Test Process Engineering Manager

Overview

Lead a team responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining semiconductor test manufacturing processes within Micron's Component Test organization. Drive process capability, yield improvement, product quality, manufacturing readiness, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement across Component Test operations.

What you'll do

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Test Process Engineers.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and accountable work environment.
• Establish individual and team objectives aligned with business priorities.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, talent development, and succession planning activities.
• Drive employee engagement and continuous learning initiatives.
• Own process engineering strategy and execution for Component Test manufacturing operations.
• Lead process development, process qualification, and process optimization activities.
• Establish and maintain robust process controls and engineering standards.
• Monitor and improve process capability through statistical analysis and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ensure process consistency and standardized execution across manufacturing operations.
• Lead yield improvement initiatives utilizing structured root cause analysis methodologies.
• Drive rapid response and containment activities for quality and reliability excursions.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions to eliminate recurring issues.
• Partner with Product Engineering and Quality teams to improve manufacturing performance and outgoing quality.
• Utilize statistical methods and advanced analytics to reduce variation and improve process stability.
• Lead manufacturing process readiness activities for new products and technology transitions.
• Support qualification planning, execution, validation, and production ramp activities.
• Conduct technical risk assessments and establish mitigation plans.
• Drive successful transfer of engineering solutions into high-volume manufacturing.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to deploy best practices and enable rapid scaling.
• Define key process indicators and monitoring systems.
• Establish process control plans, reaction plans, and qualification strategies.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Improve cycle time, productivity, equipment utilization, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Support factory automation and digital manufacturing initiatives.
• Partner with Equipment Engineering teams on equipment qualifications, upgrades, and process optimization.
• Analyze equipment-process interactions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support recipe governance, process standardization, and technology transfers.
• Drive implementation of new manufacturing technologies and innovative engineering solutions.
• Utilize advanced analytics to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop dashboards and reporting solutions to improve engineering decision-making.
• Apply statistical process control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), and data science methodologies.
• Leverage AI-assisted analytics and digital tools to improve operational effectiveness.
• Promote a safety-first culture within the organization.
• Ensure compliance with Micron quality systems, environmental health and safety requirements, and business processes.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Drive operational excellence and risk mitigation programs.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, test engineering, process engineering, product engineering, or related technical disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams, projects, or technical organizations.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor test manufacturing processes and process control methodologies.
• Experience in statistical analysis, yield improvement, and structured problem-solving techniques.
• Demonstrated expertise in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience in memory, DRAM, NAND, SSD, or semiconductor backend manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting Component Test, Final Test, Burn-In, System Level Test, or Automated Test Equipment (ATE) operations.
• Knowledge of SPC, DOE, FMEA, Control Plans, Risk Assessments, and Process Qualifications.
• Experience with JMP, Minitab, Python, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytics platforms.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent certification.
• Experience leading multi-site and global engineering initiatives.
• Experience applying AI-enabled analytics and manufacturing automation technologies.

Details

• Location: Sanand, Gujarat, India.
• Department: Component Test Engineering.
• Employment type: Full-Time.