StaffPrincipal Engineer, NAND TD, RDA

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Join an inclusive team passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity sustainability and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation we are pursuing.

Required Responsibilities

Own the site-level RDA strategy and annual roadmap aligned to NAND TD technology nodes.

Lead analysis of experimental and production flows to detect classify and trend systematic and random defects.

Establish track and report program health metrics (baseline health detection rates false positives MTTR).

Direct fast containment for defect excursions: trigger tool quarantines define hold criteria and lead 8D corrective actions.

Architect inspection recipes and sampling strategies; optimize sensitivity throughput and cost of ownership.

Partner with Process Integration Yield and Data Science to correlate inspection signals to device performance and yield.

Influence supplier roadmaps; evaluate qualify and release nextgen optical/e-beam inspection capabilities.

Standardize and disseminate Best Known Methods (BKM) across global TD and manufacturing sites.

Mentor coach and upskill engineers; develop succession plans and technical ladders within the RDA domain.

Champion safety and continuous improvement (CIP); drive kaizen/lean initiatives that improve cycle time and learning velocity.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as the technical lead for RDA methodologies and execution within NAND TD.

Perform root cause analysis using statistical image-based and data-driven techniques.

Develop own and communicate inspection and defect detection technology roadmaps.

Define program health metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives (CIP).

Lead tool anomaly investigations quarantine decisions and corrective action planning.

Collaborate globally to align Best Known Methods (BKM) across sites.

Stakeholder Collaboration

Technology Development (TD) Process and Integration teams

Yield Analysis and Data Science organizations

Global Manufacturing and Operations

Inspection/metrology equipment suppliers

Program and engineering leadership across regions

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree with 7 years relevant semiconductor experience or Masters/PhD with 5 years.

Minimum 3 years hands-on RDA experience in semiconductor manufacturing or equipment engineering.

Demonstrated expertise in defect inspection process monitoring and yield learning.

About Micron Technology Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich lifefor all. With a relentless focus on our customers technology leadership and manufacturing and operational excellence Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM NAND and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron and Crucial brands. Every day the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.

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