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Location: Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA Posted: Nov 14, 2020

Job Description

Micron Technology’s vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life and our commitment to people, innovation, tenacity, collaboration, and customer focus allows us to fulfill our mission to be a global leader in memory and storage solutions. This means conducting business with integrity, accountability, and professionalism while supporting our global community.

The Shift Process Engineer role is responsible for tactically monitoring the health of area processes, ensuring expedient lot movement, and reacting to area process issues that impact quality, cycle time (CT) or turns. Shift Process Engineers support existing processes, identify process and material improvements and correct process deviations. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Safety & Quality:

  • Finishes the required safety training and conducts all work in accordance with safety policies and laws
  • Follows-up on safety and quality related issues immediately and works towards resolution with partners
  • Performs and facilitates audits and submits good catches on safety issues
  • Dedicatedly reduces incidents of personal injuries, safety hazards or environmental releases
  • Follows proper change management practices to ensure quality and safety expectations are met
  • Ensures proper tool documentation/reaction mechanisms exist and submits updates to content when needed

Communication & Teamwork:

  • Partners with 1st shift teams to resolve tool process issues and improve tool output
  • Collaborates with supervisor and areas leaders to craft personal performance and development goals
  • Communicates dedicatedly with MDE shift and Shift Ops leaders on the daily priorities and issues
  • Attends and participates in TPM Teams, SPC, and other meetings
  • Partners with other shift Engineers/Technicians to capture input for area improvement
  • Communicates issues that could cause yield loss, excursions, defects, tool restrictions, or output loss
  • Proactively communicates known impacts of special processing requests and potential process holds to Shift Ops and 1st shift Process Owners

Technical/Data Analysis:

  • Ensures the quality process of daily operations, communicates process holds, and executes action plans
  • Writes and modifies recipes to enable efficient tool processing and experimentation
  • Runs and handles progress on critical process related experiments
  • Supports and monitors area processes and tools and addresses/escalates issues
  • Analyzes data to make critical decisions and drive cost reduction activities
  • Supports resolution of area CT/capacity related issues
  • Monitors equipment usage and production efficiency to ensure max output and turns
  • Provides QDR documentation and dedicated follow-up on issues and excursions
  • Responds to chronic SPC performance issues by working towards fix root cause
  • Provides troubleshooting support for complex process problems

Project Management/Planning:

  • Supports area projects to ensure work is completed within the required scope, schedule and budget
  • Tracks actions and provides partner concern path or resources to ensure actions will be completed on time
  • Coordinates and leads meetings and initiates follow-up actions

You will have the following Qualifications:

  • Intermediate PC skills including a familiarity with MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Intermediate knowledge of the process flow related to area equipment
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to efficiently organize tasks and projects
  • Strong partnering and teamwork skills
  • Intermediate understanding of the Fab process areas including area processing equipment
  • Deep understanding of SPC principles
  • Deep understanding of the use and risks of GeRM
  • Intermediate understanding of Probe and Param functions
  • Shown ability to communicate and present effectively
  • Intermediate data extraction, analysis, and reporting skills
  • Proven ability to multi-task in a high-paced environment
  • Validated ability to solve complex problems and address root causes
  • Intermediate knowledge of physics, area chemistry, and algebraic concepts
  • Strong analytical problem solving skills
  • Confirmed time management, organization, and prioritization skills
  • Tried ability to tackle issues related to process flows
  • Confirmed ability to follow procedures and work with minimal supervision
  • Flexible with job responsibilities and shift assignments

Education and Experience:

Required: BS in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Physics or equivalent semiconductor industry experience; however, other engineering or related disciplines may be considered

About Us

As the leader in innovative memory solutions, Micron is helping the world make sense of data by delivering technology that is transforming how the world uses information. Through our global brands — Micron, Crucial and Ballistix — we offer the industry’s broadest portfolio. We are the only company manufacturing today’s major memory and storage technologies: DRAM, NAND, NOR and 3D XPointTM memory. Our solutions are purpose built to leverage the value of data to unlock financial insights, accelerate scientific breakthroughs and enhance communication around the world.

Micron Benefits

Employee Rewards Program, Healthcare, Paid time off (Combined Sick and Vacation Time), Retirement savings plans, Paid maternity/paternity leave, Employee Assistance Program, Professional development training, Workplace wellness programs, Micron Health Clinic (Boise only), Fitness Center / Activity rooms (Boise only), Tuition Reimbursement, Micron Corporate Discounts, Casual Dress attire.


It has been and will continue to be the policy of Micron to administer all human resource actions and benefits without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran's or other legally-protected status. Each manager, supervisor, and team member is responsible for carrying out this policy.

The EEO Administrator in Human Resources is responsible for administration of this policy. The administrator will monitor compliance and is available to answer any questions on EEO matters. To request assistance with the application process, please contact Micron’s Human Resources Department at 1-800-336-8918 (or 208-368-4748).


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About Micron Technology

Micron Technology is a semiconductor company that produces DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, SSD and CMOS image sensing chips.

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