The Semiconductor Equipment Engineer is responsible for managing equipment performance and reliability, developing maintenance strategies, troubleshooting complex issues, and supporting tool installations and upgrades within the semiconductor manufacturing process.
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Summary
The Semiconductor Equipment Owner/Engineer is responsible for equipment performance, reliability, and continuous improvement within an assigned process area. This role owns tool health, maintenance strategy, cost, and capability, while partnering with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, and vendors to enable safe, stable, and high-yield production across the fab.
Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits .
Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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For US Sites Only: To request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact Micron's People Organization at [email protected] or 1-800-336-8918 (select option #3)
Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.
Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.
AI alert: Candidates are encouraged to use AI tools to enhance their resume and/or application materials. However, all information provided must be accurate and reflect the candidate's true skills and experiences. Misuse of AI to fabricate or misrepresent qualifications will result in immediate disqualification.
Fraud alert: Micron advises job seekers to be cautious of unsolicited job offers and to verify the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Micron by checking the official Micron careers website in the About Micron Technology, Inc.
Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
Summary
The Semiconductor Equipment Owner/Engineer is responsible for equipment performance, reliability, and continuous improvement within an assigned process area. This role owns tool health, maintenance strategy, cost, and capability, while partnering with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, and vendors to enable safe, stable, and high-yield production across the fab.
Responsibilities
- Own equipment performance, reliability, and lifecycle management for assigned toolsets.
- Develop and complete maintenance strategies to improve uptime, yield, and cost performance.
- Lead trouble-shooting efforts for complex equipment issues and recurring failures.
- Support tool installations, upgrades, qualifications, and production ramps.
- Analyze equipment data to identify trends and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Partner with vendors to resolve technical issues and implement long-term solutions.
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and operational standards.
- Mentor technicians and support technical skill development within the team.
Minimum Qualifications
- Engineering or related field degree
- Hands-on experience owning and sustaining semiconductor equipment.
- Experience trouble-shooting and resolving complex semiconductor equipment issues
- Experienced in working multi-functionally with facilities, process teams, and vendors.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience owning semiconductor manufacturing tools in areas such as Lithography, Dry Etch, Wet Etch, Diffusion, Implant, Facilities, or other fab areas.
- Experience with sustaining equipment reliability, achieving cost reduction, and/or performance optimization.
- Knowledge of SPC, FMEA, change management, or continuous improvement methodologies.
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits .
Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
To learn about your right to work click here.
To learn more about Micron, please visit micron.com/careers
For US Sites Only: To request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact Micron's People Organization at [email protected] or 1-800-336-8918 (select option #3)
Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.
Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.
AI alert: Candidates are encouraged to use AI tools to enhance their resume and/or application materials. However, all information provided must be accurate and reflect the candidate's true skills and experiences. Misuse of AI to fabricate or misrepresent qualifications will result in immediate disqualification.
Fraud alert: Micron advises job seekers to be cautious of unsolicited job offers and to verify the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Micron by checking the official Micron careers website in the About Micron Technology, Inc.
Top Skills
Diffusion
Dry Etch
Fmea
Implant
Lithography
Semiconductor Equipment
Spc
Wet Etch
Micron Technology Longmont, Colorado, USA Office
1900 Pike Rd, Longmont, CO, United States, 80501
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