Sample Prep Technician 3

LAM RESEARCH Corporation; Tualatin (OR); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

LAM RESEARCH Corporation in Tualatin, Oregon is looking for a detail-oriented professional for sample preparation in the semiconductor industry. Responsibilities include preparing samples for STEM tools, performing quality checks, and assisting with outgoing procedures. The ideal candidate has an associate's degree in a relevant field, strong troubleshooting skills, and effective communication abilities.

This role offers a hybrid work model, combining on-site and remote work, and comes with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of related work experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Experience with silicon wafers and processing wafers.
• Ability to work a compressed shift schedule.

Responsibilities

• Take care of sample preparation tasks.
• Perform sample intake and outgoing procedures.
• Assist other lab assistants with shipping responsibilities.

Skills

Attention to detail

Troubleshooting skills

Pattern recognition

Effective communication

Manual dexterity

Education

Associate's degree or higher in a relevant discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The group you’ll be a part of

In the Global Products Group, we are dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering of Lam's etch and deposition products. We drive innovation to ensure our cutting‑edge solutions are helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry.

What you’ll do

• Take care of sample preparation tasks which are required before loading samples into our STEM tools. May include ALD coatings, application of other protective coatings, identifying and marking areas of interest based on a schematic, resizing samples, and similar tasks.
• Follow fixed procedures and repeat with a wide variety of sample configurations.
• Perform sample intake and outgoing procedures which includes screening for physical and digital quality and photographing contents. Identify and set aside samples which do not meet lab's submission expectations.
• Customer service.
• Assisting other lab assistants with shipping responsibilities.
• Especially successful, tenured techs in this role may pursue a career in electron microscopy within our group.

Ideal Qualities

• Impeccable attention to detail
• Good troubleshooting and pattern recognition skills
• Understanding of how semiconductors are created
• Sees task repetition as an opportunity to iterate and innovate better methods
• Careful, detail oriented observer
• Fond of learning and responds well to feedback

Preferred qualifications

• Associate's degree, technical certificate, or higher in a discipline relevant to the semiconductor industry such as Microelectronics Technology, Physics/Engineering, Computer Science, etc.
• 2-4 years of related work experience in the semiconductor industry, especially handling silicon wafers, processing wafers in fab tools, cleaving wafers into coupons, and identifying features of interest based on a wafer schematic.
• Excellent manual dexterity.
• Effective communication skills, written and verbal, in English.
• Proficient in utilizing Microsoft Office software.
• Ability to work a compressed shift schedule.

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.

Our Perks and Benefits

At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.