Product Engineer 3

Lam Research•Fremont, CA

1d•$86,000 - $192,000•Hybrid

About The Position

In the Global Products Group, we are dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering of Lam's etch and deposition products. We drive innovation to ensure our cutting-edge solutions are helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry. At Lam, as a Product Engineer, you thrive in high-stakes, dynamic environment, driving product development at the forefront of the semiconductor equipment industry. Collaborating closely with customers and internal teams, you will provide real-time problem-solving to customer challenges and to enhance our products. Your passion for engaging with customers and innovative engineering drives progress in our industry, tackling the once unsolvable.

Requirements

Masters plus 3-5 years relevant experience will be considered.
Semiconductor or product design experience
Strong sense of ownership and accountability
Effective communicator with the desire to understand all aspects of a problem at a fundamental level.
Experience designing, specifying, building, operating and maintaining capital equipment test apparatus.
Proficient in Python, MATLAB or other similar scientific computing language
Fundamental understanding of heat transfer, mass transfer, vacuum pressure and flow, thermodynamics and basic mechanics of materials

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. in materials science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or related field.

Responsibilities

Manages new product introduction and production support engineering for a specific product or group of products from inception of ideas to in-house qualification to supporting at the customer.
Participates in design, process, test, reliability and manufacturing engineering to solve product issues and production problems.
Develops and sustains process improvements to reduce production costs and increase yields.
Develops new or modified hardware designs for electrostatic chucks (ESC’s) and supporting hardware in Lam plasma etchers.
Reviews process and customer requirements to define engineering specifications for ESC’s and ESC subsystems.
Defines testing requirements for production-readiness qualification, reviews and defines process of record (POR) at parts suppliers, assesses suitability of materials used in production, and supports field issues related to this hardware.
Handles full ESC life cycle from development, through product release and field support.
Coordinates design reviews, risk assessments, and POR reviews with Lam engineering personnel to ensure successful product release and follow Lam product design business processes.
Compiles and evaluates test data to determine appropriate hardware limitations and assesses risk of field failure according to customer process conditions.
Senior engineers in this role are leading a small team of engineers and lab personnel to coordinate multiple subsystems to deliver the wafer requirements required of the next generation of hardware.