Staff Engineer, Metrology DRAM - Boise, ID - Main Site, United States
Originally posted 15 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves starting up, developing, and optimizing processes to improve product quality and reliability, focusing on process yield improvement, cost reduction, productivity improvement, and risk management within DRAM manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize processes to improve product quality and reliability.
- Identify, diagnose, and resolve assembly process-related problems using failure analysis, FMEA, 8D, or SPC/FDC methodology.
- Coordinate and execute process, equipment, and material evaluation and optimization initiatives.
- Lead and participate in continuous yield improvement and cost reduction activities.
- Validate and qualify new process baselines, including new processes, tools, and materials for new product introduction.
- Develop new or modified process formulations and define equipment requirements.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Applied Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2 years of experience.
- Experience with KLA Archer tools, including recipe set up, data interpretation, and tool operation.
- Experience with ASML YieldStar tools, including recipe set up, data interpretation, and tool operation.
- Experience with Hitachi CDSEM, including recipe set up, data interpretation, and tool operation.
- Experience with AMAT Verity CDSEM, including recipe set up, data interpretation, and tool operation.
- Experience with Photolithography, including photo MTD setup from photo metrology and analysis.
- Skill in statistical analysis programs such as JMP to overlay critical dimension data, evaluate gauge capability of metrology tools, design of experiments, and statistical process control.
Skills: metrology, KLA Archer, ASML YieldStar, Hitachi CDSEM, photolithography
This role has been open 31 days — well below the 75-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1039
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Median days open
75 d
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Median salary
$139k
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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 (1039 roles · 57 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 349 | 1039 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1536 | 9874 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 141 d | 75 d (+66 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $139k |
Skills observed across this category: metrology, KLA Archer, ASML YieldStar, Hitachi CDSEM, photolithography
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 352 open roles · median 136 d
- GlobalFoundries · 77 open roles · median 116 d
- Applied Materials · 74 open roles · median 72 d
- Texas Instruments · 54 open roles · median 52 d
- STMicroelectronics · 51 open roles · median 51 d
- Entegris · 43 open roles · median 36 d
How we counted: 1039 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 57 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.