Senior Product Engineer, Etch Plasma Sensing

Lam Research Salzburg GmbH; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Flex

Virtual Flex

Job summary

Lam Research in the San Francisco Bay Area seeks a Product Engineer to drive sensor development for etch tools. You will work closely with customers and internal teams to solve real-time challenges and advance sensing technology for process control.

You will contribute to improving plasma diagnostics and sensor integration, with a focus on optical design, data acquisition, and algorithmic improvements across end-point and fault detection systems.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field with 5+ years experience, or PhD with 3+ years experience.
• Experience with optical and electrical sensors, plasma diagnostics and process control.
• Strong modeling and statistical analysis using MATLAB, Python, and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Improve existing plasma sensors with emphasis on optical design.
• Evaluate novel plasma sensing techniques and integrate sensor into Lam etch tools.
• Develop signal analysis routines and data acquisition routines.
• Improve analysis algorithms for endpoint, fault detection and process control.
• Explore other plasma diagnostic applications for process control (e.g., spectroscopy, reflectometry).
• Provide product support and troubleshoot sensor problems for customers.
• Create documentation for customers and field engineers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to guide product development.
• Work in a cleanroom lab or semiconductor fab environment.

Skills

Optical and electrical sensors

Plasma diagnostics

Process control

Mathematical modeling & data analysis

Teamwork & communication

Education

Master’s degree in related field

PhD with 3+ years experience

Tools

MATLAB

C++

Python

ZEMAX

Job description

Lam Research in the San Francisco Bay Area seeks a Product Engineer to drive sensor development for etch tools. You will work closely with customers and internal teams to solve real-time challenges and advance sensing technology for process control.

You will contribute to improving plasma diagnostics and sensor integration, with a focus on optical design, data acquisition, and algorithmic improvements across end-point and fault detection systems.