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Main Responsibilities 

Strategy, Roadmap & Technical Direction 

• Define and implement technical strategy for cell film process development aligned to business and technology objectives.  

• Identify emerging trends/risks/opportunities and recommend future investments/initiatives.   

End-to-End Module Development & Scaling 

• Lead multi-functional development, integration, and scaling of thin film processes tailored for advanced NAND devices; ensure manufacturability/scalability/readiness for integration.  

• Drive technology transfer and ramp-up activities to ensure seamless transition from R&D to high-volume manufacturing.  

Complex Problem Solving & Business Outcomes 

• Resolve complex technical challenges (including RCA/mitigation of process/device failures).  

• Lead cost reduction, yield improvement, and reliability enhancement programs via innovative process/material utilization.  

Leadership & External Representation 

• Mentor senior engineers and influence technical direction across the organization; represent the function in technical forums and strategic collaborations (consortia, conferences, joint development).  

Other Responsibilities  

• Mentor senior engineers and influence technical direction across the organization.  

• Represent the function in technical forums and strategic collaborations; benchmark against industry standards.  

• Identify emerging trends/risks/opportunities and recommend future investments/critical initiatives.  

• 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 one’s scope of work.

AI Responsibilities

• 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 one’s scope of work.

Candidate Profile 

Minimum Qualifications / Experience 

• PhD ≥5 yrs, or Master’s ≥7 yrs, or Bachelor’s ≥10 yrs of relevant experience in 
  Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or related field,  

• With experience in thin film R&D for microelectronic devise, with a proven track record of leading complex technology development  

Must-Have Technical Skills 

• Deep hands-on expertise in ALD/CVD thin film processes for 3D NAND cell applications, including process development, optimization, and sustainment in manufacturing. 

• Strong understanding of process–device interactions, scaling challenges, and reliability behavior, with the ability to diagnose film-related performance and yield issues. 

• Proven ability to drive materials, chemistry, and process improvements (including tool-related optimizations) through structured experimentation and cross-functional collaboration. 

• Proficient in DOE, SPC, and data analytics to optimize processes and resolve complex issues, while serving as a technical lead/mentor across process, integration, and manufacturing teams. 

Must-Have Soft Skills 

• Structured problem-solving and learning agility in an R&D environment.  

• Clear communication and cross-functional collaboration.  

Highly Preferred 

• Contributes to technology benchmarking, roadmap inputs, and clear technical documentation or IP generation. 

AI Requirements

• Ability to apply baseline digital fluency and role appropriate AI literacy to use AI enabled tools responsibly and effectively for research, analysis, content creation, problem solving, operational tasks, and achieving business outcomes.

Embody Micron’s core values: 

• People – Diversity of thought to propel technology leadership - Ideas can come from anywhere
• Innovation – Challenge and disrupt the status quo – fail fast and learn faster, optimize with Artificial Intelligence solutions
• Tenacity – Own the problem to closure through a first principles approach
• Collaboration – Partner with Product and Manufacturing to deliver end-to-end technology solutions
• Customer Focus – Powering Micron’s Storage products through industry-leading technology
• Speed – Moving fast on what matters, without compromising quality

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for 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.

To learn more, please visit micron.com/careers

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

To request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact [email protected]

Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.

Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.

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