Dry Etch Engineer - PD, Advance NAND
About the job
- Demonstrated aptitude for a research and development environment.
- 12–15 years of dry etch process development experience in research and development, transferring NAND, DRAM, or Logic processes to manufacturing, including 7–10 years in memory products such as NAND and DRAM.
- In-depth knowledge of plasma physics, plasma chemistry, transport, or surface phenomena gained through experience or coursework.
- Demonstrated leadership in problem solving and experience managing technical projects.
- Understanding of various types of plasma dry etch reactors, including radio-frequency sources and chemistries.
- Expertise in statistical process control and analysis.
- Experience solving scalability problems in deep, high-aspect-ratio silicon and dielectric etches, with a fundamental understanding of advanced conventional and unconventional tailored pulsing schemes.
- Ability to independently drive technical execution and influence multifunctional teams.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office and SAS software such as JMP and similar tools.
- A PhD in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Semiconductor Engineering, or a relevant major, with at least 12 years of relevant dry etch process development experience; alternatively, a BS or MS in these fields or a relevant major, with at least 15 years of relevant dry etch process development experience.
- Own key NAND dry etch process levels and modules, translating technology challenges into executable roadmaps for N, N+1, and N+2 nodes.
- Serve as the primary dry etch representative in program and module meetings for owned process areas.
- Drive multifunctional execution across Technology Development, Process Integration, and Manufacturing.
- Develop and innovate dry etch processes to meet structural and electrical specifications for advanced NAND devices.
- Lead first-of-a-kind dry etch process development, including recipe architecture, endpoint detection strategy, control plans, and integration alignment.
- Establish tool redundancy, run-to-run controls, and E3 monitors to improve process robustness and manufacturability.
- Independently meet process maturity, CSPEC, statistical process control, and qualification criteria and timelines for owned process levels.
- Provide technical status and risk updates to program stakeholders.
- Collaborate with equipment and supplier teams to define and implement process-level hardware roadmaps.
- Apply model-based and data-driven problem solving to resolve complex yield, defectivity, and integration issues.
- Contribute to the Technical Leadership Program.
- Act as a recognized technical expert within Dry Etch for owned process areas.
- Mentor MTS engineers, interns, and early-career staff on technical problem solving, data analysis, and plasma etch fundamentals.
- Participate in Micron patent programs, technical seminars, and knowledge-sharing forums.
- Continuously develop technical breadth and depth in dry etch technology and adjacent process areas.
- Present process and technology roadmaps for current and future technology nodes in executive meetings.
- Influence technology roadmaps in other process areas.
- AI development and coding capability.
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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Simplify's Take
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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7%Micron Technology has become the 11th largest company in the world, with a market cap of $1.12 trillion, driven by demand for memory chips in AI data centres, smartphones, and PCs. One analyst argues two rivals could overtake it within five years. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), valued at $970 billion, saw second-quarter revenue rise 50% year over year to $11.5 billion. Data centre revenue jumped 107% to $6.7 billion, and AMD's share of the server processor market rose to 34.5% from 27.3%. SK Hynix, valued at $780 billion, holds 50% of the high-bandwidth memory market against Micron's 18%. It trades at 11 times earnings against Micron's 25, and analysts expect long-term earnings-per-share growth of 82%, versus 65% for Micron.
Wall Street opened the week mixed. The Dow Jones edged higher, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped on rising oil prices and technology pullbacks. With geopolitical tensions fuelling uncertainty, Zacks recommends low-leverage stocks for risk-averse investors. These companies carry little debt, which helps them weather interest rate shifts and economic downturns. Its screen of debt-to-equity ratios, earnings growth, and Zacks Rank produced 19 stocks. Five picks stand out: Micron Technology, Casey's General Stores, Ganesco, Plains Group, and Vince Holding. Micron's quarterly revenue rose 266.3% year over year to $41.46 billion. Plains Group agreed to buy Silver Creek for $585 million in cash.
Micron Technology is set to gain from rising demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) as AI companies build more powerful data centres. Fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue jumped 379.3% year over year to $54.23 billion, while non-GAAP gross margin reached 87%, up from 45.7%. Full-year revenue rose 256.3% to $133.19 billion. Micron has agreed terms covering most of its 2027 HBM supply at significantly higher prices. Its 12-high HBM4 ramp-up is advancing twice as fast as HBM3E did, and it has shipped more than $1 billion in HBM4 revenue. The company expects a first-quarter fiscal 2027 non-GAAP gross margin of about 86.25%, though sustaining it depends on execution and continued AI spending. Micron shares have risen 246.5% this year.
Micron Technology shares have gained about 19% on average in the fourth quarter from 2016 through 2025, almost twice the 10% of the next-best quarter. The stock rose in seven of those 10 years. This year's quarter has started weakly. Shares are near $983, down about 8% from the September 30 close and about 19% below the record close of $1,213.56 on June 25. The three down years followed weak outlooks from the company. This year looks different: fiscal fourth-quarter revenue hit a record $54.2 billion, up 379% from a year earlier, and Micron expects about $61.5 billion next quarter. Memory prices are still rising, though more slowly. At $983, the stock trades at about 13 times fiscal 2026 earnings of $74.33 a share, and about six times analysts' fiscal 2027 estimates.
Elon Musk said China can often scale a product it has mastered beyond the rest of the world combined, but advanced memory "will be harder to solve." He cited lithium batteries and solar, and called SpaceX a rare exception. His comments on X came as memory stocks slid. The selloff erased a combined $108 billion from the market values of Micron, SK Hynix, and SanDisk after ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) reported chip-design advances. Musk said low-power memory for phones and laptops follows a common standard that China "seems to be solving fast." High-bandwidth memory and stacked designs are tougher. TrendForce data put CXMT's share of global DRAM revenue at 9.5% in the second quarter, up from 7.6% in the first. Micron fell 3.88% to $989.04 on Monday and lost another 1.40% after hours.