Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS) – Process Development, Dry Etch, NAND
Job Summary
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Job / Role Summary
The DMTS is a top technical authority and industry expert who defines develops and transfers advanced NAND dry etch processes shapes equipment and process roadmaps benchmarks against industry standards and resolves the most complex yield/defectivity/integration challenges. This role carries broad technical vision deep domainexpertise strong external engagement and responsibility for elevating technical capability through mentorship of senior technical leaders.
Main Responsibilities
Act as technical expert for dry etch process hardware and applications in NAND technology development;provideforward-looking insight on trends capabilities and integration risks.
Define theequipment roadmapand drive mechanism-focused hardware roadmaps with suppliers for next-generation NAND dry etch.
Benchmarkdryetch capability against industry standards and translate external findings into internal advantage.
Resolve the most complex NAND yield/defectivity/integration issues using deepexpertisein plasma physics surface interactions and materials.
Represent Microns NAND dryetchinterests in cross-site and external technical forums/conferences; influence cross-disciplinary teams.
Champion AI-based solutions through the TD ecosystem (as explicitlystatedin the DMTS posting).
Other Responsibilities
Provide technical mentorship and direction to SMTS/STS engineers; raise overall dry etch technical capability within the organization.
Lead multi-functional efforts across Technology Development Process Integration and Manufacturing; provide critical updates to leadership stakeholders.
Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency quality or effectiveness exercising sound judgment andcomplying withorganizational standards and legal requirements.
Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement byidentifying testing and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within ones scope of work.
Candidate Profile
Minimum Qualifications / Experience
PhD15yrs or Masters 17yrsof relevant experience in
Electrical Engineering Materials Science Chemical Engineering Physics or related fieldin Dry Etch
Seniordryetch PD experience in R&D with technology transfer
Evidence of external/industry recognition and ability torepresentthe organization technically
innovation leader:patents publications invited talks leadership roles in technical committees/consortia.
Must-have technical skills
Deep plasma physics/chemistry and advanced etch scalabilityexpertise(HAR tailored pulsing schemes) and strong SPC/analysis mastery.
Ability to driveequipmentroadmaps and supplier co-development.
Must-have soft skills
Enterprise-level influence mentorship of senior technical leaders and strong executive communication/presence.
Highly desirable / preferred
Strong AI/data science capability applied to process monitoring defectivity learning and technical decision acceleration.
Embody Microns core values:
PeopleRespect develop and empower others
InnovationDrive continuous improvement and breakthrough thinking
TenacityShow grit and determination
CollaborationBuild trust and foster teamwork
Customer FocusDeliver excellence and value
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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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