Product Safety Engineer – Hybrid/Remote Semicon Equipment

Lam Research; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research is seeking a Product Safety Engineer to independently drive product safety activities for semiconductor capital equipment. You will work with design engineering, manufacturing, and field teams to define, implement, and sustain safety requirements across the product lifecycle, applying industry standards and regulatory frameworks to meet global safety expectations.

Responsibilities include conducting system-level hazard analyses, supporting SEMI S2/CE compliance, addressing design

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5–10 years applying safety standards and hazard analysis in semiconductor capital equipment or similar large equipment systems.
• Ability to independently analyze systems and identify hazards across electrical, mechanical, and chemical domains.
• Experience working with third-party certification bodies and driving closure of compliance gaps.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross‑functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and field teams.
• Hands‑on approach to testing, validation, and system evaluation.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and process flow diagrams.
• Comfortable participating in engineering design reviews and influencing decisions.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform system-level hazard analysis and risk assessments, and drive mitigation strategies.
• Apply and interpret SEMI S2 and CE Marking directives to support product compliance and certification.
• Identify design risks across electrical, mechanical, chemical, and ergonomic domains, and partner with engineering teams to resolve them.
• Participate in and influence design reviews to ensure safety requirements are incorporated early.
• Resolve product safety issues from internal reviews, field feedback, and third-party evaluations.
• Interface with third-party certification agencies to support safety assessments and closure of findings.
• Review and develop maintenance and service procedures to ensure safe operation and servicing of equipment.
• Partner with account teams and field organizations to support customer confidence in product safety.

Skills

Hazard analysis

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Electrical schematics

Mechanical knowledge

Chemical domain understanding

risk assessment

Design review participation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SEMI standards

Job description

Lam Research is seeking a Product Safety Engineer to independently drive product safety activities for semiconductor capital equipment. You will work with design engineering, manufacturing, and field teams to define, implement, and sustain safety requirements across the product lifecycle, applying industry standards and regulatory frameworks to meet global safety expectations.

Responsibilities include conducting system-level hazard analyses, supporting SEMI S2/CE compliance, addressing design