Manager - Area Manufacturing Engineer (DE/PCVD/DIFI) - Boise, ID - Main Site, United States
Originally posted 15 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role leads the Dry Etch, PCVD, Diffusion, Implant - Area Manufacturing Engineering team to mitigate capacity risks and support operational commitments.
What you'll do
- Lead and coach team members to develop their potential.
- Identify and address systemic issues impacting equipment manufacturing availability, tool utilization, and cycle time.
- Drive a culture of safety through safe behaviors, training, and audits.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to build metrics, establish performance targets, and communicate goals.
- Innovate by researching, crafting, and deploying new operational management techniques and tools.
- Coordinate Fab-wide long-term business processes and ensure alignment with operational plans.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations management, supply chain or related fields.
- 3 years of front-end semiconductor manufacturing experience.
- Demonstrated experience in people leadership, leading cross functional teams.
- Proven ability to establish immediate and future goals and guide groups to achieve business outcomes.
- Advanced knowledge of Fab MES, capacity planning, floor scheduling, and line management systems.
- Proven drive to automate processes and analyze data using Tableau, Python, and AI tools.
- Strong conflict management, negotiation and prioritization skills.
Nice to have
- Experience as an Industrial Engineering or Capacity management manufacturing leader.
- Experience with Dry Etch, PCVD, Diffusion, Implant capacity management.
- Demonstrated skill in mentoring and coaching team members.
- Proven capability diagnosing issues and resolving underlying causes, communicating and presenting clearly, with solid collaboration and group-building abilities.
- Experience in defining and implementing training and development initiatives.
- Experience and/or interest in developing Agentic AI workflows into current or future processes.
Skills: equipment manufacturing availability, tool utilization, Fab MES, capacity planning, line management systems
This role has been open 32 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2523
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$96k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (2523 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 396 | 2523 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1536 | 9874 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 78 d | 52 d (+26 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $96k |
Skills observed across this category: equipment manufacturing availability, tool utilization, Fab MES, capacity planning, line management systems
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 398 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials · 253 open roles · median 38 d
- Entegris · 228 open roles · median 37 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 59 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 57 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 53 d
How we counted: 2523 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.
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