Principal Wet Process Engineer, Advanced Packaging

Job Title

Principal Wet Process Engineer, Advanced Packaging

Role Summary

The Principal Wet Process Engineer will develop and optimize wet-chemistry and assembly processes for advanced packaging products, focusing on yield, reliability, cost, and manufacturability. The role partners with R&D, suppliers, and manufacturing teams to qualify new processes and enable site-to-site transfer.

This position leads technical projects, failure analysis, and process qualification activities for new product introduction and continuous improvement.

Experience Level

Senior (Principal). Minimum: 8+ years semiconductor industry experience as a process development engineer; hiring level depends on demonstrated technical depth and overall qualifications.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include process development, problem resolution, and project leadership in advanced packaging wet processing.

• Identify, diagnose, and resolve assembly and wet-process related production issues using failure analysis and statistical methods (FMEA, 8D, SPC/FDC).
• Develop, optimize, and characterize wet chemistry processes to meet product quality and reliability targets.
• Coordinate and implement process, equipment, and material evaluations; qualify changes at process steps.
• Validate and scale innovative processes, tools, and materials for new product introduction and process baselines.
• Lead yield-improvement, cost-reduction, productivity, and risk-management initiatives.
• Support SPC/FDC/RMS/APC activities and site-to-site portability efforts.
• Manage and audit material suppliers to meet quality, cost, and risk objectives.
• Support internal and external audits and technical documentation for process qualifications.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items listed separately.

• Must-have: 8+ years semiconductor process development experience; demonstrated hands-on wet chemistry development in a cleanroom environment.
• Experience with statistical process control and monitoring systems (SPC/FDC/RMS/APC).
• Proven experience in process troubleshooting and model-based problem solving; able to design valid tests and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Strong data collection, organization, and analysis skills; experience using Python and statistical software.
• Supplier management and audit experience related to materials for assembly and packaging.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with advanced packaging, DRAM, NAND or other memory products; experience leveraging AI and automation for data analysis and process improvement; familiarity with material characterization techniques.

Education Requirements

Minimum: MS in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or a related field. Preferred: PhD in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or Chemistry.

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.