CVD Equipment Development Engineer, Advanced Memory Pathfinding

Micron Technology•Albany, NY

11d•$159,000 - $271,000•Onsite

About The Position

Micron Technology is hiring a CVD Equipment Development Engineer to support its DRAM Technology Development organization at the NY CREATES Albany NanoTech Complex. The Albany team works with equipment suppliers, research associates, and Micron’s global development groups on High-NA EUV, advanced patterning, and next-generation DRAM pathfinding. The engineer will build, implement, and refine advanced CVD and thin-film equipment for technology development. Working with Process Development, Process Integration, Facilities, NY CREATES engineering teams, and suppliers, the role translates future technology needs into equipment capabilities, hardware configurations, controls, automation, and qualification plans. Responsibilities span capability evaluation and supplier engagement through installation, qualification, technology learning, continuous improvement, and manufacturing-readiness evaluation. Unlike routine sustaining equipment engineering, this position focuses on selected new, first-of-a-kind, outstanding, or technology-critical equipment. The role requires direct Micron leadership to develop capabilities, influence supplier roadmaps, protect strategic technology learning, and enable transfer readiness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
Five or more years of semiconductor equipment engineering, equipment development, technology development, or related experience.
Experience developing, installing, qualifying, improving, or troubleshooting complex semiconductor equipment.
Experience using AI tools for productivity.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or Ph.D. in an applicable engineering or scientific field, or equivalent experience.
Experience with first-of-a-kind or advanced semiconductor equipment.
Experience with DRAM, advanced memory, CVD, PECVD, ALD, thermal deposition, precursor delivery, thin-film metrology, or related equipment systems.

Responsibilities

Develop and mature first-of-a-kind CVD equipment and chamber capabilities for carbon, dielectric, hardmask, liner, and advanced thin-film applications.
Translate film-property, process, device, and integration requirements into equipment specifications, precursor and delivery requirements, chamber configurations, temperature and plasma controls, automation needs, and performance targets.
Work with equipment suppliers to develop hardware and capability solutions for emerging memory technologies and communicate Micron’s long-term requirements to influence supplier roadmaps.
Support equipment configuration, technical specifications, site planning, facilities requirements, installation, startup, and qualification.
Establish equipment acceptance criteria and qualification plans aligned with process development and integration requirements.
Coordinate with NY builds, Facilities, suppliers, Process Development, and Equipment Engineering to achieve equipment readiness.
Develop equipment-maturity plans covering film uniformity, thickness control, composition, conformality, step coverage, particles, contamination, chamber matching, precursor utilization, reliability, efficiency, safety, and cost.
Analyze complex equipment and hardware faults using structured problem-solving methods, and lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions for equipment-related performance gaps.
Collaborate with Process Development and Process Integration engineers to understand process windows, hardware interactions, equipment limitations, and integration risks.
Coordinate equipment learning with Metrology, Automation, Data Systems, Facilities, Environment, Health and Safety, and NY builds operations.
Develop equipment-data strategies for rapid problem solving, capability assessment, and maturity tracking; use equipment signals, fault-detection data, sensors, and process results to evaluate hardware performance.
Apply statistical methods, modeling, and AI-assisted analytics to identify anomalies, accelerate root-cause analysis, and improve decision quality.
Develop equipment knowledge packages for transferring successful capabilities to Micron development and manufacturing sites.
Document hardware configurations, qualification criteria, operating limits, maintenance requirements, lessons learned, and known risks, and define the transition from development ownership to sustaining ownership.