Photolithography Engineer
Micron · Posted Oct 12
DRAM, NAND, HBM memory and computer data storage solutions
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About the role
Micron Technology is a leader in memory and storage solutions, delivering DRAM, NAND, and NOR products through its Micron and Crucial brands to support the data economy, AI, and 5G applications. This role sits within the photolithography organization, focusing on lithography scribe and overlay challenges for memory devices across current and future nodes. The engineer will model optical simulations related to scribe marks, provide mark design recommendations, drive root-cause analysis, lead multi-disciplinary projects, and provide simulation training for other photolithography engineers.
What you will do
- Understand the technology challenges with respect to overlay and establish project plans to address them for the N, N+1, and N+2 nodes.
- Work with vendor applications teams to find areas for overlay scribe improvement.
- Drive technical innovation in your area of expertise as a recognized Micron expert in your field.
- Standardize methods and procedures across area, department and/or FABs.
- Define and lead sophisticated, multi-disciplinary projects that are essential to Micron’s photolithography roadmap. Help to craft strategic decisions.
- Work with process development engineers on issues and projects related to photolithography.
- Summarize plans, progress to experimental work, and conclusions in the form of written reports.
- Provide advice and counsel to senior management on technical issues related to overlay scribe.
- Build strong customer relationships to understand customer expectations.
- Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements.
- Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Strong understanding of photolithography. Familiarity with semiconductor process integration is a plus.
- Understanding of optics. Understanding of the principals of photolithography and optical metrology.
- Understanding of how lens aberrations, scanner chuck differences, and process variations can affect overlay.
- Understand various alignment and overlay marks. Understand how mark type and design can impact overlay errors. Experience with overlay mark simulation software is a plus.
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with multi-functional teams and suppliers.
- Strong curiosity about research and development and ability to build production-worthy technologies.
- Strong communication skills (written, verbal and presentation).
- Ability to apply baseline digital fluency and role‑appropriate AI literacy to use AI‑enabled tools responsibly and effectively for research, analysis, content creation, problem‑solving, operational tasks, and achieving business outcomes.
- B.S. in Engineering with emphasis on Lithography will be considered.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc. is a world leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, manufacturing DRAM, NAND, NOR, and High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) technologies. The company provides foundational computing capabilities for artificial intelligence, 5G, data centers, and consumer electronics worldwide. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, Micron plays a critical role in powering next-generation computing architectures.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 56,000 employees
- Founded
- October 5, 1978
- Location
- Boise, Idaho, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
President and Chief Operating Officer
President and Chief Technology and Products Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary