Quality Engineer

Position: Quality Engineer 4
Requisition ID199217

Date posted
05/14/2026

Work Location Model On-site Flex Work Location Tualatin-ORWork Country United States The group you’ll be a part ofThe Global Operations Group brings information systems, facilities, supply chain, logistics, and high-volume manufacturing together to drive the engine of our global business operations. We help Lam deliver industry-leading solutions with speed and efficiency, while actively supporting the resilient and profitable growth of Lam's business.

The impact you’ll make

As a Quality Engineer at Lam, you'll make an impact in ensuring manufacturing processes and products meet quality standards by designing, implementing, and maintaining quality assurance within the quality management systems (QMS). You design methods for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the accuracy of production processes and finished products. By analyzing production data and reports, you identify trends and work across functions to resolve technical, quality and production challenges.

Your expertise will help develop excellence in product design and manufacturing supporting Lam's commitment to delivering high-quality and reliable products.

What you’ll do Analyzes production data to identify trends and recommend updates or changes to quality defect detection and reporting and programs to improve.

Supports disposition of supplier quality issues in manufacturing applying criteria.

Conducts preliminary analysis of quality escapes to assign further investigation to appropriate investigation function. Utilizes 8D methodology to drive manufacturing owned escapes through root cause analysis and CAPA (Corrective Action, Preventive Action) planning and execution. Ensures systematic solutions are fully deployed and presents RCCA (root-cause corrective action) to stakeholders.

Monitors quality of Investigation & RCCA (Root Cause/Corrective Action) conducted by stakeholders (Product Groups and Supply Chain) ensuring high probability that issues will not recur in MFG.Supports all Global Quality and GOPS quality projects and Management System Assessments (Audits)
Compiles information on external and internal quality issues (NCI and NCE) and all build issues quantifying rate of improvement over successive builds and identifying top problems and opportunities. Presents this information at Product Development and Release (PDR) Cross Functional Team (CFT) reviews ensuring the full team continues to mitigate risk in support of transitions to High Volume Manufacturing (HVM). Presents Quality data at PDR transition reviews.

Perform GEMBAs on manufacturing clean room floor and interview technicians to investigate quality escapes and gather information on potential causes.

Review build instructions, perform risk assessments and provide feedback to MFE (manufacturing engineering) on manufacturability of deposition products. At times, may update build process instructions for manufacturing inspections and quality checks.

Drives quality improvement initiatives and projects on key organization objectives through aligned project management methodologies such as DMAIC, 8D, PSDMP, etc…Present and communicate manufacturing caused defect RCCAs to stakeholders such as global accounts teams that interface with regularly with Lam customers

Prepares for and participates in ISO 9001 audits

Conducts process assessments to identify gaps in standard processes and drive improvements

Who we’re looking for Other

Job Responsibilities Participate in quality analytics dashboard development and validation.

Update and draft manufacturing quality process documentation.

Participate in continuous improvement project teams as a representative of the Manufacturing Quality Department.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree (Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Engineering equivalent) plus 8 years of experience or 6 years ecperience and a Master's degree.

Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills

Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills

Comfortable working in a fast-paced and changing environment

Demonstrated ability to communicate and work collaboratively with varying levels of professionals, from…