Systems Engineering Intern

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 etch and 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

As a summer 2025 Systems Engineering Intern at Lam, you will transform challenges and opportunities in the semiconductor industry into cutting edge equipment that enables breakthroughs in the next generation of microprocessors, memory, power, signal, and practically all semiconductor chips. Developing these tools requires coordinating a highly interdisciplinary set of requirements amongst several specialized teams in areas such as chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software development, mechatronics, solid state physics, materials science, RF engineering, AI/EI (equipment intelligence), plasma physics, to name a few.

What You’ll Do

• Your role involves transforming customer needs into system definitions and architecture based on analysis and modeling both individually and as part of team of multidisciplinary subject matter experts.
• You will generate system architectures and guiding design documentation.
• Systems engineers at Lam are responsible for
  • creating the requirements,
  • coordinating modeling or simulation of key design principles and concepts
  • architectural design options and down selection to preferred approach(es),
  • high level product structure,
  • system level design documentation,
  • reliability analysis
  • gap and risk analysis of proposed solutions
  • test plans and coordinating test execution for verifying designs and validating tool performance.
• Once realized, you will participate in verifying the design and validating that it meets the customer’s needs.
• Lam will train successful candidates in systems engineering practice in our industry, in basic film deposition technology, in basic semiconductor device concepts and physics, in manufacturing technology for building our equipment, basic 3D CAD proficiency, and in relevant engineering disciplines pertaining to the specific equipment you will help design and test.

Who We’re Looking For

Minimum Qualifications:

• Working towards a degree in 2025/2026
• A minor or secondary major in a mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, materials science, software engineering, systems (industrial) engineering, applied mathematics, or similar

Preferred Qualifications

• Problem Solving Skills
• Excellent Communication
• Team Collaboration

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.