Senior Product Engineer - Thermal Materials & Elastomers (Hybrid)

LAM RESEARCH Corporation; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research Corporation seeks a Product Engineer to drive high-stakes product development in the semiconductor equipment industry. You will collaborate with suppliers and internal teams, solving real-time customer challenges and advancing Lam’s product portfolio.

The role requires leading qualification plans for new parts and manufacturing technologies, enabling differentiation and robust performance across global supplier networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field with 12 years of experience; or 8 years with a Master’s degree or 5+ years with a PhD.
• Exceptional analytical and experimental design skills.
• Experience with failure analysis using a diverse toolset of materials characterization techniques.
• Demonstrated creative thinking, problem solving, troubleshooting capabilities, and resiliency.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Drive part development, production qualification, and implement quality plans at suppliers across the global Lam supplier network.
• Lead product development projects from prototyping to deployment and initial field support.
• Independently design and conduct experiments, tests, and prototypes to resolve complex technical problems.
• Coach and provide guidance to suppliers to implement recommended experiments.
• Present analysis and support technical recommendations clearly and concisely.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams to guide specification and development of products.
• Provide technical support for installation, diagnosis, troubleshooting, repair, and debugging of complex product issues.
• Work in a cleanroom lab and/or customer semiconductor fab environment.

Skills

Analytical skills

Experimental design

Failure analysis

Creative problem solving

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

JMP

Minitab

Gage R&R

Cp/Cpk analysis

Job description

Lam Research Corporation seeks a Product Engineer to drive high-stakes product development in the semiconductor equipment industry. You will collaborate with suppliers and internal teams, solving real-time customer challenges and advancing Lam’s product portfolio.

The role requires leading qualification plans for new parts and manufacturing technologies, enabling differentiation and robust performance across global supplier networks.