About this role
Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.
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.
Job / Role Summary
The Principal Engineer provides technical leadership for advanced photolithography development programs, defining and executing technology and equipment roadmaps that improve margin, scalability, and manufacturability. This role influences integration strategy, mentors engineers, and drives innovation across development teams.
Main Responsibilities
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The role leads photolithography process development across advanced technology nodes. It defines and executes photolithography process and equipment roadmaps aligned with future device requirements. It drives early adoption of innovative materials, processes, and patterning schemes. It leads cross-functional development programs and influences integration decisions. It partners strategically with suppliers to accelerate breakthrough solutions.
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Other Responsibilities
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Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across projects. Generate intellectual property through patents and technical publications. 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. 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.
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Candidate Profile
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Minimum Qualifications / Experience
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PhD five or more years, or Master’s seven or more years, or Bachelor’s ten or more years of relevant experience in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or related field, with demonstrated experience in semiconductor photolithography process development.
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Must-Have Technical Skills
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Proven track record in defining and accomplishing photolithography process & equipment roadmaps. Deep knowledge in optics, immersion lithography, polarized illumination, and low k1 imaging. Advanced proficiency in lithography simulation tools, material characterization, DOE, SPC, and basic statistical data analysis.
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Must-Have Soft Skills
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Technical leadership & influence. Strategic thinking. Effective mentorship.
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Highly Desirable / Preferred
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Advanced DUV/EUV lithography experience. Multi-site program leadership.
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Embody Micron’s core values
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People – Respect, develop and empower others. Innovation – Drive continuous improvement and breakthrough thinking. Tenacity – Show grit and determination. Collaboration – Build trust and foster teamwork. Customer Focus – Deliver excellence and value.
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About Micron Technology, Inc.
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We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron and Crucial brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.