Supplier QA Technical Lead Engineer

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of

As a leading global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry, Lam Research develops innovative solutions that help our customers build smaller, faster, and more power-efficient devices.

We are a company comprised of people who work hard, deliver outstanding results, and maintain a sense of humor during even the most challenging times. Our success results from our employees' diverse technical and business expertise, which fuels close collaboration and ongoing innovation. We know that our dynamic, global team of exceptional employees is essential to our continued growth.

Join the Lam Research team, where you can play a vital role in the future of electronics and write your own success story.

The Impact You’ll Make

As a Supplier Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer at Lam, you'll make an impact in ensuring suppliers manufacturing processes and products meet quality standards by designing, implementing, and maintaining quality assurance programs. You design methods for inspecting, testing, and evaluating production processes and finished products onsite at our global suppliers’ locations. By analyzing production data, you identify trends and partner with the supplier to resolve technical, quality and production challenges. Your expertise will help develop excellence in supplier product inputs supporting Lam's commitment to delivering high-quality and reliable products.

What You’ll Do

This position will be based out of Bangalore, directly reporting into the leader of Supplier Quality Manager in India and with Global Supplier Quality organization. This individual would be responsible to manage Sheet Metal Fabrication & Surface Coating supplier engineering activities by working closely with suppliers, Engineering and supply chain teams in US and Asia region. Primary job responsibilities of the role are listed below:

• Provide expertise in manufacturing processes for Sheet Metals and Frames (Welding of Stainless Steel, Cold rolled steel and Aluminum, painting, etc)
• Work with suppliers to develop process of records (POR) & interface with design engineering to understand performance requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management & supply chain teams to capture their requirements and provide Design-for-Manufacturing inputs on fabricated parts
• Discover and review new fabrication technologies and new materials for application to Lam products to enable new capabilities, reduce variation in manufacturing, or improve product performance.
• Drive improvement of the supplier’s quality, 8D & POR to ensure product quality, cost, and on-time-delivery. Continuously focus on process improvement and Best-Known Methods development
• Travel to Lam and Lam supplier’s manufacturing locations to conduct audit and document supplier’s performance on critical POR & overall quality management systems. Apply findings to implement systematic and lasting improvements to product and processes
• Collaborate with cross functional and global teams to execute strategies and clearly communicate with stakeholders on strategy implementation.

Who We’re Looking For

Educational qualification: Bachelor’s/Master’s engineering degree in Mech/Prod/Industrial/Aerospace

Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree with minimum 8 years (or) Masters with minimum 6 years of relevant experience

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong understanding of GD&T, metallurgy, powder coating and welding techniques
• Working knowledge on various types of metal welding process. Strong in understanding & interpretation of Sheet Metal & Frames assembly drawing. Strong ability to read mechanical drawings, specification & interpretation of BOM.
• Working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), Gauge Repeatability & Reproducibility (GR&R, MSA), 5-Why, 6S/7W, t/F tests, box plots, 8D, Ishikawa diagrams
• Experience in Project Management, team lead experience, supplier process development, quality & project management
• Experience in Supplier Process development, Quality management & handling suppliers from remote location
• Proficient in Structured Problem-solving tools (8D Problem solving, 5 Why, Fishbone Diagram, FMEA, DOE etc.).
• Excellent communication and presentation skill

Preferred Skills

• Working knowledge of ASM welding standards, (Semi S2, OSHA, RoHS, ISO 9001/ IATF 16949 & ISO 13485:2016)
• Knowledge on measuring Instruments like Vernier caliper, Micrometer, Profile projector etc. & welding tools
• Experience in handling suppliers from remote location and maintaining a strong working relationship.
• Experience in any ERP tool (ex. SAP, Oracle) & statistical tools (JMP, Minitab etc.)
• Strong analytical skills to convert data into information and craft executive level summaries

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.