Sr. Mgr, Engineering

Lam Research Salzburg GmbH; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research in Fremont seeks a Senior Manager in Engineering Operations to strengthen GPE operational excellence. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams across the US and India, drive standards, and enable tool and system efficiency while aligning with Lam’s digital transformation strategy.

You’ll lead a diverse team, focus on internal customers, multitask in a fast-paced environment, and ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree (or 10+ years with a master’s).
• Experience with engineering product development processes and best practices.
• Design engineering experience, preferably in semiconductor equipment.
• Experience with MCAD/ECAD tools and data packages.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Excel, Power BI, etc).
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and conflict-resolution abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction to the global team and aid skill development, capabilities, and hiring to meet objectives.
• Continuous improvement of engineering development and release processes and practices.
• Develop evaluation methods to assess process strengths and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to define problems and align requirements with stakeholders.
• Create, publish, and maintain comprehensive process documentation and drive adoption.
• Develop and present training; deliver project plans to senior management for buy-in.
• Manage cross-functional teams in the US and India and coordinate global work priorities.
• Represent operational interests in corporate cross-functional teams.
• Organize engineering information for fast discovery using corporate tools.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Siemens NX

PTC Creo

Zuken E3

SharePoint

Power BI

SAP

Matlab

Job description

In your career, let’s prove what’s possible.

At Lam Research, we create equipmentthat drives technological advancements in the semiconductor industry. Our innovative solutions enable chipmakers to power progress in nearly all aspects of modern life, and it takes each member of our team to make it possible.
Across our organization, our employees come to work and change the world. We take on the toughest challenges with precision and accuracy. We push for the next big semiconductor breakthrough. We lead the way in one of the most critical and fast-moving industries on the planet. And we do it together, with deep connections and limitless collaboration.
The impact we have on the world is made possible by focusing on our people. So we recognize and celebrate our teams’ achievements. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone’s contribution and voice has value. We evaluate and evolve our offerings, so our people receive the support and empowerment to do meaningful things for their lives, careers, and communities.
Because at Lam, we believe that when people are the priority and they’re inspired to unleash the power of innovation for a better world together, anything is possible.

Date: Aug 10, 2026

Location:

Fremont, CA, US, 94538

Worker Category: On-site Flex

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 Platform products.

We drive innovation to ensure our cutting-edge solutions are helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry.

The impact you’ll make

A Senior Manager in Engineering Operations strengthens GPE operational excellence by improving engineering processes, driving standards, enabling tool and system efficiency. In this role, you’ll utilize an internal customer perspective to coordinate cross‑functional teams of impacted stakeholders and manage projects to completion, both on time and within budget.You’ll champion the adoption of modern engineering methods aligned with Lam’s digital transformation strategy. You’ll provide oversight to our India team, setting direction through roadmaps and annual goals and objectives, developing their capabilities, and ensuring the performance of the team. Your role directly impacts the productivity, efficiency and quality of the design engineering team. If you have a passion for standards, details and consistent design and documentation methods, we’d love to meet you.

Candidate should be a result‑driven, self‑starter possessing strong interpersonal skills with a strong focus on supporting internal customers. This individual should also possess the ability to multitask in a fast‑paced environment, to adapt to changing priorities and to work independently in a close‑knit team setting.

What you’ll do

• Provide direction to the global team and assist in the development of skills, capabilities, domain knowledge, technical ownership, and hiring required to meet objectives
• Continuous improvement. This includes all elements of the engineering development and release process from the tools used to communicate, to the engineering practices themselves
• Develop evaluation methods to assess process strengths and identify areas for improvement
• Work cross functionally to develop problem statements and align requirements and functionality with stakeholders to drive solutions
• Create, maintain, and develop comprehensive process documentation and drive adoption
• Create, present and maintain effective training
• Present project plans to senior management, gain buy in, and deliver results
• Manage CFTs with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities in both the US and India
• Prioritization and coordination of engineering operations work with a global workforce
• Represent GPE operational interests in corporate CFTs
• Create, revise, review, release, and communicate engineering standards and best‑known methods
• Capture and publish tribal knowledge, working across engineering communities to improve consistency
• Organize engineering information for fast discovery using SharePoint, Teams, or other corporate tools
• Develop, evaluate and champion tools to improve the quality and efficiency of engineering work

Who we’re looking for

• Expected minimum of 12 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 10 years and a master’s degree; or equivalent experience
• Experience with engineering product development processes/best practices
• Design engineering experience, preferably in semiconductor equipment
• Related experience with MCAD, preferably Siemens NX or PTC Creo, from part and assembly modeling to on‑model annotations and (TDP) Technical Data Packages, to part fabrication and inspection or ECAD, preferably Zuken E3
• Experience in analyzing data to draw relevant business conclusions and in data visualization techniques and tools
• Skills in Excel are a must but demonstrable capability with QuickBase, SharePoint, Power BI, iPLM, TCPLM, SAP, Matlab, or other programming languages is a plus
• Excellent client‑facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi‑tasking skills
• Strong leadership skills with applicable experience
• Strong Influencing, negotiating and conflict resolution skills
• Curiosity, enthusiasm for learning, and adaptability