Micron
Principal Engineer, RET Design
Boise, ID - Main Site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years in RET, OPC, lithography, or mask development.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Develops and optimizes RET and OPC solutions, lithography methods, and reticle processes to improve pattern fidelity, manufacturability, and yield for advanced memory technologies.
What you'll do
- Develop and implement RET and OPC solutions and optimize lithography methodologies, software capabilities, and tapeout processes.
- Analyze patterning issues, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions across R&D and manufacturing.
- Lead mask development and lithography optimization projects, collaborate across engineering teams, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Experience developing and applying RET and OPC methodologies for semiconductor patterning challenges.
- Strong understanding of EUV lithography, optics, diffraction, resist behavior, and advanced patterning techniques.
- Experience with lithography simulation tools such as Sentaurus Litho, ProLith, or similar platforms; demonstrated problem-solving and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
- Experience with EDA tools, programming or scripting, semiconductor process development or manufacturing, or mentoring engineers.
Tools
Sentaurus Litho, ProLith, Synopsys, Siemens, Cadence, Brion, Python, Perl
AI focus
Promote AI-enabled engineering approaches.
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