Mechanical Engineer 5

Lam Research•Fremont, CA

2d•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

BS, MS, or PhD degree in mechanical engineering
Approximately 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 10 years with a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience
Strong oral communication, written, and presentation skills in English
3D CAD proficiency (Siemens NX preferred, PTC Creo also a plus)
FEA proficiency (NX Nastran structural and thermal preferred)
Experience with vacuum chamber/system design
Able to perform complex tolerance stack up analysis
Familiar with various engineering materials and typical manufacturing methods: low loss tangent ceramics, aluminum alloys, stainless alloys, quartz, engineering plastics, elastomers, etc
Experience with optical system design and precision motion control components (linear and rotational stages, motors/encoders, sensors, etc.)
Understanding of system-level operation including controls, sensors, and interlocks
Self-motivated individual with hands-on laboratory experience and can-do attitude
Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, MS Teams) and Sharepoint
Strong team player who enjoys working with motivated coworkers in fast-paced environment
Be flexible to change in a dynamic and continuous learning environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with instrument control and data acquisition tools/scripting languages like LabView, MATLAB, Python, VB.NET, etc. preferred
Prior experience working in a C&F/R&D role preferred
Etch and Deposition hardware, RF plasma, ALE, and ALD experience preferred
Semiconductor industry experience is not required, but a plus

Responsibilities

Lead small to large scale C&F design projects, including conceptualization, complex component and assembly modeling, analysis, documentation, and test/validation of semiconductor chamber hardware to support C&F project deliverables.
Project scoping, planning, schedule and budget estimates, and provide status/progress updates in cross functional meetings.
Conduct 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.