Senior Engineer FMEA and Quality Management System at Micron Technology — BranchFactor

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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.

As a Senior Engineer, FMEA & Quality Management Systems (QMS), you will serve as a key leader in advancing Micron’s culture of quality by driving enterprise-wide quality initiatives, strengthening QMS effectiveness, and enabling world-class manufacturing performance!

You will provide leadership in quality governance, FMEA deployment, audit readiness, and certification compliance (ISO 9001/IATF 16949), while fostering a proactive quality approach across the organization. Through initiatives such as Defense Lines, Manufacturing Discipline, Quality Good Catch, and Continuous Improvement Programs, you will help build a highly engaged workforce focused on risk prevention, operational excellence, and sustained customer trust!

Key Responsibilities

Lead Enterprise FMEA Deployment: Serve as the site FMEA Administrator and domain expert, driving the deployment, governance, standardization, and continuous improvement of Design, Process, and System FMEAs across the organization and Leveraging Artificial Intelligence
Strengthen Risk-Based Decision Making: Facilitate proactive risk identification, assessment, and mitigation through robust FMEA methodologies, ensuring risks are effectively managed throughout the product and manufacturing lifecycle.
Advance FMEA Excellence: Champion standards, training, and coaching to enhance organizational capability in FMEA development, action prioritization, risk reduction, and lesson-learned integration
Drive QMS Effectiveness: Lead the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the site's Quality Management System, ensuring alignment with Micron standards, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements.
Ensure Audit Readiness: Maintain a state of continuous audit preparedness by strengthening process compliance, documentation control, and consistency to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 requirements.
Manage Audit Programs: Plan, implement, and oversee internal audits, while supporting external certification audits, customer audits, and regulatory assessments. Drive timely closure and effectiveness verification of corrective actions.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field.
At least 8+ years’ experience in semiconductor industry or EMS Industry with annual revenue in excess of $1 billion USD
Excellent communication and facilitation skills; ability to influence across teams.
Self-motivated with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
Proven experience serving as an FMEA Administrator, Champion, or Domain Expert, driving risk-based thinking and preventive quality strategies across multi-functional organizations.
Deep understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and industry standards, including ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and customer-specific quality requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong knowledge of AIAG-VDA FMEA methodology, risk prioritization, action management, and integration of lessons learned into FMEA processes.
Experience leading internal, external, customer, and certification audits, with a demonstrated track record of sustaining audit readiness and driving effective corrective actions.
Proficiency in advanced quality and statistical tools, including FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, APQP, 8D, Root Cause Analysis, and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
Experience and/or interest in developing Agentic AI workflows into current or future processes.

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.

Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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Senior Engineer FMEA and Quality Management System

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