Success Starts Here

As a leading global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry, Lam Research develops innovative solutions that help our customers build smaller, faster, and more power-efficient devices.

We are a company comprised of people who work hard, deliver outstanding results and maintain a sense of humor during even the most challenging times. Our success results from our employees' diverse technical and business expertise, which fuels close collaboration and ongoing innovation. We know that our dynamic, global team of exceptional employees is essential to our continued growth.

Join the Lam Research team, where you can play a vital role in the future of electronics and write your own success story.

Job Responsibilities

Develops new or modified process formulations, defines processing or handling equipment requirements and specifications, and 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. Coordinates design requirement review with appropriate engineering/scientific personnel to ensure compatibility of processing methods. Compiles and evaluates test data to determine appropriate limits and variables for process or material specifications. May conceive and plan projects involving definition and selection of new concepts, equipment automation technology, and approaches in the processing or development of new or improved processes.

Other 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
  •  • Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements
  •  • Professionally represents the company to the customer. Work closely with customer to understand customer issues and demands

Minimum Qualifications

  •  • Master's or Ph.D. in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Physics or other semiconductor related major.
  •  • Prefer experience in Etch or Deposition (CVD, ALD, Metal) or Plasma related researches.
  •  • Fluent English communication is required.

Preferred Qualifications

Areas of study or experiences;

  •  • Design of Experiment (DOE); data analysis; semiconductor fabrication; and, plasma physics, plasma chemistry, or plasma reactors. 
  •  • Plasma Etching, Semiconductor thin film deposition; Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD); 3D NAND Flash; Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD); and/or Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD). Wafer cross section techniques; wafer fabrication processes; ion transport phenomena; dynamic random-access memory (DRAM); ; plasma simulation; semiconductor physics;
  •  • Matlab; Labview; JMP; Hybrid Plasma Equipment Model (HPEM); Mathematica; or Origin. 

Preferred Qualification

  •  • Familiarity with working in a chemical laboratory.
  •  • Experience in surface preparation and analytical techniques.
  •  • Working knowledge of Statistics Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause-Corrective Action (RCCA), 8D & 5-Whys Problem solving
  •  • 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 mindsetLI-LH1 

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.