STAFF A/T SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all . Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. Responsibilities Technical Leadership • Serve as the technical subject matter expert for Assembly & Test supplier quality. • Define and lead large, highly technical supplier quality improvement projects with significant business impact. • Drive implementation of new quality technologies, methodologies, monitoring systems, and supplier quality initiatives. • Establish and deploy supplier quality standards, best practices, and governance processes across the supplier base. • Provide technical consultation and strategic recommendations to engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and quality organizations. • Mentor engineers and SQEs while building organizational capability through technical leadership. Supplier Quality Excellence • Ensure suppliers consistently deliver products and services that meet Micron quality, reliability, and operational requirements. • Drive supplier compliance to Quality Management Systems (QMS), industry standards, STC requirements, and Micron quality expectations. • Lead strategic supplier quality assessments, gap analyses, and performance improvement initiatives. • Develop and execute long-term supplier quality roadmaps focused on process capability, defect prevention, and operational excellence. • Enable a shift-left quality culture through advanced process controls, monitoring systems, and proactive defect prevention methodologies. • Drive supplier accountability through performance reviews, corrective actions, and continuous improvement programs. Risk Management and Problem Solving • Identify, evaluate, and mitigate supplier quality risks that could impact Micron operations, customers, or business objectives. • Lead investigations and resolution of highly complex supplier quality excursions, reliability concerns, and process deviations. • Apply advanced analytical tools and quality engineering methodologies to drive root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions. • Evaluate supplier manufacturing controls, technology readiness, business continuity, and operational resilience. • Develop risk mitigation strategies that reduce supplier-related quality and operational disruptions. Cross-Functional Influence • Act as the primary technical interface between suppliers and Micron internal stakeholders. • Partner with Assembly, Test, Product Engineering, IQC, Reliability, Procurement, and Operations teams to achieve business objectives. • Influence supplier leadership teams to adopt quality improvements, advanced controls, and best practices. • Communicate highly complex technical information effectively to both technical and executive audiences. • Build strong partnerships and alignment across global functions and supplier organizations. Innovation and Standards Development • Identify opportunities for innovation in supplier quality systems, manufacturing controls, and operational processes. • Drive development of new quality methodologies, metrics, and governance models. • Create scalable frameworks and standards that can be adopted across multiple suppliers and technologies. • Support new process qualifications, technology transfers, supplier transitions, and new product introductions. • Lead benchmarking and industry best-practice adoption initiatives. Digital Transformation & AI Enablement • Leverage AI-enabled, AI-assisted, and data-driven tools to improve supplier quality monitoring, risk assessment, defect prevention, root cause investigations, and operational decision-making. • Drive adoption of AI-supported and advanced analytics solutions to enhance engineering productivity, supplier performance visibility, process control effectiveness, and quality governance. • Evaluate and apply Generative AI, Agentic AI, and other emerging digital technologies where appropriate to accelerate problem-solving, streamline workflows, and improve supplier quality outcomes. • Promote responsible and compliant use of Artificial Intelligence technologies, ensuring alignment with company governance, data security, quality, and business requirements Impact and Scope • Decisions directly influence supplier quality performance, project success, and operational effectiveness. • Leads complex supplier quality initiatives with site, regional, or global impact. • Recognized as a key technical authority within the Supplier Quality Engineering function. • Influences business outcomes through technical expertise, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional leadership. • Defines practices and standards that are broadly adopted within the organization. Safety, Compliance and Ethics • Ensure adherence to company quality, safety, security, labor, environmental, and ethics requirements. • Proactively identify and escalate compliance, quality, or supplier-related risks. • Support supplier compliance with Micron policies and regulatory requirements. • Foster a culture of integrity, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Qualifications • Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Semiconductor Engineering, Materials Science, or related discipline, with 8 years of semiconductor industry experience. • Strong technical expertise in active semiconductor components, including PMICs, RCDs, Data Buffers, Hubs, Temperature Sensors, ASICs, and controller devices, with knowledge spanning silicon technology, assembly, test, qualification, and reliability. • Solid understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes, including wafer fabrication, wafer sort/probe, process integration, yield improvement, process controls, and reliability engineering. • Experience working with foundries, OSATs, a…