About the role
AI summarisedThe Senior/Principal Lead Engineer for NAND PD Films at Micron Technology leads a team of process engineers to drive process solutions for NAND technology nodes, focusing on yield, reliability, and cost. Responsibilities include setting technology roadmaps, collaborating with manufacturing and suppliers, ensuring safety, mentoring staff, and aligning global teams. The role requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or materials science, at least 5 years of semiconductor industry experience with CVD/Diffusion background, and demonstrated leadership in process engineering teams.
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Key Responsibilities
- Maintain safe environment through proactive safety practices and by ensuring safety policies are always followed
- Hire, develop, mentor, and manage a team of highly capable process engineers
- Create a culture of innovation and tenacity within group to meet the needs of accelerated technology cadence
- Provide regular feedback to your team members on performance, developing a career plan and mentoring the team members to support their professional development, through Micron’s performance planning and appraisal process
- Set strategy for future technology nodes and help define roadmap
- Engage with suppliers to develop the process and equipment needed to meet Micron’s technology roadmap
- Collaborate with other process development, process integration, manufacturing development to align on project priorities and deliver robust, manufacturing friendly processes on time
- Partner with Manufacturing fab for effective transfer, pilot ramp and ongoing development to achieve TECHNODE gate criteria
- Engage with Procurement & Operations Central Teams and lead worldwide alignment efforts across technology to improve area effectiveness
- This position requires communications and collaboration with partners both locally and globally. Strict adherence to Micron Intellectual Property protection policy is a must
Requirements
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering, Materials Science or similar related field
- Prior leader experience in Semiconductor industry is higher preferred
- At least 5 yrs experience in the semiconductor industry with CVD/Diffusion background and strong organizational and technical skills with demonstrated success in engagement with worldwide teams
- Demonstrated ability to lead successful projects and experience overseeing a process engineering team
- Must be able to instill a department culture within each team member in-line with the company core values
- Must be an excellent communicator (verbal and written)
- Demonstrated ability to take calculated risks challenging oneself and others to execute on new solutions
- An excellent mentor, team builder, motivator and technical expert with proven ability to solicit feedback, accept input, and analyze success/failure
- Must offer strategic thinking within the context of the PD leadership team in topics of team engagement, group morale, conducive working atmosphere and work culture
- Track record of problem solving experience
- Self development and continue learning mindset
- Ability to travel about 4 times per year