RDA Engineer Advanced DRAM - Boise, ID - Main Site, United States
Originally posted 10 September 2026 by the employer.
Focus on defect detection equipment applications and advanced data analysis for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and advanced DRAM technologies.
About the role
This role involves deep involvement in defect detection equipment applications and advanced data analysis to enable rapid learning and effective technology transfer within the organization. You will drive defect reduction and yield improvement efforts across multiple projects on Micron’s DRAM roadmap, including High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and advanced DRAM technologies.
What you'll do
- Analyze process challenges using defect data and equipment signals to identify root causes and improvement opportunities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across process integration, process development, data science, and yield analysis to deliver solutions with global impact.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of process flows, potential failure and defect modes through FMEA, and associated detection strategies for inline yield characterization.
- Define die loss paretos upon issue detection and partner with process and integration teams to design, execute, and analyze experiments and DOEs to resolve yield limitations.
- Monitor baseline inline yield health for owned process modules using SPC techniques to quickly identify excursions, process drift, and emerging risks.
- Apply advanced data science and data interpretation skills to analyze complex datasets, draw actionable conclusions, and communicate results effectively.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Material Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or related field.
- Device Physics
- Design of Experiments (DOE)
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Semiconductor Metrology
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- X-ray Metrology
- Optical Inspection Systems
- Python coding and scripting
Skills: defect detection, defect data, yield improvement, process integration, Statistical Process Control
This role has been open 36 days — well below the 53-day median for Yield Engineering roles.
Yield Engineering · Yield Engineering
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Open roles in category
223
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$136k
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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 (223 roles · 36 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 115 | 223 |
| Median days open | 57 d | 53 d (+4 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $136k |
Skills observed across this category: defect detection, defect data, yield improvement, process integration, Statistical Process Control
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 115 open roles · median 57 d
- Intel Corporation · 14 open roles · median 16 d
- GlobalFoundries · 9 open roles · median 213 d
- Skyworks · 8 open roles · median 51 d
- STMicroelectronics · 8 open roles · median 36 d
- Infineon Technologies · 5 open roles · median 16 d
How we counted: 223 open Yield Engineering (Yield Engineering) roles from 36 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. Figures refresh nightly.
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