Senior/Staff Engineer, STPG Product Engineering - Probe

Job Title

Senior/Staff Engineer, STPG Product Engineering - Probe

Role Summary

The Probe Product Engineer owns probe strategy and silicon learning at wafer test from pre-silicon design-to-probe staging through first-silicon bring-up, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing.

The role translates design intent, device operation, and process interactions into manufacturable probe coverage, limits, and guard-bands to drive yield, quality, and test-cost outcomes; it partners with Design, DFT, DV, Process Integration, Backend Test, and Reliability teams.

Experience Level

Senior-level (title: Senior/Staff). No specific years-of-experience requirement stated.

Responsibilities

Accountable for probe strategy, probe flow enablement, silicon characterization, and cross-functional yield improvements.

• Define and own probe coverage intent by mapping design features, device behavior, and process risks into observability, screening, trims, and guard-bands.
• Define, release, and sustain probe test flows from first silicon through qualification and HVM, maintaining coverage while controlling test overhead.
• Lead probe enablement for new product introductions and technology ramps; identify coverage and manufacturability risks and drive mitigations.
• Partner with Design, DFT, and DV teams for design-to-probe staging and review DFT architecture, test hooks, observability, redundancy, and trim structures.
• Support first-silicon bring-up and device characterization using engineering probe platforms and lab setups; correlate probe results with silicon behavior.
• Drive wafer-level yield learning, bin definitions, and failure-mode analysis; provide data-backed feedback to Fab, Process Integration, Design, and DV.
• Improve test efficiency and cost through coverage right-sizing, flow optimization, and wafer-level speed activities.
• Use probe, inline, and reliability data for yield analysis, anomaly detection, and decision support; contribute to AI/ML initiatives for predictive probe and test optimization.

Requirements

Key skills and experience expected for successful performance in this role.

• Must-have: Strong fundamentals in semiconductor devices, wafer test, and product engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to use silicon behavior and characterization data to make probe, yield, and coverage decisions; strong analytical and structured root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience or strong interest in silicon learning, device behavior, yield mechanisms, and design-to-manufacturing integration (including DFT intent).
• Proven ability to work effectively across global, cross-functional teams and communicate technical findings clearly.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with AI/ML for test optimization, predictive probe, smart sampling, or similar data-driven test initiatives.
• Experience with wafer-level speed (WLS) activities, engineering probe platforms, and HVM probe flow stabilization.
• Exposure to advanced technology nodes and large-scale manufacturing systems.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering (hardware/circuits focus), Semiconductor Physics, or a related technical field (as listed in the posting).

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.