CMP Senior Process Engineer

Micron Technology • Boise, ID

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About The Position

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.
Micron Idaho Semiconductor Manufacturing (Triton) LLC
Responsible for monitoring the health of their assigned processes, ensuring high-quality output, and providing proactive redundancy plans for bottlenecks that could impact Fab cycle time (CT) or turns. Write and modify recipes to enable efficient tool processing and experimentation. Analyze data to make critical decisions and drive cost reduction activities. Resolve CT/capacity related issues in the area (redundancy, target reduction, sample plans, RPT issues, etc.). Monitor equipment usage and production efficiency to ensure max output and turns. Provide QDR documentation and proactive follow-up on issues. Respond to chronic SPC performance issues by driving to fix root cause. Provide troubleshooting support for complex process problems and address root causes. Ensure the quality process of daily operations, communicate process holds, and formulate action plans. Maintain matching and drives for process consistency. Plan for required capacity and product mix by ensuring equipment is capable of running variance as projected. Provide effective and timely guidance to resolve equipment issues and is highly engaged in key problem resolution. Manage projects to ensure deliverables are completed within the required scope, schedule and budget. Track actions and provides escalation path or resources to ensure actions will be completed on time. Drive shift team to focus on priority issues and stay within the scope of the project. Coordinate and lead meetings and initiates follow-up actions. Support department business processes for new tool installations, as well as existing tool modifications or removals. Complete all required safety training and conduct all work in accordance with safety policies and regulations. Follow-up on safety and quality related issues immediately and works towards resolution with stakeholders. Partner with shift teams to resolve tool process issues and maximize tool output. Collaborate with supervisor and areas leaders to create personal performance and development goals. Communicate proactively with MDE shift and Shift Ops leaders on the daily priorities and issues. Attend and participate in DAM, TPM Teams, SPC, Transfer and other meetings. Partner with Equipment Engineers and shift Engineers/Technicians to gather input for area improvement. Communicate changes made to equipment and follow business rules for change control. Partner with HVMs in data collection, gap analysis, and improvement implementation as part of Benchmarking and transfer activities. Communicate issues that could cause yield loss, excursions, defects, tool restrictions, or output loss. Coordinate with Process Development Engineering, Process Integration, and Shift Ops on process issues and changes. Partner with Shift Ops, SOT and the IE team to ensure existing process holds are minimized. Communicate known impacts of special processing requests and potential process holds to Shift Ops and SOT Area Managers.

Requirements

• Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related field, followed by 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or in a Process Engineer-related occupation.
• CMP process development for semiconductor products
• Process area knowledge
• Memory product development and manufacturing
• Automation skills through previous automation projects requiring coding/machine learning/JMP Scripting
• Process flow related to area equipment, SPC principles, and recipe management.

Responsibilities

• monitoring the health of their assigned processes
• ensuring high-quality output
• providing proactive redundancy plans for bottlenecks that could impact Fab cycle time (CT) or turns
• Write and modify recipes to enable efficient tool processing and experimentation
• Analyze data to make critical decisions and drive cost reduction activities
• Resolve CT/capacity related issues in the area (redundancy, target reduction, sample plans, RPT issues, etc.)
• Monitor equipment usage and production efficiency to ensure max output and turns
• Provide QDR documentation and proactive follow-up on issues
• Respond to chronic SPC performance issues by driving to fix root cause
• Provide troubleshooting support for complex process problems and address root causes
• Ensure the quality process of daily operations, communicate process holds, and formulate action plans
• Maintain matching and drives for process consistency
• Plan for required capacity and product mix by ensuring equipment is capable of running variance as projected
• Provide effective and timely guidance to resolve equipment issues and is highly engaged in key problem resolution
• Manage projects to ensure deliverables are completed within the required scope, schedule and budget
• Track actions and provides escalation path or resources to ensure actions will be completed on time
• Drive shift team to focus on priority issues and stay within the scope of the project
• Coordinate and lead meetings and initiates follow-up actions
• Support department business processes for new tool installations, as well as existing tool modifications or removals
• Complete all required safety training and conduct all work in accordance with safety policies and regulations
• Follow-up on safety and quality related issues immediately and works towards resolution with stakeholders
• Partner with shift teams to resolve tool process issues and maximize tool output
• Collaborate with supervisor and areas leaders to create personal performance and development goals
• Communicate proactively with MDE shift and Shift Ops leaders on the daily priorities and issues
• Attend and participate in DAM, TPM Teams, SPC, Transfer and other meetings
• Partner with Equipment Engineers and shift Engineers/Technicians to gather input for area improvement
• Communicate changes made to equipment and follow business rules for change control
• Partner with HVMs in data collection, gap analysis, and improvement implementation as part of Benchmarking and transfer activities
• Communicate issues that could cause yield loss, excursions, defects, tool restrictions, or output loss
• Coordinate with Process Development Engineering, Process Integration, and Shift Ops on process issues and changes
• Partner with Shift Ops, SOT and the IE team to ensure existing process holds are minimized
• Communicate known impacts of special processing requests and potential process holds to Shift Ops and SOT Area Managers

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees