Principal Thin Films Process Development Engineer

Job IDJR
100105

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

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.

NY CREATES Collaboration | Albany, NYAs part of Micron's Technology Development (R&D) organization, we invent and enable the next generation of memory technology. We address complex materials, process, patterning, and integration challenges to transform early concepts into manufacturable technologies that shape Micron's future memory products.

As a Principal Thin Film Process Development Engineer supporting Micron's collaboration with NY CREATES in Albany, New York, you will develop innovative thin-film and materials solutions for future memory technologies. You will apply deep technical expertise to solve semiconductor integration challenges and advance new concepts toward manufacturable technology.

Responsibilities Develop innovative thin-film and materials solutions for advanced DRAM architectures, patterning, and emerging integration schemes.

Translate semiconductor device and integration requirements into film properties and manufacturable process solutions.

Build, optimize, and characterize advanced thin-film deposition processes.

Advance new materials and processes from technical feasibility through semiconductor integration and demonstration on relevant test vehicles.

Design and implement rigorous experiments and DOEs; apply data-driven and AI-enabled methods to analyze results, optimize processes, and resolve material, defectivity, yield, and reliability challenges.

Partner with process integration, patterning, etch, metrology, equipment, device, and supplier teams to evaluate new materials and process capabilities.

Provide technical leadership by defining development strategy, influencing decisions, presenting recommendations, and mentoring engineers across multidisciplinary teams.

Minimum Qualifications

PhD/MS or equivalent experience with 3+ years of relevant semiconductor industry experience in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.

Demonstrated industry experience in thin-film materials and/or process development for semiconductor applications.

Experience applying thin-film, materials, surface science, deposition, or process-integration fundamentals to semiconductor development challenges.

Experience designing and analyzing experiments using DOE and data-driven methods to develop or optimize materials and processes.

Proven ability to independently drive complex technical work and communicate recommendations across multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with CVD, PECVD, ALD, PEALD, plasma-enhanced deposition, and/or other advanced thin-film technologies.

Experience developing or integrating thin films for memory, logic, HPC/CMOS, or other semiconductor technologies.

Experience with EUV or patterning-enabling films such as hard masks, under layers, spacer materials, or etch-selective films.

Experience using thin-film or surface characterization techniques such as XPS, AFM, XRD, ellipsometry, TEM/SEM, or SIMS to guide process development and integration.

Demonstrated technical innovation through new material or process introduction, advanced process development, patents, or publications.

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:$ - $ a year Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.

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