Process Engineer

Supplier Engineering & Technology
- Surface Treatment Supplier Engineering & Technology - Surface Treatment The impact you’ll make

As a Supplier Engineer at Lam, you will operate on cutting-edge technology, material science, and surface engineering to push technical boundaries.

Your role involves supplier management for surface treatment eg: anodization, plating. Developing new supplier base and technical capability globally while ensuring consistent quality and driving scability in HVM. Your expertise and knowledge play a crucial role our customers success, making an impact on the next generation of semiconductor breakthroughs.

What you’ll doLead CFT teams consisting of business development, engineering, manufacturing, processing engineering, field service, and suppliers during new product development launch to production  a leader for problem-solving skills: defining the problem, identifying objectives, assessing risk, developing approach, analyzing results, and providing recommendations.

Coordinate development activities with suppliers and product groups.

Implement industry standard process control techniques such as six sigma techniques to manage and develop production efficiencies and quality.

Develop continuous improvement plans (CIP) on existing manufacturing processes to increase first pass yield.

Review and enhance processing techniques and methods applied in the manufacture and fabrication of products.

Develop and sustain new processes and process improvements to reduce production costs and increase yields.

Provide leadership, clear direction, and guidance as a mentor to commodity SEs to support execution activities.

Lead projects involving selection of innovative concepts and approaches for process development, automation, portability.

Who we’re looking for Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Physics or related field with 12+ years of experience; or a PhD with 8+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience.
10 years of experience in a similar role with exposure to surface treatments & or plating in HVM highly desired.

Strong foundation of surface treatment processes such as anodization, plating, electrochemistry, precision cleaning principles and hands-on experience of plating chemistry formulations.

Strong project management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred qualifications

Familiarity with working in a laboratory and on semiconductor equipment with experience in surface preparation and analytical  understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE).Working knowledge of statistical analysis and problem-solving methodologies.

Experience with statistical tools (JMP, Minitab, etc.)Background in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD), or Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD).Knowledge of Material synthesis and material characterization.

Experience working in a collaborative and matrixed environment with diverse teams, semiconductor customers, and/or partners.

Experience in semiconductor, process design, deposition, etch dielectrics or conductor, metal films, etc.

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.

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