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Micron Technology

Makes memory and storage chips for AI and PCs

Engineer / Senior Engineer / Staff / Principal Engineer / MTS / SMTS - FE OCT CPEE SPARES ENRG

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Hiroshima, Japan
In PersonDomestic and international travel is required as business needs dictate.
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Materials, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent engineering training or certification.
  • At least three years of semiconductor industry experience, preferably in spares, process engineering, or equipment engineering.
  • Understand and grasp technical engineering concepts relative to spares.
  • Demonstrated experience leading engineering programs, productivity initiatives, or cross-functional improvement efforts.
  • Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing operations, productivity improvement, demand planning, and data-driven decision-making.
  • Ability to lead strategic programs in a complex, multi-site environment and translate ambiguity into structured execution.
  • A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with resilience to turn ambiguity into action.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Ability to lead multiple programs with sound judgment, disciplined prioritization, and minimal supervision.
  • High attention to detail and a strong data-ownership mindset for tracking, reporting, and decision support.
  • Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally based on business needs.
Responsibilities
  • Lead end-to-end Spares Engineering programs that improve equipment availability, cost efficiency, quality, productivity, and supply resilience across the network.
  • Serve as the network technical expert and trusted advisor to drive assigned spares categories and related programs.
  • Set and execute global category strategies, including lifetime extension, CCRR, alternate sourcing, consumption reduction, and other priority initiatives.
  • Use performance data, demand signals, and business insights to identify opportunities and convert them into prioritized, actionable roadmaps.
  • Challenge conventional approaches, remove systemic constraints, and champion innovative solutions that can scale across sites.
  • Own program governance, milestones, benefits, risks, and executive-ready reporting to ensure sustained business outcomes.
  • Lead high-impact strategic programs within and beyond spares that advance enterprise priorities and deliver measurable, network-wide value.
  • Translate business priorities into clear program charters, governance models, roadmaps, milestones, and success measures.
  • Influence stakeholders across functions and regions, proactively manage dependencies and risks, and accelerate decisions through data-driven insights.
  • Create scalable solutions, standards, and best practices that improve efficiency, agility, and performance across the global network.
  • Build partnerships across engineering, operations, planning, supply chain, suppliers, and leadership to align priorities and accelerate execution.
  • Engage directly with sites and suppliers, including domestic and international travel as required, to advance program outcomes.
  • Maintain rigorous documentation, governance, and compliance with engineering standards and best practices.
  • Connect FE central planning, fab planning, SMAI, OCT, and other central and regional teams to build shared ownership and coordinated action.
  • Act as a central integration point across regions and functions, ensuring alignment on priorities, decisions, resources, and execution.
  • Lead recurring global forums and program reviews to drive accountability, share best practices, and escalate issues requiring leadership attention.
  • Lead external research, technology scouting, and competitive benchmarking across spares and broader strategic programs.
  • Convert industry insights into differentiated strategies, pilot opportunities, and scalable improvements for the network.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in spare-parts management, equipment engineering, or semiconductor manufacturing.
  • Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, PDCA, or other structured improvement methodologies.
  • Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, Python, or equivalent data-analysis platforms.
  • Working knowledge of AI and experience applying digital solutions to engineering or business challenges.
  • Demonstrated ability to present to and influence senior stakeholders.
  • Hands-on experience leading broader strategic programs, cost transformation, MaxOut, or other network-wide improvement initiatives.

About the company

Micron Technology designs and manufactures memory and storage chips, mainly DRAM and NAND flash, used in data centers, PCs, phones, cars and industrial equipment. It is one of only three companies that make HBM, the stacked high-bandwidth memory placed beside processors in AI servers, and it is the largest memory chipmaker based in the United States. Unlike chip designers that outsource production, Micron runs its own fabs and assembly sites in the United States and across Asia. It earns money by selling chips, memory modules and solid-state drives to cloud providers, device makers and distributors. Micron was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Boise, Idaho

Founded

1978

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What believers are saying

  • Demand is surging: in September 2026, Micron reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $133.19 billion, up from $37.38 billion.
  • Boise is hiring: in August 2026, Micron planned about 3,500 direct jobs at two Idaho fabs opening from 2027.
  • Sales are locked in early: by October 2026, most of Micron's 2027 HBM supply was contracted at higher prices.

