Product Engineer 5 (Fremont, CA, US, 94538) - LAM Research

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of

The Impact You’ll Make

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. 

In this role, you will directly contribute to the research, development, deployment and support of sensor and algorithms for process control 

What You’ll Do

• Improve existing plasma sensors with special emphasis on optical design.
• Evaluate novel plasma sensing techniques. Implement the sensor integration to Lam etch tools. Develop signal analysis routines and data acquisition routines.
• Improve and develop existing analysis algorithms for endpoint, fault detection and process control.
• Investigate other applications of plasma diagnostic techniques for process control, such as absorption spectroscopy, absolute optical emission spectroscopy, reflectometry,  ellipsometry, mass spectrometry, etc…
• Product support: help customers to develop sensor based applications, troubleshoot customer sensor problems.
• Create documentation for customers and field service engineers.
• Collaboratively engineer innovative semiconductor equipment and process design solutions to quickly resolve customer issues and improve product quality in a dynamic fast-paced challenging environment.
• Lead product development projects from product prototyping, development, deployment/product release, and initial field support.
• Independently design and conduct experiments, tests, and prototypes to resolve complex technical problems.
• Present analysis and support technical recommendations clearly and concisely. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams to guide the specification and development of products.

Who We’re Looking For

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Material Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field with 5+ years of experience; or a PhD with 3+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience.
• Experience in optical and electrical sensors, plasma diagnostics, process control.
• Experience with mathematical modeling and statistical analysis techniques:  Matlab, C++, Phyton, ZEMAX
• Familiar with some of the following techniques: reflectometry, interferometry, spectroscopy, imaging, Langmuir probes, voltage-intensity probes.
• Great analytical and experimental design skills.
• Creative thinking, problem solving, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Clear communication and presentation skills.

Our Commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.