Equipment Engineer, RDA/Yield Technology

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Job Description

The Yield Technology Equipment group offers defect detection, metrology, analysis, and sourcing to rapidly identify and address defect excursions in the fab. We work alongside other process areas to provide an early signal of the feasibility of process conversions. We prioritize a safe working environment, reliable data, and collaborating to reach our shared objectives.

As a Yield Technology Equipment Engineer, you will work with optical, eBeam, review, and/or metrology equipment. Equipment owners plan, direct, and carry out equipment-related activities and vendor actions to improve the efficient use of tool time and resources. This role ensures that the RDA and metrology tools and engineers provide essential information to our internal customers throughout all phases of the manufacturing cycle. Additionally, the equipment engineer may support high-volume manufacturing locations in resolving critical gap issues on optical and eBeam systems installed in production fabs.

Responsibilities

• Develop procedures to automate toolsets, resolve defect gaps, and boost the efficiency of inspection and review recipes.
• Collaborate with module owners to ensure recipe quality.
• Solve recipe issues identified through quality checks or by the process owner.
• Undertake projects related to inspection and review to improve automation and efficiency of toolsets.
• Maintain records of recipe changes and build training guides to improve future node inspection or review techniques.
• Develop new methods for inspection and review along with sampling techniques.
• Work closely with the technology development organization and high-volume manufacturing sites to align on tool strategies and techniques.
• Track and monitor tool maintenance and collaborate with vendors on tool issues.
• Coordinate statistical process control charts.
• Serve as a liaison between Micron engineering and vendors.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of semiconductor equipment and processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in analyzing large data sets.
• High degree of organization and attention to detail.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and data-driven decision-making ability.
• Proven history of working both independently and as part of a team.

Education

• BS or equivalent experience in Engineering or Physics.
• Experience with semiconductor inspection equipment.

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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