Electrical Engineer 5

Lam Research•Fremont, CA

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of the CTO is where innovation takes center stage. We inspire our global technical community to take on grand challenges, understand emerging trends, identify the critical inflections, and drive our sustainability, Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices that will define the next generation of semiconductors and continued impact. Searching for talented and motivated individuals to join the Global Velocity Lab Engineering team at Lam Research. This is a small concept and feasibility (C&F) group of mixed disciplines focused on evaluating and advancing industry disrupting technology to enhance Lam's product portfolio in the next 3-5yrs. Candidates who learn quickly, exhibit strong initiative, innovation, agility, analytical skills, and logical problem solving will excel as a part of this team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 12+ years of experience; or Master’s degree with 8+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Systems engineering or similar experience
AC and DC power box design
Cable harness design, documentation, and fabrication
EtherCat communication
Controls and PID tuning
Safety PLCs
Safety interlock systems and components
Lasers and optical systems
Practical RF engineering design practices such as shielding, power supplies, RF measurements, calibration techniques, filter design, impedance matching, and signal analysis
Experience with RF measurement equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, RF power meters, oscilloscopes, etc
Experience with instrument control and data acquisition tools/scripting languages like LabView, MATLAB, Python, VB.NET, etc. preferred
Etch and Deposition hardware, RF plasma, ALE, and ALD experience preferred
Experience with SEMI, IEC, NEMA, and NFPA standards
Prior experience working in a C&F/R&D role preferred

Responsibilities

Lead small to large scale C&F design projects, including conceptualization, complex component and assembly design, analysis, documentation, and test/validation of semiconductor chamber hardware to support C&F project deliverables.
Conducts feasibility studies and testing on new and modified designs.
Engage key stakeholders effectively with clear communication of objectives, plans, tradeoffs, risks, and key decisions.
Lead support resources (ex: offshore design drafting, lab technicians, etc) to complete project deliverables.
Work with suppliers to source OEM parts and/or ensure in-house designed parts can be manufactured in accordance with performance and cost objectives.
Utilize system documentation (component/assy specs, drawings, P&IDs, interconnect diagrams, BOMs, etc) and best practices in root cause analysis to troubleshoot issues, and/or retrofit/modify/integrate sub systems for C&F testing as required.
Ensures produced documentation is consistent with SEMI, Lam Standards and other standards as applicable. (ANSI, DIN etc.)
Work with cross functional team members to validate new hardware or system design against hardware specifications or expected behavior.
Develop test plans, test fixtures, and perform testing to characterize system hardware performance and identify opportunities for improvements.
Generate FMEA/risk mitigation assessments.
Lead/perform failure analysis if/when required.
Present detailed designs, test results, and conclusions in design/program/executive reviews.
Define, document and communicate installation and operating procedures to engineers with variety of technical backgrounds.