Staff/Principal Engineer, NAND TD, RDA

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Join an inclusive team passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity, sustainability, and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation we are pursuing.

Required Responsibilities

• Own the site-level RDA strategy and annual roadmap aligned to NAND TD technology nodes.
• Lead analysis of experimental and production flows to detect, classify, and trend systematic and random defects.
• Establish, track, and report program health metrics (baseline health, detection rates, false positives, MTTR).
• Direct fast containment for defect excursions: trigger tool quarantines, define hold criteria, and lead 8D corrective actions.
• Architect inspection recipes and sampling strategies; optimize sensitivity, throughput, and cost of ownership.
• Partner with Process Integration, Yield, and Data Science to correlate inspection signals to device performance and yield.
• Influence supplier roadmaps; evaluate, qualify, and release next-gen optical/e-beam inspection capabilities.
• Standardize and disseminate Best Known Methods (BKM) across global TD and manufacturing sites.
• Mentor, coach, and upskill engineers; develop succession plans and technical ladders within the RDA domain.
• Champion safety and continuous improvement (CIP); drive kaizen/lean initiatives that improve cycle time and learning velocity.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for RDA methodologies and execution within NAND TD.
• Perform root cause analysis using statistical, image-based, and data-driven techniques.
• Develop, own, and communicate inspection and defect detection technology roadmaps.
• Define program health metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives (CIP).
• Lead tool anomaly investigations, quarantine decisions, and corrective action planning.
• Collaborate globally to align Best Known Methods (BKM) across sites.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Technology Development (TD) Process and Integration teams
• Yield Analysis and Data Science organizations
• Global Manufacturing and Operations
• Inspection/metrology equipment suppliers
• Program and engineering leadership across regions

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years relevant semiconductor experience, or Master’s/PhD with 5+ years.
• Minimum 3+ years hands-on RDA experience in semiconductor manufacturing or equipment engineering.
• Demonstrated expertise in defect inspection, process monitoring, and yield learning.

Technical Competencies

• Realtime Defect Analysis (RDA) systems and workflows.
• Optical and e-beam inspection technologies.
• Statistical data analysis, correlation development, and large dataset interpretation.
• Semiconductor process integration and technology development.
• Root cause analysis and systematic problem solving (e.g., 8D, DMAIC).

Leadership & Behavioral Competencies

• Recognized technical authority with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong mentoring and coaching mindset with proven talent development outcomes.
• Clear, concise communication skills across technical and executive audiences.
• Ownership-driven, execution-focused; comfortable operating in ambiguity.

Impact & Success Measures

• Reduced defect-related yield loss and faster learning cycles.
• On-time qualification and adoption of next-generation inspection capabilities.
• Uplift in organizational RDA skill depth and succession pipeline.
• Alignment of inspection strategy and capability to future NAND nodes.

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich lifefor 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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