Job Responsibilities

Manages new product introduction and production support engineering for a specific product or group of products from inception of ideas to in-house qualification to supporting at the customer. Participates in design, process, test, reliability and manufacturing engineering to solve product issues and production problems. Develops and sustains process improvements to reduce production costs and increase yields. 

Develops new or modified hardware designs for electrostatic chucks (ESC’s) and supporting hardware in Lam plasma etchers.  ESC’s are a highly multidisciplinary technology and offers opportunity to innovate on the intersection of physics, materials, and software algorithms to provide our customers differentiated solutions.  Reviews process and customer requirements to define engineering specifications for ESC’s and ESC subsystems.  Defines testing requirements for production-readiness qualification, reviews and defines process of record (POR) at parts suppliers, assesses suitability of materials used in production, and supports field issues related to this hardware. Handles full ESC life cycle from development, through product release and field support. Coordinates design reviews, risk assessments, and POR reviews with Lam engineering personnel to ensure successful product release and follow Lam product design business processes. Compiles and evaluates test data to determine appropriate hardware limitations and assesses risk of field failure according to customer process conditions. 

Lam etch customers continue to tighten requirements on defectivity, process window, and uniformity, to meet the needs of ever shrinking device dimensions. Electrostatic chucks are at the forefront of these needs, as thermal uniformity, voltage process window, and to a large extent, defectivity limits are defined by this piece of hardware. Lam is continually improving ESC performance in all of these areas to meet customer needs. Understanding performance of this particular part of Lam plasma etchers requires a multidisciplinary background, incorporating elements of materials science, physics, mechanical and electrical engineering, to fully understand the implications of design changes on customer processing.

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D. in materials science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or related field. Masters plus 3-5 years relevant experience will be considered. 

• Semiconductor or product design experience 
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability 

• Effective communicator with the desire to understand all aspects of a problem at a fundamental level. 
• Experience designing, specifying, building, operating and maintaining capital equipment test apparatus. 
• Proficient in Python, MATLAB or other similar scientific computing language 
• Fundamental understanding of heat transfer, mass transfer, thermodynamics and basic mechanics of materials 

Our Commitment

Our work is everywhere you look – even if you can’t actually see it. Lam Research goes deeper than software or chips to the heart of the process that enables chip creation. So if you want to help power the components that empower everything, join us.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

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