What critics are saying

  • Revenue is concentrated: about half of Micron's sales came from its top ten customers in each of three years.
  • Departing engineers face scrutiny: in September 2026, Micron sued rival YMTC for hiring away at least 20 engineers.
  • Boise is feeling the strain: an August 2026 report found the $50 billion Idaho buildout straining local infrastructure.

What makes Micron Technology unique

  • AI memory is a three-player club: only Micron, SK hynix and Samsung make HBM, the stacked memory inside AI servers.
  • It owns its factories: Micron makes chips in Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, the U.S., Malaysia, China and India.
  • Data centers drive the business: its two data center units made $34.28 billion of quarterly revenue reported September 2026.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

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Oct 24th, 2026
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Micron Technology's Taiwan unit has reached a labor deal with the union at its Taichung site, the two sides said on October 21. They cancelled a mediation meeting planned for October 22. Terms have not been made public. The deal does not cover the Taoyuan union, which still has approval to strike. It rejected an offer of a NT1 million ($31,386) cash payment, part of a package worth at least NT1.7 million ($53,356) per worker. Taiwan is Micron's largest manufacturing base, so a strike could disrupt chip supply. Micron shares rose more than 2% in premarket trading on Wednesday.

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Nvidia, Broadcom, TSMC, Micron: AI stocks to buy in 2027 as Broadcom targets $115B AI revenue

AI stocks are sliding after a hot inflation report raised the prospect of an interest rate rise. One Motley Fool columnist argues the sell-off is short-sighted and names four stocks to buy for 2027: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), Micron Technology, Nvidia, and Broadcom. Nvidia expects 70% revenue growth next year. Broadcom expects AI semiconductor revenue to rise to $115 billion, up from about $65 billion this year. TSMC, which makes chips for nearly all big tech firms, reported fast third-quarter revenue growth. Micron expects memory chip shortages to worsen in 2027 and 2028, even as new capacity arrives in mid-2027. Its stock trades at 5 times this fiscal year's earnings.

MarketScreener
Oct 20th, 2026
Micron backs Indium Corporation's New York critical minerals revival, part of $3B supply-chain plan

Micron Technology has invested in Indium Corporation to restart critical minerals processing in Rome, New York. The deal is part of Micron's plan, announced in July, to invest up to $3 billion in the US semiconductor supply chain. Micron will provide funding for Indium to expand its refining and manufacturing operations. The companies will sign a long-term supply agreement giving Micron access to high-purity minerals used in advanced memory chips. The investment aims to reduce reliance on concentrated global refining capacity. Micron has also raised its expected US fab and technology spending to more than $250 billion through 2035. "Securing these inputs is essential to Micron's long-term growth and technology roadmap," said Ben Tessone, chief procurement officer at Micron.

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Oct 20th, 2026
Wall Street's top trillion-dollar stock pick is Micron, with 70% upside to a $1,575 target

Wall Street analysts see Micron Technology as the best of the 13 US-listed stocks worth at least $1 trillion. Among 56 analysts, the median target price is $1,575 a share, implying 70% upside from $925. Broadcom's median target is $525, or 54% above $329. Nvidia's is $320, or 45% above $219. Micron's profits are soaring on a memory chip shortage driven by demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. September quarter revenue rose 379% to $54 billion, and non-GAAP earnings reached $33.42 a diluted share, from $3.03 a year earlier. Risks remain. New capacity could cause oversupply by 2029, and prices fell about 70% in the last downturn. Micron trades at 12 times earnings, against 6 times at the last cycle's low.

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Oct 20th, 2026
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Micron's stock has risen about 350% in a year, but three rival memory stocks may offer better value, according to one analyst view. SK Hynix posted second-quarter revenue of 79.3 trillion Korean won (about $54.9 billion), up 257% year over year and 51% sequentially. Micron grew 31% sequentially. SK Hynix also has a lower market cap and a more attractive P/E ratio. Sandisk shares have surged more than 800% in a year. It expects fiscal 2027 first-quarter revenue of up to $10.8 billion, or 20.4% sequential growth. Astera Labs, which builds rack-scale AI infrastructure, more than doubled its second-quarter sales. It guides to $550 million in third-quarter sales at the midpoint, a 40.2% sequential rise.