Location
Fremont, CA | United States
Job description
Job Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership to cross functional teams consisting of business development, engineering, manufacturing, field service, and suppliers during development up through product release phases
- Drive risk identification and mitigation/avoidance actions. Oversee FMEA process and leverage results for qualification strategy development
- Develop and execute experimental test plans on lab equipment on-site, and analyze data against success criteria to validate product performance
- Lead technical brainstorming activities and problem-solving methodologies for effective solution path determination
- Coordinate engineering development activities with other groups within Lam Research and act as focal for long term technical strategies
- Document testing results in reports and presentations, create and/or update end user technical documentation, products specifications, and supplier procedures
- Present on project status and final engineering results at various settings including business organization level review meetings
- Coordinate offsite testing at Lam Research customers or vendors for qualification of new products or solutions
- Provide support for supplier issues by dispositioning at-risk material, offering technical guidance and approval on root cause/corrective actions
- Provide technical assessments of new projects to estimate scope of resourcing needed, including potential project approach, key risks, costs, duration, and engineering headcount
- Provide engineering support for resolving customer escalations related to product issues
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of 10+ years applicable experience and manufacturing processes and design, preferably in the semiconductor industry, including equivalent experience from an advanced degree in relevant technical fields.
- BS/MS degree in the following technical fields: Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering; Advanced degree PhD desirable, but level of work experience also considered
- Strong project management, communication/presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), statistical measurements/analysis and hypothesis tests, as well as a high level of proficiency with statistical analysis software such as JMP, Origin, or MiniTab
- Knowledge of plasma chamber equipment subsystems and operating principles
- Knowledge of fundamental electromagnetics, RF power delivery, and plasma processing chemistries
- Demonstrated capability for hands-on equipment operation and troubleshooting
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word software
- Fluent in English language, both writing and verbal communication
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering with 6+ years applicable experience in semiconductor industry.
- Experience with program team leadership, especially cross-functional teams with various engineering disciplines
- Experience in leading risk identification and mitigation efforts, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and problem solving as well as Root Cause-Corrective Action (RCCA) for projects
- Experience with wafer metrology equipment such as SEM, CDSEM, Ellipsometry, and Optical Defect Inspection
- Knowledge of semiconductor device manufacturing, including common operations such as lithography, wet and dry etching, deposition, electroplating, and CMP
- General knowledge of dry etch process applications as well as effect of process parameters (power, pressure, temp, chemistry, etc.) on etch results such as etch rate, selectivity, profile, and defectivity
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.
Salary and Benefits
CA San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $117,000.00 - $259,000.00
The above salary range for this position is relevant to applicants that reside or work onsite in the California, San Francisco Bay Area only. Salary offers will depend on factors that include the location you work from, your level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience and comparison to other employees already in this role. Actual salary may vary from salary offered due to numerous factors including but not limited to unpaid time off, unpaid leave, company mandated shutdown, and other relevant factors.
In addition, the successful candidate for this position will become eligible for a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits. Click here to learn more about the benefits Lam offers for this position .
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