R&D Metrology Process Development Engineer - Micron Technology

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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.

As a Metrology Process Development Engineer in Micron’s Technology Development group (Fab 4) at Boise, you are responsible for developing new metrology applications and recipes, analyzing the results from measurements, and implementing groundbreaking solutions into our R&D pilot line manufacturing environment!

Our team vision is a continuing desire to develop your skills working in an inclusive diverse environment of multicultural Teams across worldwide geographies! Enabling the creative career path you deserve with a collaborative environment, and groundbreaking technology while growing your career path and skills.

What’s Encouraged Daily:

• Developing optical overlay/registration, optical thin films, scatterometry /ellipsometry, , CDSEM, or FIB metrology applications on next-generation Advanced NAND/DRAM processes within Fab 4 and qualification for technology transfers to production fabs.
• Driving the understanding of new metrology technology and measurement techniques to ensure that our measurement capabilities meet the technical device roadmaps.
• Partnering with metrology equipment vendors on continuous improvement of software/hardware and development of new measurement techniques.
• Optimizing and maintaining the calibration of metrology systems.
• Working closely with process development and process integration engineers to optimize measurements for multiple device process flows and layer stacks.
• Evaluation of new and innovative metrology tools to determine the lowest Cost of ownership solutions with the highest accuracy and precision for deployment in R&D and global manufacturing.
• Crafting and optimizing the layout of metrology targets to improve measurement quality.

What Sets You Apart:

• 2+ years of industry metrology experience working with one of the following: optical thin films, scatterometry/ellipsometry, overlay/registration, CDSEM or FIB.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes (Diffusion, CVD, Etch, Lithography) and device process flows (NAND, DRAM).
• Strong digital literacy, including MS Office, JMP, and programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, C, and C++.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Having an innovative approach that is open to improving upon any of our processes or products.
• Deep understanding of optical-based metrology (photolithography overlay/registration, ellipsometry, scatterometry, etc) and its application to Advanced NAND/DRAM metrology cases.
• Process and equipment-related experience in instrumentation and calibration procedures.
• Strong data analysis skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• The ability to work as an individual contributor on projects or in collaboration with a team.

How To Qualify:

• MS/Ph.D. in Engineering, Physics, Material Science, where primary focus was on Metrology; or BS + 5 years of proven track record in the semiconductor field.

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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