Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS) – Process Development, Dry Etch, NAND
Core
Top technical authority defining, developing, and transferring advanced NAND dry etch processes, shaping equipment roadmaps, and resolving complex yield/defectivity/integration challenges.
Role type
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS), senior IC process development expert
Builds
Next-generation NAND dry etch equipment roadmaps and process capabilities
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing, NAND flash memory, plasma physics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Plasma physics/chemistry, advanced etch scalability (HAR, tailored pulsing), SPC/analysis, equipment roadmap definition, supplier co-development, technical mentorship, executive communication, AI/data science application
Preferred skills
AI/data science for process monitoring and defectivity learning
Technologies
HAR, tailored pulsing schemes, AI tools
Responsibilities
Act as technical expert for dry etch process, hardware, and applications; Define equipment roadmap and drive mechanism-focused hardware roadmaps with suppliers; Benchmark dry etch capability against industry standards; Resolve complex NAND yield/defectivity/integration issues; Represent company in cross-site and external technical forums; Provide technical mentorship to SMTS/STS engineers; Integrate AI-assisted tools into daily work
Seniority
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, strategy & mentorship