Electrical Program Lead Engineer

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of

In the Global Products Group, we are dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering of Lam's deposition products. We drive innovation to ensure our cutting-edge solutions are helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry.

The Impact You’ll Make

Join Lam as an Electrical Program Lead Engineer and you'll be at the forefront, designing and developing electrical / electronic solutions for advanced applications. Your role involves designing and analyzing equipment, conducting experimental tests, evaluating results to create reliable cutting-edge solutions. In this role, you will directly contribute to the LAM deposition business group.

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop highly complex electrical systems, sub-systems, and/or solutions, applying engineering methods to design.
• Contributes to research and development efforts for future products by collecting and analyzing data to improve electrical system designs.
• Develops functional specifications for highly complex electrical/ electro-mechanical systems and power distribution components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering design teams to design and modify custom and OEM system components.
• Perform hands-on test and validation utilizing lab equipment to characterization of the performance of the electrical/ electro-mechanical systems.
• Prepare high-quality reports and technical presentations to clearly communicate design intent, analysis, and results to diverse audiences in design reviews.
• Acts as a resource and mentor for more junior colleagues.

Who We’re Looking For

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 12+ years of experience; or Master’s degree with 10+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience.
• Strong System level knowledge of Electro-Mechanical sub-systems, Power distribution systems and/or Industrial automation.
• In depth system level understanding of Electrical architecture, system integration, and applications.
• Should have Owned and Executed Projects on Complex Electrical Product/Systems from initial design till customer acceptance.(Experienced complete product lifecycle: Planning (concept and feasibility studies), Requirements, Design, Design Reviews, Design for Testing/Manufacturability/Assembly etc, Testing and Troubleshooting, Integrating, Cross Functional Interaction etc and Prototype to Production Release).
• Hands-on experience in electronic circuit design (analog, digital), signal and controls theory, development and associated electrical board design, troubleshooting and validation.
• Expertise in application of power and controls technologies for systems automation.
• Proficient in Electrical & Electronic Circuit design with safety interlocks, Components Selection and various Circuit analyses (Circuit analyses include De-rating & Stress analysis, Power analysis & Logic compatibility analysis etc)
• Hands-on experience in Low/High Voltage Electronic Circuit design, Simulation and Testing for Power and Control applications (I/O Controllers/PLC).
• Familiar with Safety standards like - UL 508, IEC 60947, SEMI S22, NFPA79.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to define functional requirements and execute in a dynamic team environment.
• Familiar with design for serviceability, manufacturability, reliability.
• Experience in selection of components, setting up equipment for experimentation / testing in laboratory environment, setting up safe practices.
• Must have worked on any one of electrical engineering CAD tools like PCAD, ORCAD, ZUKEN, Cadence or equivalent CAD packages for circuit design & simulation.
• Knowledge in Engineering Change & Configuration Management Process.
• Excellent Mentoring Skills.
• Experience in troubleshooting with problem-solving techniques such as 5-why, 8D, fishbones, etc.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including technical presentations.
• Experience in semiconductor industry or related (industrial, automotive, military).

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.