Product Support Engineer 4

LAM RESEARCH Corporation; Hillsboro (OR); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

LAM RESEARCH Corporation is looking for a Regional Product Support Engineer in Hillsboro, Oregon. In this role, you will provide critical technical support for field engineers, ensuring customer satisfaction through timely responses to equipment issues.

Applicants should hold a relevant degree and possess strong problem-solving skills. This position offers a hybrid work model that allows flexibility between on-site and remote work, with a commitment to teamwork and excellence.

Qualifications

• PhD, MS or BS in Engineering with relevant work experience.
• Experience in troubleshooting electro-mechanical equipment.
• Ability to work flexible shifts and on-call; travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for field engineers and technicians.
• Develop customer confidence through credible recommendations.
• Participate in global technical community and share knowledge.

Skills

Technical support

Problem-solving

Customer relationship management

Data analysis

Education

PhD with 3+ years experience or MS/Engineering with 6+ years or BS with 8+ years

Tools

Data analysis tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

The group you’ll be a part of

The Customer Support Business Group focuses on enabling our customers with premier customer support throughout their lifecycle with Lam. We drive performance, productivity, safety, and quality of customers installed base performance and deliver service and lifecycle solutions for their most critical equipment and processes.

The impact you’ll make

As a Regional Product Support Engineer at Lam, you’re the backbone of technical support for field engineers, technicians, and product support personnel in the region. Your expertise is crucial in diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing, and debugging complex electro‑mechanical equipment, computer systems, software, or networked and wireless systems. Your swift action in responding to situations is critical in resolving issues and ensuring satisfaction of Lam's valued customers.

What you’ll do

• Provides support to customer/users where the product is highly technical or sophisticated in nature.
• Develops customer confidence through credible recommendations and an understanding of the customer’s perspective to support sales, service and revenue.
• Participates in Lam’s worldwide technical community and actively shares knowledge and takes a leadership position to enhance worldwide learning and its application.
• Acts as technical mentor for field and account engineers and may design or conduct training sessions.

Who we’re looking for

• PhD with 3+ years of relevant work experience or; MS or Engineering degree with 6+ years of work experience; or BS with 8+ years of work experience.
• Understand and work from electrical and mechanical schematics, diagrams and interpret operation manuals.
• Use computer applications, including data analysis tools, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
• Formulate root cause hypothesis, analysis and action plans with detail problem statements, data analysis and success criteria.
• Provide quality remote and on‑site escalation support and escalation management.
• Troubleshoot technical problems and coordinate multiple technical tasks.
• Work directly with customers to meet their needs and expectations with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co‑workers and customer and adhere to customer rules and policies regarding worksite behavior and safety with minimal supervision.
• Able to work in constrictive clean room environment, wearing appropriate personal protective safety equipment as required, and sit or stand for prolonged periods of time in a demanding environment with changing workloads.
• Work flexible shifts and on‑call including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Be available for constant communication with the field through either meeting, instant messenger, text, email, etc.
• Able to travel both domestic and international based on business need.

Preferred qualifications

• Familiar with the SW structure and the ability to troubleshoot from the Control Works level.
• Acquainted with Analog‑to‑Digital I/O devices IOC, SIOC, EIOC, and how they interact with the Tool Platform SW Package.
• Knowledge of the directory structure, and the ability to troubleshoot the structure.
• Communicate with customer at a technical level and influence customer decision to follow action plans.

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.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non‑discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company’s intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on‑site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On‑site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On‑site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on‑site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on‑site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.