Senior Computational Scientist: Plasma-Process Modeling

Lam Research Corporation; Paris; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research Corporation in Paris seeks an experienced Computational Software Engineer to advance feature-scale semiconductor process simulation. You will translate physics and experiments into robust software, collaborating with plasma physicists and process engineers to improve fidelity.

The role focuses on developing numerical methods for geometry evolution, particle transport, and surface kinetics, with attention to performance on modern HPC architectures.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or MS in a related technical field.
• Experience developing feature-scale, topography, or process simulation tools for plasma etch and deposition.
• Strong software development experience in C++ and Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain computational software for feature-scale semiconductor process simulation.
• Develop and enhance physics-based models describing plasma-surface interactions and multiphysics phenomena.
• Optimize simulation performance for multicore CPUs and GPU-based systems.
• Validate model predictions against experimental data.

Skills

C++

Python

Monte Carlo

Finite element

Education

Ph.D. or MS in Physics, Computational Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

Tools

CUDA / GPU programming

MPI / parallel computing

Job description

Lam Research Corporation in Paris seeks an experienced Computational Software Engineer to advance feature-scale semiconductor process simulation. You will translate physics and experiments into robust software, collaborating with plasma physicists and process engineers to improve fidelity.

The role focuses on developing numerical methods for geometry evolution, particle transport, and surface kinetics, with attention to performance on modern HPC architectures.