Process Lead Engineer

The impact youll make

As a Process Engineer at Lam, you will operate on cutting-edge technology, harnessing atomic precision, material science, and surface engineering to push technical boundaries

Your role involves developing new and advanced process formulations, defining equipment hardware to meet processing requirements, evaluating test data, and coordinating design requirements to ensure compatibility of processing methods

Your expertise and knowledge play a crucial role our customers success, making an impact on the next generation of semiconductor breakthroughs

In this role, you will directly contribute to ___

What Youll Do

Conduct process engineering research, development, and evaluation in support of Lams cutting-edge semiconductor equipment and systems

Review and enhance processing techniques and methods applied in the manufacture and fabrication of products

Develop and sustain new processes and process improvements to reduce production costs and increase yields

Compile and analyze test data to establish next steps in process development and determine appropriate limits and variables for process specifications

Collaborate internally to plan, collect data, analyze results, and report on customer demos for existing process applications

Contribute to next generation product development and release activities supporting the semiconductor roadmap

Provide leadership, clear direction, and guidance to process technicians to support execution activities

Minimum Qualifications

Who were looking for

Masters degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Physics or related field with 3+ years of experience; or a PhD with min an year of professional experience; or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with working in a laboratory and on semiconductor equipment with experience in surface preparation and analytical techniques

In-depth understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE)

Highly proficient in MATLAB, Python, or other similar scientific computing language

Working knowledge of statistical analysis and problem-solving methodologies

Experience with statistical tools (JMP, Minitab, etc)

Background in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD), or Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD)

Background in Plasma Physics, Reactive Ion Etching (RIE), Atomic Layer Etching (ALE), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), Capacitively Coupled Plasma (CCP)

Knowledge of Material synthesis and material characterization

Experience working in a collaborative and matrixed environment with diverse teams, semiconductor customers, and/or partners