Configuration Engineer 3

Lam Research • Livermore, CA

1d • $86,000 - $192,000

About The Position

As a Configuration Engineer, you will be a key contributor to the company’s ability to deliver complex, high-value systems to customers with precision and speed. Your work ensures that every order meets exact customer specifications, enabling the organization to maintain its reputation for quality and reliability in a fast-paced, high-tech industry. Your ability to combine technical rigor with strong judgment and collaboration will help the company achieve operational excellence and sustained growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 5 years of related experience; or 3 years and a Master’s degree.
• Knowledge of semiconductor industry, or similar high-tech manufacturing industry.
• Experience in leading matrixed teams of peers with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and personality types.
• Experience in Pilot/NPI environment.
• Proven ability to adapt to urgent issues and process changes.
• Decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, including problem definition, root-cause analysis, and 8D experience.
• Adaptability, ability to persuade, and compromise effectively.
• Ability to troubleshoot an issue and test a variety of solutions.
• Data analysis and process optimization skills.
• Ability to successfully interact with and coordinate across diverse parts of the organization, technical and non-technical.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Understanding of planning and order management processes.
• Strong understanding of Bill of Materials (BOM) structures, configuration control, and change management processes.
• Attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and strong communication skills while operating in a Pilot/NPI environment.
• Support the global configuration engineering community by participating in and assisting others within the role community.
• Configure unique Sales Order Bills of Material (OBOMs) from customer quotes and non-standard requests (NSRs), with a goal of zero defects.
• Review incoming Order BOM changes to understand engineering and manufacturing needs.
• Adhere to the Order BOM Change process and maintain a high level of accuracy in implementing those changes.
• Ensure timely implementation of unique, non-standard, customer-specific requirements and engineering changes on OBOMs.
• Hold yourself and peers accountable for high-quality configurations using existing tools for self-review and peer review.
• Coordinate mechanical, electrical, and software engineering efforts to meet the production requirements of customer-specific systems.
• Participate in and champion configuration engineering processes in cross-functional teams to resolve issues throughout the lifecycle of an order.

Benefits

• At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees