Software Technical Lead Engineer

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 Engineer. As an Embedded Engineer at Lam, you will be at the forefront of innovation by designing, developing, troubleshooting, and debugging hardware and firmware for 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).
• 5–8 years of experience in firmware design and development.
• Expertise in Design, development of Embedded software. BSP, device drivers for ARM Arch processors, FPGAs or SoCs.
• Proficiency in programming with Embedded C/C++, and scripting languages such as Python.
• Hands on experience on RTL development, firmware testing using HDL languages such as Verilog and VHDL.
• Hands-on experience of implementing communication protocols, like EtherCAT, CAN, UART, SPI, RS‑232, RS‑422/485, Ethernet, and LonWorks.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills in hardware and firmware domain.
• Hands-on experience in using lab test instruments for debugging and testing.
• Practical experience in hardware/software integration, testing and documentation for embedded products.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in creating custom embedded Linux systems using tools like Yocto and Buildroot.
• Hands-on experience with version control systems like Git.
• Experience with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) such as FreeRTOS, Linux RTOS, VxWorks, QNX, and Windows Embedded.
• Familiarity with tools like MATLAB, LabVIEW for system modeling and analysis.
• Working knowledge of IDE like Xilinx Vivado, Altera Quartus, Code composer/Keil.

Responsibilities

• Execute design, development, verification, validation, and qualification of Embedded products owned by the Controls group.
• Own and manage complete product lifecycle of embedded modules, including comprehensive design documentation.
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers during product development, integration and debugging processes.

What This Job Offers

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