Senior/Principal NAND Device Engineer

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NAND Device Engineer / Senior / Staff / Principal
At Micron Technology, we are transforming how the world uses information to enrich life. As a NAND Device Engineer in the Device Technology Development team, you will play a critical role in shaping next-generation NAND technologies by bridging device physics, array operation, and product requirements.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of fundamental device behavior and real-system impact, contributing directly to cutting-edge memory products deployed globally.
What You Will Do:
Device Understanding & Innovation

• Develop deep insight into NAND cell physics, variability, and reliability mechanisms across technology nodes and architectures.
• Analyze electrical characterization data from cell arrays and test structures to identify key limitations and improvement opportunities.
• Translate device-level understanding into actionable directions for cell design, process optimization, and array operation.

Array-Level Optimization & Co-Design

• Drive device-array co-optimization, including threshold voltage (Vt) placement, distribution control, and sensing margins.
• Design and refine algorithms, trims, and waveform strategies to improve performance, yield, and reliability.
• Contribute to solving complex system-level problems such as interference, retention, endurance, and read/write margin trade-offs.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with process integration, cell design, product engineering, and test teams across global sites (e.g., Singapore, Boise, India).
• Provide feedback on process experiments and splits, linking physical changes to electrical/system-level impact.
• Participate in cross-functional debug, yield ramp, and technology bring-up activities.

Technology Development Impact

• Contribute to next-generation NAND technology definition and scaling strategies.
• Propose and prototype novel device or algorithmic solutions to overcome emerging scaling challenges.
• Drive data-driven decision making using statistics, modeling, and large dataset analysis.

AI & Data-Driven Engineering (Core to Role)

• Apply data analytics, statistical modeling, and AI/ML techniques to extract insights from large-scale device and array datasets.
• Develop or leverage automation frameworks, data pipelines, and AI-assisted tools to accelerate analysis and decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to replace manual workflows with AI-driven solutions (e.g., anomaly detection, predictive modeling, automated debug).
• Collaborate with data science and engineering teams to build scalable AI-enabled workflows for device characterization and reliability analysis.
• Contribute to the broader transformation toward AI-assisted engineering and smart manufacturing within Micron

Who You Are:
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field
• Solid understanding of semiconductor devices and fundamentals
• Strong analytical mindset with ability to interpret electrical data and trends
• Good communication skills and ability to work in collaborative, multi-site teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or coursework in non-volatile memory (NAND preferred)
• Understanding of device variability, reliability mechanisms, and scaling challenges
• Exposure to data analysis (Python, MATLAB, JMP, etc.) and statistics
• Familiarity with memory array operation, sensing schemes, or algorithm development
• Demonstrated ability to connect device behavior to system-level impact
• Exposure to machine learning, AI, or advanced data analytics technique
• Ability to move beyond data → build intuition and physical understanding
• Experience building automated analysis pipelines or engineering tools
• Curiosity to ask "why does this behavior exist?", not just "what happened?"
• Ownership in driving problems end-to-end across device, process, and product
• Comfort working in ambiguous, evolving technology spaces
• Strong bias toward impact and execution over analysis alone
• Mindset of leveraging AI and automation to improve engineering efficiency

Why This Role is Exciting:

• Work on state-of-the-art 3D NAND technologies pushing the limits of scaling
• Influence decisions that directly affect product performance and cost
• Be part of a global, highly collaborative engineering network
• Opportunity to grow into deep technical leadership or cross-domain influence

About Micron Technology, Inc.
We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all . With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities - from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.
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