Modeling Engineer

Lam Overview

What does it mean to achieve the unthinkable?  At Lam Research, it means to relentlessly pursue innovation that pushes the boundaries of technical limitations, creating solutions that enable chipmakers to power progress. 

Lam Research is at the forefront of innovation in supplying sophisticated wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry.  At Lam, we relentlessly pursue innovation that pushes the boundaries of technical limitations, creating solutions that enable chipmakers to power progress.  Virtually every leading-edge electronic device in our lives – from our smartphones and tablets to our cars and smart TVs – has been made using equipment from Lam Research.   

Job Responsibilities

•    Developing physics-based models for Thermal/CFD/Chemistry applications for components in semiconductor capital equipment industry. Experience in commercial software like ANSYS Fluent, Star CCM+, or COMSOL, etc., is highly desirable.
•    Data driven modeling - Juncture of physics-based modeling with data-driven, AI/ML methods: 
•    Developing methods for translating tool operational data into improved engineering designs
•    Utilizing DOE, Optimization, and statistical methods to correlate Simulation data to experimental data.
•    Stochastic optimization tools to bridge between simulation and experiments.
•    Predict, measure, and analyze the experimental data of mechanical designs, process specification and software programs for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. 
•    Uncertainty Quantification & propagation, sensitivity analysis, statistical inference for model calibration, decision making under uncertainty.
•    Multi-scale modeling from nano, meso to macro levels
•    Provide design improvements of in-service tools based upon quantitative field measured failure data and less quantitative quality metrics as measured by Lam Research. 
•    Use advance statistical, probabilistic, and forecasting methods to best quantify design and performance of overall system. 
•    Provide written reports and oral presentation of results to design teams and management.
•    Work directly with mechanical, electrical, process and software engineers to define design requirements, goals and objectives of design, CIP, testing and simulation plans.  
•    Leading and conducting design reviews in cross functional and matrixed environments.
•    Strong written and oral communication. Self-starter to start own initiatives and projects for continuous improvement in capabilities and design.
 

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field with strong emphasis in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat transfer, Chemistry, or related fields.
• Strong ability and understanding of AI/ML concepts and hybrid physics-based AI/ML modeling software.
• Coding ability to supplement commercial software for specific applications as needs arise.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred knowledge of chemistry, semiconductor metrology methods, and employing sensors and hardware designs in a vacuum environment is also a plus.
• Ability to work within a team to own and design concepts and drive design decisions.
• Established skills in building ML/DL/AI models using simulation data.
• Experience with machine learning algorithms and tools (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit Learn etc.) and deep learning.
• General understanding of uncertainty quantification, Bayesian optimization and probabilistic machine learning is required.

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.