Director, Customer Quality Engineering

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest. 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. The Global Quality team is a cornerstone of Micron's reputation as a worldwide leader in the semiconductor industry. We ensure Micron's products are of the highest quality, meeting and exceeding customer expectations. We are looking for a senior leader to be a part of this innovation and drive customer technical engagements in the high-performance memory segment. This role will manage a team of customer quality engineers located globally, interact with customers, senior and executive management building excellent technical partnerships and strategy setting for the team delivering on key customer quality engagements. This position is based in San Jose, California or Boise, ID. Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have experience in one or more areas below: Product, test, system integration, or applications engineering experience in DRAM (high performance memories and/or Graphics) or NVMe SSD Cloud Systems and application-level experience, including one or more areas: Datacenter architecture, system design, component/system test and issue resolution Detailed knowledge of DRAM and NAND level device physics Customer/System integration experience with Storage and memory products Firmware development, testing, and validation experience is a plus Proven experience working with customers in understanding quality expectations, evaluating requirements, driving technical engagements and finding optimum solutions to sophisticated customer challenges Strong technical experience in leading product quality, product development and/or field application engineering teams Proven track record to lead multi-functional teams; finding solutions to solve complex problems Requires 7+ years of people management 5+ years of experience in leading external customer-facing communications Ability to demonstrate problem-solving and resolving skills Excellent verbal, written, and customer communications skills Responsibilities include: Build and sustain strong relationships with key decision makers in the customer's quality and engineering organizations Enable a relationship of trust and partnership with customers through technical excellence and a passion for excellent customer service Own and foster cross-department collaboration to align customer technical support Advise senior and executive management in relation to strategic decisions for technical customer support with timely and effective communication Provide technical leadership guiding the team on customer problem resolution on Micron products Drive problem-solving initiatives across the Global Quality/CQE organization Lead and optimize team performance by ensuring their understanding and use of training tools, service strategies, customer metrics, and other business processes Provide technical support to customers and the field sales teams by bringing to bear the expertise within Micron organizations Work closely with the customer to resolve their key concerns end-to-end (Qualification, HVM production and Field) Drive customer support excellence through metrics and processes and strive for continuous improvement Work with Quality Management System (QMS) team to set up standard customer audits Champion "voice of customers" on quality within Micron Education Requirements: A "Master of Science" in electrical engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, computer science or equivalent experience is required. The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is: $148,500.00 - $356,500.00. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training. The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. 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. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-01-01