron beam and XRAY inspection equipment is desired.

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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