Process Engineer 3

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for performing professional process engineering research, development, and evaluation in support of the company’s complex semiconductor capital equipment and systems.
• Reviews processing techniques and methods applied in the manufacture, fabrication and evaluation of products. Involvement may begin at any step from pilot plant to full-scale manufacturing.
• May conceive and plan projects involving definition and selection of new concepts and approaches in the processing or development of new processes.
• Compiles and evaluates test data to determine appropriate limits and variables for process specifications.
• Supports customer technology managers in the planning, data collection, analysis, and reporting of customer demos to defend existing process applications.
• Works with suppliers to make sure required parts and supplies are available.
• The newly formed Central Labs Organization team within Global Product Operations is searching for a process engineering candidate to help drive the implementation of the Global Lab Execution System (GLES) into our worldwide lab structure.  This is an opportunity for the right candidate to make a global impact in Lam lab infrastructure as the GLES is implemented. You will thrive in a dynamic working environment, while developing project management and leadership skills.  In this role, you will be a change agent to push Lam forward with fundamental changes in experiment execution, data collection, data connectivity and experimental analysis. You will be the key team member who ties together process engineers and technicians with the GLES application development team, to enable the successful execution of experiments and customer demos in Lam labs.  Our industry is set to double in size in the next five years. For Lam to keep up with this unprecedented growth, we need to experiment and analyze data more efficiently. The Central Lab organization is looking for innovative individuals to define opportunities for business system and operational improvements to break down barriers and drive efficiency improvements for experimental execution in our global labs

Other Job Responsibilities

Leadership

• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.

Customer Relation

• Professionally represents the company to the customer. Work closely with customer to understand customer issues and demands.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Physics; or
• M.S with 3+ years of relevant work experience; or
• B.S with 5+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with working in a chemical laboratory.
• Experience in surface preparation and analytical techniques.
• Interest in advanced technology and an on-going desire to learn.
• In-dept understanding and working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and ability to react to shifting priorities to meet business needs and deadlines.
• Excellent people skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively and efficiently with diverse teams, customers, internal and external partners.
• Collaboration/ Matrix environment mindset.

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.