Engineer, Metrology

Job Title

Engineer, Metrology

Role Summary

Responsible for developing and maintaining metrology measurement recipes and monitoring strategies to support product integrity, yield, and quality in a wafer fab. Works with R&D and fab teams, tool suppliers, and global Micron groups to qualify tools, analyze data, and implement process and equipment improvements.

Experience Level

Mid-level. No specific years of experience stated.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include measurement development, tool qualification, and cross-team support for process control and yield improvement.

• Develop measurement recipes to detect product integrity issues and provide rapid, accurate feedback for yield/quality problem-solving.
• Participate in new technology development and startup with R&D and US fabrication sites.
• Represent tools in global forums (e.g., Copy-Smart Team) and share best-known-methods and lessons learned across fabs.
• Define tool qualification criteria and implement monitoring using Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts.
• Collaborate with Engineering Operations and Applications teams to optimize maintenance schedules and tool utilization.
• Lead projects to improve inline detection, reduce measurement variability and cost, and increase tool availability.
• Partner with tool suppliers and owners to address measurement challenges associated with shrinking technology nodes.
• Provide data analysis, concise result summaries, and actionable recommendations for process changes and equipment improvements.
• Train engineering staff on recipe maintenance, tool recovery, troubleshooting, and maintenance procedures.
• Define sampling strategies to satisfy production, process control, and quality requirements.
• Integrate AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work and promote AI-enabled improvements where appropriate.

Requirements

Must-have and preferred qualifications relevant to performing the role.

• Must-have: Strong analytical, logical, and critical thinking skills.
• Must-have: Effective verbal and written communication; able to collaborate across organizational levels.
• Must-have: Growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning.
• Must-have: Baseline digital fluency and role-appropriate AI literacy to use AI-enabled tools responsibly and effectively.
• Nice-to-have: Internship or hands-on experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Nice-to-have: Demonstrated leadership and a track record of measurable impact.
• Nice-to-have: Knowledge of SPC, sampling strategies, recipe development, and metrology tool qualification.
• Nice-to-have: Interest in Micron and semiconductor manufacturing.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Engineering or Science is required (fields such as electrical engineering, materials science, physics, chemistry, or related technical disciplines). No certifications or alternate-equivalent language specified.

About the Company

Company: Micron Technology

Headquarters: Boise, Idaho, USA

Micron Technology is a global leader in memory and storage solutions, dedicated to transforming how the world uses information. The company offers a diverse portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory products under the Micron and Crucial brands. With a commitment to customer focus and technological innovation, Micron drives advancements in artificial intelligence, 5G, and other data-centric applications, empowering users to learn, communicate, and progress.