RF Engineer

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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.

As an RF Engineer at Lam, you play a crucial role in designing, building, and troubleshooting cutting‑edge radio frequency (RF) solutions for power delivery and plasma generation in our Etch and Deposition products. You specialize in utilizing RF as a power source and creating innovative generator designs. Your work paves the way for new power sources to be used Lam's wafer fabrication equipment.

The RF Electrical Engineer designs, develops, modifies, and evaluates electronic parts, components, or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment, as well as other hardware systems and/or electrical engineering applications. This role determines design approaches and parameters, analyzes equipment to establish operating data, conducts experimental tests, and evaluates results. The engineer selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability, and may also review vendor capabilities to support product development.

• Responsible for performing professional electrical engineering research, design, development, modification, and evaluation in support of electrical and electro‑mechanical systems and subsystems.
• Work with a multidisciplinary engineering design team—including electrical, mechanical, software, process, technical support, and suppliers—on the design and modification of custom and OEM embedded system components.
• Prepare and analyze test plans and procedures to ensure technical and operational requirements are met and properly demonstrated.
• Responsible for collecting and analyzing pertinent material and data in preparation for presentations at design, project, and program reviews.

• Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years of experience with a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years of experience; or equivalent experience.
• Primarily responsible for the design/selection, testing, and documentation of RF delivery systems.
• Must have hands‑on experience with complex RF measurement equipment, including power meters, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, field strength meters, etc.
• Experience with RF/uW generators and sources, impedance matching networks, transmission lines, and antennas.
• Technical working experience across 100 kHz to 100 MHz frequency ranges, from single‑watt to kilowatt power levels, and high‑voltage DC delivery.
• Familiarity with high‑voltage (>10 kV) and high‑current (>100 Arms) design rules, including arcing, tracking, thermal considerations, and parasitics.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Outstanding analysis and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to drive functional requirements and execute in a dynamic team environment.

• Experience with semiconductor capital equipment or related industrial equipment.
• Experience with RF simulation suites, including SPICE, ADS, LabVIEW, Mathcad, MATLAB, and analysis tools (e.g., HFSS, COMSOL, Maxwell).
• Appreciation for learning and understanding challenges and limitations within other disciplines related to system designs.
• Working knowledge of industry standards, including SEMI, NFPA 79, NEC, UL, EN, IEC, ETG, etc.
• Willingness to travel to international locations.

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.

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