Software Technical Lead Engineer- QA

Lam Research

1d • 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.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated professional to join our Controls group as a Lead Embedded Hardware Engineer. As an Embedded Engineer at Lam, you will be at the forefront of innovation by designing, developing, and troubleshooting, and debugging Embedded products. This role requires a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
In this role, you’ll make an impact across Lam’s entire product portfolio of equipment working within our centralized Controls engineering team, collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering (EE, ECE or related disciplines).
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in hardware design and development.
• Strong expertise in with Mixed signal and high-speed hardware design and development.
• Proficiency with at least one major EDA tool suite for schematic capture and layout design (e.g., Cadence Allegro, Dx Designer).
• Extensive experience of circuit design using DSPs, Processors, SoCs and FPGA, including PCIe, DDR, and multi-gigabit SerDes, analog/digital I/Os, Power supply,
• Proficient in signal integrity (SI) & Power integrity (PI) principles, design optimization, EMI\EMC compliant design, Qualification testing.
• Hands-on experience on communication protocols, like EtherCAT, CAN, UART, SPI, RS‑232, RS‑422/485, Ethernet (TCP/UDP), and LonWorks.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills in hardware and firmware domain.
• Proficient in using lab equipment for system bring-up and debug, such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and protocol analyzers.
• Practical experience in hardware/software integration, testing and documentation for embedded products.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in programming languages like Embedded-C, Python, Verilog or VHDL.
• Experience with tools like MATLAB, LabVIEW for system modeling and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Execute design, development, verification, validation, and qualification of Embedded products owned by the Controls group.
• Lead the end-to-end definition of the hardware system architecture, translating high-level product requirements into detailed technical specifications and design documents.
• Conduct comprehensive trade-off analyses across performance, power, thermal constraints, cost, and physical form-factor to optimize the system design.
• Drive the selection of critical system components, including processors, memory subsystems, and power circuit by evaluating lifecycle and availability.
• Perform schematic design, component selection, and BOM optimization ensuring product reliability and cost efficiency.
• Partner with mechanical, software and system engineers to ensure seamless integration and qualification.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees