Principal Engineer, Frontend Organizations Central Team, Dry Etch Process

Micron Technology
Japan
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceEducation: mastersSkills: ["Analytical skills","Cross-functional collaboration","Safety focus","Quality focus","Sustainability focus"]

Lead dry etch plasma process and hardware improvement across Micron’s global fleet. You’ll develop and drive CIP roadmaps and start-up acceptance criteria, partnering with suppliers and cross-functional teams to reduce defects and excursions, improve CD uniformity and profile control, and enhance throughput, quality, safety, and sustainability. Own process window robustness and recipe capability improvements, including IoT/FDC telemetry for chamber health monitoring and excursion prevention.

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Micron Technology
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Principal Engineer, Frontend Organizations Central Team, Dry Etch Process

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Job Summary

Lead dry etch plasma process and hardware improvement across Micron’s global fleet. You’ll develop and drive CIP roadmaps and start-up acceptance criteria, partnering with suppliers and cross-functional teams to reduce defects and excursions, improve CD uniformity and profile control, and enhance throughput, quality, safety, and sustainability. Own process window robustness and recipe capability improvements, including IoT/FDC telemetry for chamber health monitoring and excursion prevention.
Location: Japan
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Strategize and lead productivity, yield, quality, and cost improvement engagements using plasma process optimization, new/FOAK chemistry & hardware qualification, and CIP development.
  • •Drive process and hardware improvements to reduce defects, control particles/residue, improve CD uniformity and profile control, and align chamber-matching across the global fleet.
  • •Develop and maintain the Dry Etch process and hardware CIP roadmap covering chamber parts, RF/match networks, gas delivery, ESC, endpoint, and plasma source upgrades.
  • •Partner with suppliers and global facilities to define equipment start-up acceptance criteria, chamber qualification flows, and tool service requirements, including new tool installation needs.
  • •Implement and improve IoT/FDC sensors and advanced chamber telemetry for excursion prevention and chamber-health monitoring; enhance process windows and recipe robustness to improve capability (CD, profile, selectivity, ARDE, LER/LWR) and reduce production costs and waste.

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience in plasma process and hardware improvement and development within semiconductors, specifically Dry Etch.
  • •Experience developing and implementing hardware CIP roadmaps and start-up acceptance criteria for dry etch chambers and consumable parts.
  • •Strong analytical skills for evaluating and planning new platforms, chemistries, and chamber kits (e.g., electrode materials, edge/focus rings, showerheads).
  • •Tangible results improving tool performance, establishing plasma process parameters, and streamlining process management projects.
  • •Ability to strictly adhere to safety, quality, and sustainability standards while driving innovative solutions.
Experience:SemiconductorsDRAMNANDDry etchPlasma processing
Education:Master's in Chemical, Electrical, Materials
Skills:Analytical skillsCross-functional collaborationSafety focusQuality focusSustainability focus
Tech Stack:Dry etchPlasma process optimizationFOAK chemistryHardware qualificationCIP developmentDefect reductionParticle/residue controlCD uniformityProfile controlChamber-matchingChamber telemetryIoTFDCExcursion preventionChamber-health monitoringSPC excursionsDRAMNANDConductor EtchDielectric Etch

Company Brief

Micron Technology
Designs and manufactures semiconductor memory and storage solutions, including DRAM, NAND, and NOR flash, for computing, networking, mobile, and automotive markets worldwide.
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Boise, United States
Founded: 1978
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