Senior/Staff Quality and Reliability Assurance Engineer - High Bandwidth Memory (Open)
As a Senior/Staff Product Quality and Reliability Assurance Engineer (PQRA), you will support reliability qualification and quality monitoring of High Bandwidth Memory products (HBM), help develop product reliability methodologies, and respond to product deviations as they pertain to quality and reliability. You will establish and implement requirements, specifications and metrics such as Defects per Million (DPM), Failure in Time (FIT), and Lifetime. In this role, you will work with multi-functional Engineering teams to ensure product reliability methods are established and followed, perform risk assessments, and provide support for manufacturing teams regarding reliability issues. In this dynamic role, you will have opportunities to gain new product knowledge on an ongoing basis! You will: Conduct New Product Qualifications Define High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) qualification requirements
Comprehend failures and failure rate within the scope of the qualification
Perform risk assessment at all decision points within the qualification cycle
Review qualification data and sign off that qualification requirements have been met
Issue internal product release notifications for Qualification
Develop Product Reliability Methodology, Monitors, Metrics, and Specifications Cooperatively develop and establish reliability targets and standards with technology development and product engineering teams
Comprehend new wafer fab and packaging technologies to identify and mitigate product reliability issues
Develop and improve product reliability tests to assess new HBM failure mechanisms
Coordinate and drive vital specification improvements for existing products
Review internal quality metric and drive customer DPM to BIC.
Establish and Implement Quality Requirements Establish and review ongoing product Quality Metrics
Assess deviations for product quality and reliability risks
Data mining and correlation of all inline test data. Root cause finding and drive CA/PA.
Define evaluation necessary to mitigate risks
Review and support process Excursion Analysis
Communicate violations to defined release/acceptance criteria
Communicate issues and corrective actions across all Micron products
Provide Internal Technical Support for Customer Support Teams Assist RMA Team with detailed analysis of returned material
Investigate manufacturing history and identify issues related to customer failure signature
Perform additional data collection as needed and per customer request
Develop Reliability Process Monitor (RPM) plans
Assist with necessary corrective actions at the manufacturing level
Comprehend field failure rates relative to internal failure rates
Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements.
Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work.
Education: Required: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Electronics/ Computer Engineering
Desired: Master’s Degree in Electrical / Electronics/ Computer Engineering
Required Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in semiconductor field
Knowledge of DRAM operation, fabrication process and semiconductor device physics
Familiarity with advanced packaging, wafer testing, component testing and module testing concept and flow.
Strong troubleshooting skills
Good organizational skills and sharp attention to detail
Good written and oral communication skills
Ability to work independently or in a group environment
Knowledge of using statistical like JMP, Familiarity with Unix, DFII/Cadence, and/or ATE (Auto Test Equipment) preferred
Familiarity with Perl, C++, Python, HTML, CGI, or Java preferred
Engineering experience in one of the following areas preferred:
Product Engineering
Product Quality and Reliability
Process Integration
Product Yield Enhancement