Micron
Dry Etch Principal Process Development Engineer
Boise, ID - Main Site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- At least 7 years in dry etch process development or a related area.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, materials science, or a similar field.
About the job
Develops and improves dry etch processes for next-generation DRAM, from process development through transfer to manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Develop and refine dry etch processes for advanced DRAM structures; design experiments and analyze data to improve capability and yield.
- Collaborate across engineering teams and investigate root causes of process and hardware limitations.
- Support process transfer to manufacturing and use AI-enabled analysis, data-driven methods, or programming to improve engineering efficiency and decisions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, materials science, or a similar field.
- At least 7 years of experience in dry etch process development or a related area.
- Strong understanding of plasma etch fundamentals and reactor operation.
- Experience with experimental design, data analysis, and problem solving; ability to communicate technical results and work across teams.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD in a related field; experience with semiconductor processing and advanced DRAM or 3D device structures.
- Experience managing vendor relationships; familiarity with yield improvement, SPC, or process transfer to manufacturing.
Tools
plasma etch, SPC
AI focus
Apply AI-enabled analysis tools, data-driven methodologies, or programming solutions to improve engineering efficiency and accelerate technical decision-making.
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