Mechanical Engineer 5

The group you’ll be a part of

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.

The impact you’ll make

Searching for talented and motivated individuals to join the Global Velocity Lab Engineering team at Lam Research. This is a small concept and feasibility (C&F) group of mixed disciplines focused on evaluating and advancing industry disrupting technology to enhance Lam's product portfolio in the next 3-5yrs. Candidates who learn quickly, exhibit strong initiative, innovation, agility, analytical skills, and logical problem solving will excel as a part of this team.

What You’ll Do

• Lead small to large scale C&F design projects, including conceptualization, complex component and assembly modeling, analysis, documentation, and test/validation of semiconductor chamber hardware to support C&F project deliverables.
• Project scoping, planning, schedule and budget estimates, and provide status/progress updates in cross functional meetings.
• Conduct feasibility studies and testing on new and modified designs.
• Engage key stakeholders effectively with clear communication of objectives, plans, tradeoffs, risks, and key decisions.
• Lead support resources (ex: offshore design drafting, lab technicians, etc) to complete project deliverables.
• Work with suppliers to source OEM parts and/or ensure in-house designed parts can be manufactured in accordance with performance and cost objectives.
• Utilize system documentation (component/assy specs, drawings, P&IDs, interconnect diagrams, BOMs, etc) and best practices in root cause analysis to troubleshoot issues, and/or retrofit/modify/integrate sub systems for C&F testing as required.
• Ensures produced documentation is consistent with SEMI, Lam Standards, and other standards as applicable. (ANSI, DIN etc.)
• Work with cross functional team members to validate new hardware or system design against hardware specifications or expected behavior.
• Develop test plans, test fixtures, and perform testing to characterize system hardware performance and identify opportunities for improvements.
• Generate FMEA/risk mitigation assessments.
• Lead/perform failure analysis if/when required.
• Present detailed designs, test results, and conclusions in design/program/executive reviews
• Define, document, and communicate installation and operating procedures to engineers with variety of technical backgrounds.
• Hardware/lab-centric on-site flex position. Expect an average of 3 days/wk on site/in-lab with opportunity to work up to 2 days/wk remotely with manager approval as project deliverables allow. Lam aims to provide remote work flexibility to the extent possible but a significant portion of this role may require on-site in-lab presence.

Who We’re Looking For

• BS, MS, or PhD degree in mechanical engineering
• Approximately 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 10 years with a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience
• Strong oral communication, written, and presentation skills in English
• 3D CAD proficiency (Siemens NX preferred, PTC Creo also a plus)
• FEA proficiency (NX Nastran structural and thermal preferred)
• Experience with vacuum chamber/system design
• Able to perform complex tolerance stack up analysis
• Familiar with various engineering materials and typical manufacturing methods: low loss tangent ceramics, aluminum alloys, stainless alloys, quartz, engineering plastics, elastomers, etc
• Experience with optical system design and precision motion control components (linear and rotational stages, motors/encoders, sensors, etc.)
• Experience with instrument control and data acquisition tools/scripting languages like LabView, MATLAB, Python, VB.NET, etc. preferred
• Understanding of system-level operation including controls, sensors, and interlocks
• Self-motivated individual with hands-on laboratory experience and can-do attitude
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, MS Teams) and Sharepoint
• Prior experience working in a C&F/R&D role preferred
• Etch and Deposition hardware, RF plasma, ALE, and ALD experience preferred
• Strong team player who enjoys working with motivated coworkers in fast-paced environment
• Be flexible to change in a dynamic and continuous learning environment

Preferred Qualifications

Semiconductor industry experience is not required, but a plus

Pay

California San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $125,000.00 - $270,000.00. 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.

Benefits

At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.