Manufacturing Engineer - ID1 CMP

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Summary

Department Introduction
The Manufacturing Engineering team is responsible for enabling safe, high-quality, and efficient manufacturing operations. The team partners closely with operations, maintenance, EHS, and engineering teams to drive continuous improvement, equipment reliability, and world-class manufacturing performance.

Position Overview
The Manufacturing Engineer demonstrates advanced area knowledge to optimize manufacturing performance through problem solving, data analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies. This role focuses on implementing corrective and preventive actions, driving strategic and tactical solutions, and enabling sustainable improvements across safety, quality, and operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Champion a proactive safety culture by identifying hazards, implementing preventive solutions, supporting EHS and PHA systems, and ensuring compliance with safety policies and training requirements.
• Drive quality excellence through deviation reduction, post-mortem facilitation, qualification strategies, and establishment of leading indicators to prevent equipment and process variation.
• Improve tactical manufacturing performance by reducing unscheduled downtime, optimizing maintenance strategies, and supporting recovery plans and risk mitigation for planned and unplanned events.
• Develop and implement long-term strategies that enable sustainable improvements in equipment performance, precision maintenance, and scheduled downtime management.
• Apply technical expertise and data analysis to identify root causes, implement permanent corrective actions, and improve performance reporting and decision-making.
• Lead and support multi-functional focus teams, partnering with equipment owners, process owners, vendors, and shift personnel using structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, model-based problem solving).
• Manage site and area initiatives using project management methodologies, prioritizing resources to meet deadlines and deliver key outcomes.
• Support training and documentation processes, including technology transfer from development to high-volume manufacturing and closing operational training gaps.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, or Associate degree/military equivalent with relevant semiconductor industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience applying structured problem-solving and continuous improvement methodologies in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting safety, quality, and manufacturing performance initiatives.
• Semiconductor manufacturing experience with a strong understanding of equipment, process, and TPM methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in data analysis, reporting tools, and performance metric development.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and facilitating post-mortem or root cause reviews.
• Project management experience coordinating complex site or area initiatives.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills across engineering, operations, and maintenance teams.

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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