Senior / Staff Engineer, Front End Central Operations Strategy, Yield Enhancement

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.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Lead Strategic Initiatives
  • Lead high‑impact, cross‑functional initiatives to drive yield improvement across DRAM/NAND/HBM technologies.
  • Lead the AI transformation of YMS systems in partnership with Fab and SMAI teams.
  • Provide strong technical leadership to deliver complex projects in collaboration with Fab, TD, PE, and GQ partners.
• Yield Pareto Benchmarking / Modelling
  • Identify actionable yield improvement opportunities through cross-fab pareto benchmarking.
  • Develop and enhance yield models for DRAM/NAND/HBM technologies.
  • Optimize and sustain methodologies to set targets for yield program (5-bucket, detractor targets).
  • Revalidate models based on actual performance.
• BKM Deployment
  • Lead YE SWAT team to define, align, and deploy BKMs across global YE network.
  • Drive standardization adoption of BKMs across sites and foster a unified approach to yield engineering.

Collaboration:

• Partner closely with site and central cross‑functional teams to ensure seamless execution of projects and initiatives.
• Demonstrate strong team‑player mindset and the ability to unify multiple stakeholders toward common goals.
• Work with high attention to detail while being able to operate independently when needed.
• Support transformation initiatives to elevate systems, methodologies, tools, and skills to best‑in‑industry level.
• Prioritize and manage global enhancements that improve business processes and system capabilities.

Communication:

• Communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats to influence, align, and drive decision‑making.
• Work independently with strong self‑motivation and minimal supervision.

Requirement and Technical Competency:

• 3+ years of experience in PIE (Process & Integration Engineering), understanding of Process/Product Integration preferred. YE (Yield Engineering) experience is an advantage.
• High proficiency in data analytic tools such as Yield3, JMP, Python to perform yield analysis. Proficiency in Statistical/Machine Learning is a plus.
• Strong understanding of structural and process integration concepts, including basic process‑area knowledge.
• Knowledge of fabrication processes, probe, backend and reliability implications preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions, multitask effectively, and perform root‑cause analysis via Model-Based Problem Solving approach.
• PhD/Masters/Bachelors with relevant course of study or experience
• Willingness to travel as required to support business needs.
• Strong growth mindset — committed to learning, unlearning, and relearning to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving environment.

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.

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