Engineer, US Expansion Planning

Micron • Boise, ID

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About The Position

The Engineer, US Expansion Planning role supports preparation for production in a high-volume memory manufacturing facility. The position calculates and presents capital impacts of processes introduced at the site to senior leaders in manufacturing and R&D, and connects teams across supply chain, finance, engineering, procurement, production, and R&D to execute manufacturing and cost-saving processes.

The engineer develops tools to expedite, optimize, and refine planning and reporting processes for site preparation, ramp-up, and operations. The role analyzes manufacturing changes, recommends improvements, optimizes equipment capacity, and conducts site- and tool-level efficiency studies. It also collaborates with partners on future tool and process roadmaps and evaluates network-capacity impacts of process changes.

The position performs financial analyses before capital equipment purchases, including metrics optimization, process flexibility, capacity sharing, equipment repurposing, cash flow, payback, and ROI. It manages site tool-utilization and capacity-planning models, develops and communicates capital change proposals using reporting tools such as Tableau, and creates tools to audit manufacturing capital efficiency and identify cost-reduction opportunities. The engineer applies methods and tools including Python, SQL, R, Excel, and VBA to improve and automate planning tasks.

Micron describes its benefits as supporting employee wellbeing, peace of mind, and future planning. Benefits include a choice of medical, dental, and vision plans; income protection if unable to work due to illness or injury; paid family leave; paid time off; and paid holidays.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Management Information System, Engineering Management, or a related field; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in one of these fields or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Experience with model development for production and centralized planning.
• Experience optimizing deployed and projected capital needs.
• Experience with capital project evaluation.
• Experience with cash-flow, payback, and ROI analysis in crafting and developing web-based reporting metrics using Tableau and Python.
• Experience with linear and nonlinear optimization.
• Experience with statistical analysis and methods to identify and optimize key performance indicators.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for production in a high-volume memory manufacturing facility by calculating and presenting capital impacts of processes introduced at the site to senior manufacturing and R&D leaders.
• Connect supply chain, finance, engineering, procurement, production, and R&D teams to execute manufacturing and cost-saving processes.
• Develop tools to expedite, optimize, and refine planning and reporting processes for site preparation, ramp-up, and operation.
• Analyze manufacturing changes and communicate capital impacts and recommendations.
• Optimize equipment-base capacity and lead site- and tool-level efficiency studies.
• Collaborate with partners to understand future tool and process roadmaps and calculate network-capacity impacts of process changes.
• Complete financial analyses before capital equipment purchases, including metrics optimization, process flexibility, capacity sharing, and equipment repurposing.
• Manage site tool-utilization and capacity-planning models to optimize deployed capital.
• Design, track, and communicate capital change proposals to manufacturing senior leaders through reporting tools and formal presentations.
• Build and implement tools to audit manufacturing capital efficiency and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Lead and communicate improvement opportunities and implementation plans to relevant levels and functions in manufacturing.
• Use methods and tools including Python, SQL, R, Excel, and VBA to improve and automate planning-system and model tasks.

Benefits

• Choice of medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Income protection benefits in case of inability to work due to illness or injury.
• Paid family leave.
• Paid time off program.
• Paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level