Engineer, Product Development Engineering Key Equipment Group (PDE KEG)

Overview

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.

Role

As Product Development Engineering Key Equipment Group (PDE KEG) engineer, you will primarily be responsible for identifying, selecting, and evaluating new equipment (highly automated and computerized) / new technology to support current and future requirements for advantage packaging technology. You will also be responsible for installation and qualification of new equipment platforms and handover to production groups (Equipment Maturity Index, EMI). Additionally, you will maintain a matrix of key equipment platform capability and constraints (Tool of Records, TOR) on current and new equipment platforms, collaborating with production groups on upgrades of existing production equipment through continuous improvement projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements.
• Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work.
• Support the evaluation and qualification of new equipment platforms
• Define, develop and establish new equipment design/capability requirements aligned to Process and Packaging Roadmap
• Develop and engage creative solutions for new equipment capabilities/solutions to identified constraints or future technology requirements
• Work with equipment suppliers to develop new capabilities
• Engage in active participation in Package Development Engineering activities
• Conduct equipment benchmarking to establish equipment suppliers and platforms for future needs
• Assist senior engineers in equipment benchmarking and selection activities
• Evaluate and qualify new equipment platform and handover to production group
• Plan/submit capital requests to acquire new equipment
• Create and own the purchasing specification (Doc2) document
• Establish the new equipment qualification criteria and activities roadmap with respective functional teams
• Establish project handover requirements and procedures upon machine qualification
• Prepare documentation for handing over with the site owner
• Conduct data gathering for low-volume production
• Conduct training for site representatives
• Feedback loop for Continuous Improvement after mass production by collaborating with production and the High-Volume Manufacturing (HVM) team on existing production equipment enhancements
• Maintain a matrix of key equipment platform capability and constraints (Equipment Maturity Index, EMI & Tool of Records, TOR) on current and new equipment platforms
• Driving EMI to standardize equipment maturity expectations and metrics for tool manufacturing readiness
• Maintain and regularly update the TOR, with inputs from local or other assembly sites
• Maintain general knowledge of process and material characteristics and translate to equipment design requirements
• Search continually for new equipment or suppliers with improved or new capability aligned to Process/Packaging needs
• Equipment System Readiness, Enablement & Enhancement
• Conduct equipment characterization and enable the critical equipment parameter monitoring system
• Collaborate with Process Control System (PCS), IT & Automation teams to enable tool control systems such as FDC, E3, APC, tool alarms, Internet of Things (IoT), ECM, R2R, and other applicable systems
• Enable equipment automation solutions for system datamation and factory AMHS readiness, delivering full automation solutions for production running support in coordination with IT & automation teams
• Supplier Management & Engagement Program
• Participate in engagement forums (ERM, TRM, QBR, CIP) to strategize and ensure suppliers focus on identified priorities by business value
• Collaborate with senior engineers and suppliers to support equipment improvement initiatives
• Work with suppliers on technology and pathfinding, engineering improvement, and manufacturing efficiency focused on roadmap development and partnership strategies

Job Requirements / Qualifications

• PhD / Masters / Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Physics & Applied Physics or equivalent work experience required
• Basic knowledge in semiconductor manufacturing assembly, wafer bumping packaging technologies, and advanced packaging techniques
• 0-2 years’ experience in related semiconductor industry or related manufacturing environment
• Experience with technical knowledge on assembly and/or wafer bumping and/or advanced packaging technology is a plus
• Understanding and/or experience in equipment automation solutions is a plus
• Fast learner with initiative and independence (minimum supervision), good team player, able to integrate and cooperate with cross-functional teams and external vendors
• Strong communication (verbal & written) and presentation skills (English speaking is required)
• Understanding business needs and customers’ requirements, able to participate in a cross-functional team environment
• Strong project management skills to ensure execution to timelines
• Domestic/international travel may be required based on business needs
• Performs hardware and software engineering assignments as required
• Ability to integrate AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality or effectiveness
• Strong analytical, logical, and critical thinking skills
• Growth mindset with a passion for continuous learning
• Internship or experience in the semiconductor industry is a plus
• Demonstrated leadership and a track record of impact are highly desirable
• Interest in and knowledge of the semiconductor industry and Micron is preferred
• Ability to apply baseline digital fluency and role-appropriate AI literacy to use AI-enabled tools responsibly and effectively for research, analysis, content creation, problem-solving, operational tasks, and achieving business outcomes

Inclusion & Accessibility

Micron is committed to fair, inclusive, and merit-based hiring. Reasonable accommodation is available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

Core Values

• People – Respect, develop, and empower others
• Innovation – Drive continuous improvement and breakthrough thinking
• Tenacity – Demonstrate accountability and perseverance
• Collaboration – Build trust and work as one team
• Customer Focus – Deliver excellence and value

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry-leading innovator in memory and storage solutions, transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a high-performance portfolio of DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron and Crucial brands. Our innovations fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unlock opportunities—from the data center to the intelligent edge and across client and mobile experiences.

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