Senior Process Engineer - Deposition & ALD/CVD (Hybrid)

Lam Research; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research in Albany, NY, is seeking a Process Engineer 4 to drive advanced deposition and etch processes for next-generation CMOS devices. You will lead process development projects, analyze data, and collaborate with customers and internal teams to translate research into scalable manufacturing solutions.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, rigorous SPC/DOE practices, and delivering results that improve yields and reduce costs. On-site, with hybrid options as projects demand.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Physics or related field with 6+ years of experience; or a PhD with 3+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct process engineering research, development, and evaluation in support of Lam’s cutting-edge semiconductor equipment and systems.
• Review and enhance processing techniques and methods applied in the manufacture and fabrication of products.
• Develop and sustain new processes and process improvements to reduce production costs and increase yields.
• Compile and analyze test data to establish next steps in process development and determine appropriate limits and variables for process specifications.
• Collaborate internally to plan, collect data, analyze results, and report on customer demos for existing process applications.
• Partner cross-functionally and with customers to understand roadmaps, process flow, inflection points, requirements, and business challenges.
• Contribute to next generation product development and release activities supporting the semiconductor roadmap.
• Provide leadership, clear direction, and guidance to process technicians to support execution activities.
• Be responsible for thin film deposition (CVD, ALD, plating) process development projects in support of LAM JDAs with IBM.
• Collaborate with customer process engineers to develop solutions
• Collaborate with customer process and hardware engineers to troubleshoot hardware/process problems/interactions.
• Be flexibleto be cross trained into dry etch, wets/clean and process integration.
• Deliver creative solutions in process design and its applications.
• Present results, both internally and externally, to engineers, executives, customers, etc

Skills

SPC

DOE

Analytical skills

Process development

Education

Master’s degree in Materials Science or Chemical Engineering or Chemistry or Physics; OR PhD with 3+ years

Tools

MATLAB

Python

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Lam Research in Albany, NY, is seeking a Process Engineer 4 to drive advanced deposition and etch processes for next-generation CMOS devices. You will lead process development projects, analyze data, and collaborate with customers and internal teams to translate research into scalable manufacturing solutions.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, rigorous SPC/DOE practices, and delivering results that improve yields and reduce costs. On-site, with hybrid options as projects demand.