Senior Electrical Engineer, C&F Lab & RF Systems

Lam Research Salzburg GmbH; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research in Fremont, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer 5 to lead C&F design projects for semiconductor chamber hardware. You will manage feasibility studies, supplier coordination, and documentation, while guiding cross-functional teams through complex design reviews.

The role emphasizes on-site lab work with some remote days, requiring 12+ years' experience or an advanced degree with substantial industry background. Competitive Bay Area salary and benefits accompany this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 12+ years of experience; or Master’s with 8+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience.
• Systems engineering or similar experience.
• AC and DC power box design.
• RF design experience and safety systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead small to large scale C&F design projects, including conceptualization, complex component and assembly design, analysis, documentation, and test/validation of semiconductor chamber hardware to support C&F project deliverables.
• Conduct feasibility studies and testing on new and modified designs.
• Engage key stakeholders effectively with clear communication of objectives, plans, tradeoffs, risks, and key decisions.
• Lead support resources (offshore design drafting, lab technicians, etc) to complete project deliverables.
• Work with suppliers to source OEM parts and/or ensure in-house designed parts can be manufactured in accordance with performance and cost objectives.
• Utilize system documentation (component/assy specs, drawings, P&IDs, interconnectdiagrams, BOMs, etc) and best practices in root cause analysis to troubleshoot issues, and/orretrofit/modify/integrate sub systems for C&F testing as required.
• Ensures produced documentation is consistent with SEMI, Lam Standards and other standards as applicable. (ANSI, DIN etc.)
• Work with cross functional team members to validate new hardware or system design against hardware specifications or expected behavior.
• Develop test plans, test fixtures, and perform testing to characterize system hardware performance and identify opportunities for improvements.
• Generate FMEA/risk mitigation assessments.
• Lead/perform failure analysis if/when required.
• Present detailed designs, test results, and conclusions in design/program/executive reviews.
• Define, document and communicate installation and operating procedures to engineers with variety of technical backgrounds.
• Hardware/lab-centric on-site flex position. Expect an average of 3 days/wk on site/in-lab withopportunity to work up to 2 days/wk remotely with manager approval as project deliverablesallow.
• Lam aims to provide remote work flexibility to the extent possible but a significant portion of this role will require on-site in-lab presence.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Python

VB.NET

Job description

Lam Research in Fremont, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer 5 to lead C&F design projects for semiconductor chamber hardware. You will manage feasibility studies, supplier coordination, and documentation, while guiding cross-functional teams through complex design reviews.

The role emphasizes on-site lab work with some remote days, requiring 12+ years' experience or an advanced degree with substantial industry background. Competitive Bay Area salary and benefits accompany this position.