Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) – Process Development, CMP, NAND

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Role Summary

As a Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) you are a modulelevel CMP technical authority responsible for defining CMP technical direction leading FOAK developments and driving crossfunctional execution across NAND nodes. As a SMTS (Senior Member of Technical Staff) you will be a part of revolutionary Next Generation NAND research & development CMP team driving Advanced NAND and CMP technology forward. The position promises ample opportunities for innovation collaboration and testing a new dimension and scaling with Next Generation NAND. A SMTS CMP Engineer is a senior individual contributor responsible for defining developing and transferring advanced CMP processes for Micron NAND technologies. You will work directly with process integration and other process areas such as Wet Etch CVD Diffusion Metals Lithography & Dry Etch. You will work on state of the art and best in class CMP chambers & own the process roadmap to meet program and yield goals.

Main Responsibilities

• Own and lead key NAND CMP process modules translating technology challenges into executable roadmaps across current and future nodes
• Drive crossfunctional execution across Technology Development Process Integration Manufacturing and Equipment teams
• Lead FOAK CMP process development including recipe architecture control strategies and integration alignment
• Ensure process robustness and manufacturability through runtorun controls SPC qualification execution and risk mitigation
• Resolve complex yield defectivity and integration issues using modelbased and datadriven problem solving
• Define and execute processlevel hardware strategies in collaboration with equipment suppliers
• Act as a CMP technical leader mentoring engineers influencing adjacent process roadmaps and communicating technology status and plans to senior stakeholders

Other Responsibilities

• Mentor engineers through structured development; build SME pipelines; publish internal papers/BKMs and present to senior leadership; uphold Microns technical leadership expectations
• 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 ones scope of work.

Candidate Profile

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• PhD 12 yrs or Masters 15 yrs of relevant experience in
  Electrical Engineering Materials Science Chemical Engineering Physics or related field
• Experience in CMP Process Development
• Deep expertise in CMP chemistry physics and integration

• Publications/patents and strong record of technical contributions.

Must-Have Technical Skills

• Indepth expertise in CMP fundamentals including padslurrywafer interactions slurry chemistry at a mechanistic level and pattern density/layout effects
• Strong understanding of multiple CMP process types (e.g. metal dielectric barrier/hardmask polySi/Si CMP)
• Extensive handson experience with advanced 300mm CMP OEM platforms including driving hardware capability throughput and cost improvements
• Proven expertise in statistical process control (SPC) data analysis and qualification methodologies
• Ability to independently drive complex technical execution resolve yield and defectivity issues and influence crossfunctional teams

Must-Have Soft Skills

• Demonstrated technical leadership in problem solving with experience leading complex or multidisciplinary technical projects
• Strong ability to influence without authority across process integration equipment and manufacturing teams
• Clear and structured technical communication skills including written documentation and stakeholder updates
• Strong analytical mindset with disciplined datadriven decision making

Embody Microns core values:

• People Respect develop and empower others
• Innovation Drive continuous improvement and breakthrough thinking
• Tenacity Show grit and determination
• Collaboration Build trust and foster teamwork
• Customer Focus Deliver excellence and value

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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