Process Engineer (all genders)

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of

an interdisciplinary team for research and development of core hardware components for wet chemistry applications in microelectronic industry.

The Impact You’ll Make

As a Process Engineer at Lam, you will operate on cutting-edge technology, harnessing atomic precision, material science, and surface engineering to push technical boundaries. Your role involves developing new and advanced process formulations, defining equipment hardware to meet processing requirements, evaluating test data, and coordinating design requirements to ensure compatibility of processing methods. Your expertise and knowledge play a crucial role our customers success, making an impact on the next generation of semiconductor breakthroughs.

What You’ll Do

• Working under laboratory conditions to develop innovative wet chemistry applications.
• Conduct process engineering research, development, and evaluation in support of Lam’s cutting-edge semiconductor equipment and systems.
• Characterize material properties of wet chemical components, research its chemical composition and ensure their compatibility with process and hardware.
• Develop and sustain new chemical processes and process improvements to reduce production costs and increase yields.
• Compile and analyze test data to establish innovative process development, determine appropriate limits and variables for process specifications and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation projects.
• Provide process support for customer demonstrations and collaborations with development partners.

Who We’re Looking For

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Physics or related field.
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in wet chemical processing in the microelectronic field
• Proficiency in working within chemical laboratories 

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with working in a chemical laboratory and on semiconductor equipment with experience in surface preparation and analytical techniques.
• Advanced knowledge in the field of chemistry to develop innovative chemical processes.
• Profund knowledge of analytical measurement methods for chemical processes under laboratory conditions.
• Knowledge of Material synthesis and material characterization.
• Basic knowledge of programs such as MATLAB, Python, or other similar scientific computing language. 
• Strong proficiency in analysing large data sets with appropriate software tools (e.g. Origin).
• Working knowledge of statistical analysis and problem-solving methodologies.
• In-depth understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE).

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.