Head of Sustaining Engineering - Manufacturing Excellence (Hybrid)

LAM RESEARCH Corporation; Victoria; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research in Australia seeks a highly driven Manufacturing Engineering Sustaining Supervisor to lead a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment. You will drive sustaining strategies, own lifecycle activities, and ensure product quality, reliability, and factory performance.

You are a hands-on leader with strong technical depth and proven people management skills, balancing day-to-day factory support with long-term capability development to enable growth and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or master’s degree in electrical engineering, mechatronics, or related field.
• 6+ years of related experience as SME and people manager.
• Strong technical writing to communicate designs and procedures.
• Excellent verbal communication with suppliers and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Manufacturing Engineering Sustaining team.
• Drive sustaining engineering strategies to support manufacturing operations, product quality, and factory performance.
• Plan priorities, resources, and execution plans to meet business objectives.
• Own lifecycle sustainment, including engineering change implementation and issue resolution.
• Oversee test strategy, fixtures, software maintenance, and production readiness.
• Monitor FPY, cycle time, productivity, reliability, and cost of quality.
• Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions for non-conformances.
• Support high-volume manufacturing transfers and readiness.

Skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic execution

People leadership

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics

Job description

Lam Research in Australia seeks a highly driven Manufacturing Engineering Sustaining Supervisor to lead a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment. You will drive sustaining strategies, own lifecycle activities, and ensure product quality, reliability, and factory performance.

You are a hands-on leader with strong technical depth and proven people management skills, balancing day-to-day factory support with long-term capability development to enable growth and efficiency.