Photomask Coat and Develop Engineer

**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.

As a Photomask Coat and Development Engineer, you will be responsible for process development, improvements, and sustaining efforts in the front end of the line (FEOL) of the mask production flow. Primary areas of focus will be new materials, new processes, equipment implementations, improvements, and sustaining activities to reduce defectivity, improve feature resolution, Critical Dimension (CD) control and uniformity, and efficiency.

Process Development
- Develop new blank cleans, coat, and develop processes (plan, carry out, analyze & report experiments) to improve CD, resolution, and/or defect performance
- Evaluate and develop processes for new materials, blanks, resists, technologies
- Evaluate, recommend, and implement new technologies, processes, and materials with enhanced capability or efficiency
- Monitor equipment supplier roadmaps, evaluate new equipment, and make recommendations to MTC & suppliers regarding roadmap alignment
- Evaluate, participate in installation process, qualify, and implement new coat/dev equipment into production
- Collaborate with tool suppliers and equipment engineers to enhance current equipment capabilities through continuous improvement projects (CIP) and in-house developed solutions
- Develop new methods or enhance current methodologies for quality improvement, efficiency, or cost reduction
- Write code to make processes more efficient and/or error-free

Sustaining Engineering
- Monitor, maintain, and improve equipment and processes for optimal CD, CDU, minimum resolution, and defectivity, with focus on blank surface preparation, resist coating, and resist develop processes
- Monitor product & test results and SPC to identify trends in processes requiring intervention
- Sustain and support reticle manufacturing
- Provide guidance and expertise on root cause of quality deviation (defectivity, CD targeting, CD uniformity, resolution, etc.)
- Analyze out of control or out of spec reticles and associated materials, tools, processes, and process flows to discover root causes, and implement countermeasures to prevent reoccurrence
- Monitor production and engineering WIP status daily, and stay abreast of fab-wide yield issues, tool health, and process excursions
- Troubleshoot equipment failures and alarms
- Work closely with tool suppliers and equipment support & manufacturing personnel to maintain tool uptime and utilization goals
- Document procedures, trouble-shooting guides, project status/results, and PMC/GCP supporting materials
- Mentor and train other engineers within and outside coat/dev team on processes, methods, and theory
- Work closely with personnel from other process areas such as Litho, Etch, Cleans, and BEOL and continually increase knowledge and understanding in those areas
- Provide technical leadership and guidance in sustaining engineering activities and projects

Education & Experience:

- B.S. in Engineering or Natural Science Discipline with one year experience in reticle or semiconductor process engineering or manufacturing
- Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ownership in previous job responsibilities
- Demonstrated good interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated excellent problem-solving skills
- Willing to work flexible schedule if it is required

**About Micron Technology, Inc.**

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, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.