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Weekly Digest · Issue No. 12 · August 28, 2026

Micron Technology added 45 roles this week, one of 596 companies posting new openings among a total of 1,063 jobs. Only 53% of listings include a salary, so expect negotiation to be part of the process.

The Story This Week

Micron Technology went on a hiring spree this week. A taste:

Dry Etch Module Technical Staff- MTS/SMTS
Micron Technology | Boise, ID
Dry Etch Process Develop Engineer
Micron Technology | Albany, NY ($107K-$182K)
Intern - Process Quality Engineering
Micron Technology | Boise, ID

See all 45 Micron Technology roles

1063
New Jobs
596
Companies
53%
Post Salary
$90-131K
Median Range
Movers vs last week
▲ Electronic materials +109▲ Composites +82▲ Coatings/films +67

Record Watch

• More companies hiring than any week on record: 596 (previous best: 576).

Top Pick This Week

$55K-$88K listed · High school-level
Technician, Filling Operations (Onsite)
Merck | Rahway, NJ | $55K-$88K
Operate equipment in GMP clinical manufacturing, prepare materials, clean rooms, and document processes for drug product development.
View Role

Quick Picks

Principal/Sr. Principal Materials and Process Engineer
Northrop Grumman | Palmdale, CA ($103K-$193K)
Principal Process Engineer
Medtronic | Dexter, MI ($128K-$193K)
Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer, High Temp Materials
Raytheon | Tucson, AZ ($132K-$251K)

Benefits Spotlight

The most common perks across this week's listings:

PhD Corner

99 roles this week require a PhD. Median pay: $126K.

Executive Director, Vaccine Drug Product Development
Merck | West Point, PA ($255K-$402K)
Postdoctoral Researcher – Electrochemistry of Nuclear Materials
Argonne National Laboratory | Lemont, IL ($72K-$121K)

The Unicorn

Out of 1063 postings this week, exactly one asks for Quantum Materials (Ferroelectrics, Multiferroics, Strongly Correlated Electron Systems). If that's you, this role has your name on it:

Overheard in a Job Description

“Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed”

From a real posting: Process Engineer II at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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