SHIFT ENGINEER LEAD, NAND TD RDA and Metrology

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Safety & Quality:

• Finishes the required safety training and adheres to safety and regulatory policies
• Proactively identifies and resolves safety and quality issues with collaborators
• Drives reduction of injuries, hazards, and environmental incidents

Shift Operations

• Serves as 1st line of defense for shift critical area issues (lot hold, disposition, excursions, line-downs, tool downs) interfacing with TD 1st shift Process Development teams on TD owned early node development part types, test vehicles, and short loop travelers.
• Serves as 2nd line of defense for shift critical area issues (lot hold, disposition, excursions, line-downs, tool downs) interfacing with HVM Ops team and TD 1st shift Process Development teams on TD/HVM shared part types.
• Partners with TD 1st Shift, HVM Ops, and multi-functional teams to set priorities, resolve issues, and meet goals.
• Ensures robust reaction plans, and timely updates for shift teams.
• Develops and delivers plans to resolve on-shift process/tool issues, improve output, and mitigate quality risks.
• Collaborate with process development engineering, equipment development engineering, and suppliers to maintain process/tool performance, availability, and area improvements.

Process Development Support

• Leads shift team to provide process development support including but not limited to: RAM Cycle Time goal achievement, redundancy fanout, Wafer Shipments, SWR execution & data collection, critical lots health check, etc.
• Ability to give guidance to TMs on complex tasks, issues and deliver to engineering development intent.
• Uses data-driven analysis to drive yield and quality solving on duty and key decisions making.
• Provides technical expertise and solving complex process and equipment issues, driving root cause resolution/containment and deliver to engineering development intent.
• Ensures capacity, product mix, and improvement plans are in place to meet business needs
• Supports business processes and ensures control of chronic tool/process issues (SPC, alarms, inventory)

People Leadership and Team Development

• Drives continuous improvement in shift team performance
• Partners with leadership to align area goals and establish clear line-of-sight objectives
• Manages projects to meet scope, schedule, and deliverables; tracks actions and call outs as needed
• Leads team execution, prioritization, and effective meetings with clear follow-up actions
• Provides performance management, coaching, training and development planning for direct reports
• Manages workload and well-being of direct reports and help TM clear obstacles
• Ensures accountability, clear expectations, and timely task completion across the team
• Communicates with 1st shift manufacturing development engineering, process development engineering, and engineering management on priorities, deliverables and required expectations.
• Partners with 1st shift development engineering teams to build training plans, improve efficiency and work on strategic projects.

Requirements:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in engineering or related science field & 5 years of wafer fabrication industry experience.
• Strong problem-solving, data analysis, and SPC/process control, yield/defect mechanism and process flow interaction knowledge
• Proficient in relevant process control and automation systems/tools (e.g., SPC, Recipe Management, Manufacturing Execution systems, deviation requests, etc.) and passion for automation/AI Agent adoption.
• Working knowledge of yield, defect mechanisms, process interactions, and recipe database management risks
• Ability to lead shift teams in fast-paced environments and deliver area/department goals
• Demonstrates Micron leadership behaviors and values

Job Profile(s):

Semiconductor Process Engineer 3 - Semiconductor Process Engineer 4