CMP Equipment Engineer

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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.

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life. Join an inclusive team passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity, sustainability, and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation we are pursuing.

As an Equipment Engineer at Micron Technology in Manassas, VA (MTV), you will maintain 300mm equipment in a high-tech manufacturing line. Typical duties include hands-on maintenance of equipment, applying available automation systems to achieve high volume manufacturing, supporting new tool installations, optimizing process and tool operating conditions, minimizing human and machine induced errors, implementing statistical process control systems, and innovating other engineering solutions to eliminate risk and improve sensitivity of measurements.

You will work with other engineering areas to resolve various integration and defect related issues, lead actions outside areas of direct responsibility as required to resolve broader issues, lead interaction with vendor groups to drive support, improvement and demonstration activities, and develop process and procedural improvements, as well as provide detailed documentation and training to shift personnel as required. You will also find opportunities for efficiency improvements and equipment optimization to improve product quality and reduce system cost of ownership. All work will be done in accordance with Micron's core values.

Responsibilities and Tasks

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Tactical:

• Effectively drives the standards with respect to critical metrics
• Is accountable for the decisions and performance
• Effectively manages daily business to meet production and quality requirements
• Upon completion of a difficult or out of the ordinary task, ensures that proper communication on related lessons learned is complete.
• Visible in key problem resolution efforts and provides guidance to resolve equipment issues effectively and timely.
• Champions beneficial projects and quality team efforts in area and outside area
• Manages direction to change, sustain or cancel projects as required to meet area/Fab objectives
• Communicate with the Equipment Lead daily about priorities, issues and time management.
• Monitor required programs and verify workstation notes and data are logged (i.e. MPD, SPC, ETI, FDC, ECN's)

Strategic:

• Effectively plans for required capacity and product mix adjustments, ensure equipment is capable of running as much variance as possible.
• Develop, implement and update reaction mechanism procedures with BKM's
• Review and document LTD issues to ensure root cause is found and follow-up is documented and communicated to the group and across sister sites.
• Follow up on and implement fixes for issues that cause scrap or product deviation.
• Seeks to understand difficult situations before making critical strategic decisions
• Uses available resources and systems (such as KT) in the way we make decisions
• Works with Vendors to determine/plan and complete CIP items for tool/product/through-put improvement.
• Establish and implement prevention measures for reoccurring issues.
• Review and update maintenance procedures to ensure equipment is maintained with quality, efficiency and in a cost effective manner.

Internal climate

Team Building:

• Encourages, mentors and empowers team members to propose their ideas and supports implementation. Promotes intelligent risk taking.
• Promotes a positive team environment by empowering all team members and encouraging them to be partners in the area business.
• Fosters a motivating team environment through challenging opportunities, appropriate feedback, and recognition of accomplishments
• Proactively works towards creating a positive working environment
• Maintains and encourage relationships with other areas and organizations to enable teamwork across group boundaries.
• Recognizes and supports the need for x-functional teams to effectively solve problems
• Works with sister Fabs through CSTs in benchmarking current equipment set maintenance procedures assuring when possible equipment worldwide matching.
• Engages Process Engineer, Engineers / technicians on all four shifts to gather inputs for area improvements

Organizational Development:

• Mentors shift equipment team on how to effectively champion department/corporate/fab initiatives
• Mentor shift equipment team in developing benchmark culture
• Provides active leadership to drive group to higher levels of proficiency
• Actively leads and participates in quality teams to achieve benchmark performance
• Provides training and guidance to shift equipment team to enhance troubleshooting and repair performance
• Support cleanroom protocol and area organization

External engagement

Benchmarking:

• Gather and apply benchmarking data to perform Gap analysis to identify delta to benchmark
• Formulate strategy and action plans with timeline and goals to close and/or exceed the gap
• Promote alignment between departments and also between sites
• Actively engage and promote copy smart teams as a mean to maintain alignment and knowledge/BKM sharing
• Use industry publications, technical papers; engage in creative thinking / brainstorming to look for opportunities to gain competitiveness

Leadership:

• Is looked for direction in a crisis, facing adversity head on
• Challenges the team members in terms of job assignments and activities
• Is an influential mentor capable of continuously building a benchmark culture
• Is not defensive in meetings; drives issues to resolution
• Relishes or takes pleasure in leading, displaying natural soft skills, such as listening, patience, and flexibility
• Motivated and looked to challenge and motivate others
• Shares success with the team members

Environmental health, safety & security

Individual Contributor:

• Follow all safety and environmental procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws
• Be an active participant in the EHSS program by reporting all EHSS-related concerns or problems immediately to the appropriate individual (ERT, Supervision, etc.)
• Be proactive in reducing incidents of personal injuries, safety hazards or environmental releases

Cost reduction

Individual Contributor:

As a Team Member at Micron, you are responsible for reducing costs associated with your area. This responsibility may include owning and completing cost reduction projects, identifying cost effective sustaining/manufacturing improvements, minimizing regular expenditures, and helping to promote a cost conscious culture.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions. Through our global brands - Micron and Crucial - our broad portfolio of high-performance memory and storage technologies, including DRAM, NAND, 3D XPoint memory and NOR, is transforming how the world uses information to enrich life. Backed by more than 40 years of technology leadership, our memory and storage solutions enable radical trends, including artificial intelligence, 5G, machine learning and autonomous vehicles, in key market segments like mobile, data center, client, consumer, industrial, graphics, automotive, and networking. Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the MU symbol. To learn more visit micron.com/careers.

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Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• o Familiarity with troubleshooting AMAT, EBARA CMP tools
  o Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
  o Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment
  
  Effective verbal and written communication skills

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.

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