Product Engineer 5

In your career, let’s prove what’s possible.

At Lam Research, we create equipment that drives technological advancements in the semiconductor industry. Our innovative solutions enable chipmakers to power progress in nearly all aspects of modern life, and it takes each member of our team to make it possible.

Across our organization, our employees come to work and change the world. We take on the toughest challenges with precision and accuracy. We we push for the next big semiconductor breakthrough. We lead the way in one of the most critical and fast-moving industries on the planet. And we do it together, with deep connections and limitless collaboration.

The impact we have on the world is made possible by focusing on our people. So we recognize and celebrate our teams’ achievements. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone’s contribution and voice has value. We evaluate and evolve our offerings, so our people receive the support and empowerment to do meaningful things for their lives, careers, and communities.

Because at Lam, we believe that when people are the priority and they’re inspired to unleash the power of innovation for a better world together, anything is possible.

Date:
Jul 17, 2026

Location:

Fremont, CA, US, 94538

Worker Category:
On-site Flex

At Lam, as a Product Engineer, you will thrive in high-stakes, dynamic environment, driving product development at the forefront of the semiconductor equipment industry. Collaborating closely with customers and internal teams, you will provide real-time problem-solving to customer challenges and to enhance our products. Your passion for engaging with customers and innovative engineering will drive progress in our industry, tackling the once unsolvable.

• Lead product development projects from product prototyping, development, deployment/product release, and initial field support.
• Lead technical brainstorming activities and problem-solving methodologies for effective solution path determination.
• Drive risk identification and mitigation/avoidance actions.
• Oversee FMEA process and leverage results for qualification strategy development.
• Collaboratively engineer innovative semiconductor equipment and process design solutions to quickly resolve customer issues and improve product quality in a dynamic fast-paced challenging environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams to guide the specification and development of products.
• Independently design and conduct experiments, tests, and prototypes to resolve complex technical problems.
• Present on project status and final engineering results at various settings including business organization level review meetings.
• Provide engineering support for resolving customer escalations related to product issues.
• Work in a cleanroom lab and/or customer semiconductor fab environment.

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years experience; or Master's degree with 8+ years experience; or PhD with 5+ years experience; or equivalent experience.
• 9+ years applicable experience and manufacturing processes and design, preferably in the semiconductor industry, including equivalent experience from an advanced degree in relevant technical fields.
• BS/MS degree in the following technical fields:
  Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering;
  Advanced degree PhD desirable, but level of work experience also considered.
• Strong project management, communication/presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), statistical measurements/analysis and hypothesis tests, as well as a high level of proficiency with statistical analysis software such as JMP, Origin, or Mini Tab.
• Knowledge of plasma chamber equipment subsystems and operating principles.
• Knowledge of fundamental electromagnetics, RF power delivery, and plasma processing chemistries.
• Demonstrated capability for hands-on equipment operation and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word software.
• Fluent in the English language, both writing and verbal communication.

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