Full Job Description
Micron's Boise High-Volume Manufacturing (HVM) photolithography team ensures consistent, high-yield production through strong process control, rapid issue response, and cross-functional collaboration. The team plays a critical role in enabling factory output, cycle-time performance, and cost targets.
The Senior Photolithography Process Engineer owns more complex lithography levels and/or tool sets and independently drives day-to-day HVM health. This role leads excursion investigations, drives tool matching and sampling strategies, and delivers sustained improvements to yield, output, and manufacturing stability.
Responsibilities
• Own day-to-day health of assigned lithography processes and tools, ensuring stable HVM performance.
• Independently lead excursion investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Drive tool matching, process window control, and sampling strategies to improve manufacturing repeatability.
• Partner with shift operations and area leaders to set priorities, communicate constraints, and support factory turns.
• Use data-driven methods to deliver measurable improvements in yield, output, cycle time, or cost.
Minimum Qualifications
• B.S. with 5+ years or M.S. with 3+ years of semiconductor lithography experience, or Ph.D. in in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience owning lithography processes or tool sets in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with SPC systems, statistical analysis, and structured problem-solving methods.
• Ability to lead investigations, make decisions with incomplete data, and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to document and communicate results.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with tool matching and fleet health management in HVM.
• Familiarity with DRAM manufacturing flows and downstream process interactions.
• Experience supporting photo tool qualifications or sustainment activities.
• Demonstrated project leadership with measurable manufacturing results.
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.