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Micron Technology

Makes memory and storage chips for AI and PCs

Senior Manager - Frontend Operations Central Team, Manufacturing Alignment Engineering

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
No salary listed
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's
Hiroshima, Japan
In Person
Manufacturing & Process EngineeringManufacturing Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.
Responsibilities
  • Support the site in mitigating risks on its priorities by mobilizing relevant Central Teams subject-matter experts.
  • Divide and coordinate efforts within Central Functions teams at the site to resolve issues quickly.
  • Help the site meet targets on Manufacturing Alignment Engineering programs across all pillar programs.
  • Attend Site Weekly Metrics reviews to identify gaps against site priorities.
  • Arrange quarterly engagement sessions between Manufacturing Alignment Engineering and Site Leaders.
  • Participate in local supplier engagement sessions, such as quarterly business reviews.
  • Review team resourcing for site priorities and pillar programs.
  • Support the well-being and career growth of reporting team members.
  • Ensure sustainment of the Total Productive Maintenance program at the site.
  • Support development of methodologies to improve utilization down and scheduled downtime performance globally.
  • Design Tier 2 and Tier 3 matrices to improve utilization down and scheduled downtime.
  • Develop global reports for sites to benchmark utilization down and scheduled downtime.
  • Design and implement a process to improve workstation machine utilization through maintenance availability and lost-time improvement.
  • Study wafer paths through critical workstations.
  • Identify key data to extract from the tool Equipment Data Acquisition system to map wafer-processing time.
  • Collaborate with SMAI to build a system for comparing wafer-processing time between tools within a workstation.
  • Quantify capital expenditure avoidance and savings resulting from equipment performance improvements.
  • Support development of a database of inputs for all process areas to proactively address tool-to-tool mismatches.
  • Ensure the input database covers cross-matching software, hardware, and process-related inputs.
  • Collaborate with SMAI to build a system that uses these inputs to identify and fix tool-to-tool mismatches in a workstation.
  • Design appropriate triggers, processes, and critical metrics to address and sustain tool-to-tool mismatch improvements.
  • Support the establishment of global area alignment teams to address chronic issues, drive improvements, and eliminate waste.
  • Channel improvements and lessons learned from forums such as the Total Productive Maintenance Forum and Excursion Review into global area forums to determine standards for deployment, implementation, and auditing.
  • Design suitable matrices for each process area so improvements affect the four pillars.
  • Create a library of area-level best-known methods for Equipment and Process Engineers to find equipment setup and associated process standards.
  • Use the library to feed area-level best-known methods forward to Technology Development for process development and High Volume Manufacturing for improvement work affecting the four pillars.
  • Participate in transfer reviews to ensure N-1 standards are fed forward to the next technology node for sustainment.
  • Use benchmarking to develop and deliver strategies that close performance gaps.
  • Challenge complacency and maintain high standards during strong market conditions.
  • Gain insights into competitors' cultures, approaches, and capabilities.
  • Understand the challenges faced by the team.
  • Set ambitious targets and encourage innovation and breakthroughs.
  • Give productive feedback to team members and receive feedback.
  • Challenge others and take principled positions.
  • Lead by example and help turn crises into opportunities.
  • Identify high-potential talent, support calculated risks, and enable exceptional performance.
  • Develop teams and team members to reach their full potential and reward them accordingly.
  • Support team members with coaches and mentors who challenge them beyond their comfort zones.
  • Lead the team to success.

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

Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

7%
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