Sr. Mgr, Field Process

Lam Research; Hillsboro (AL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research in the United States seeks a Senior Manager to lead a team of field process engineers and technical professionals supporting advanced semiconductor manufacturing. You will mentor, drive performance, and oversee escalation for complex issues while partnering with Engineering, Product Development and Operations to improve reliability and service excellence.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 6–8 years of management experience and 7–10 years of etch experience, or equivalent,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 6–8 years of management experience.
• 7–10 years etch experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and collaboration with diverse teams and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of field process engineers and technical professionals.
• Build a high-performance culture through mentoring, performance management, and career development.
• Oversee escalation support for complex technical issues beyond standard troubleshooting.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Development, and Operations to drive continuous improvement and service excellence.
• Ensure field teams stay current with emerging technologies, product enhancements, and processes.
• Drive knowledge sharing, technical training, and best practice adoption across the field organization.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

The group you’ll be a part of

The Customer Support Business Group focuses on enabling our customers with premier customer support throughout their lifecycle with Lam. We drive performance, productivity, safety, and quality of customers installed base performance and deliver service and lifecycle solutions for their most critical equipment and processes.

The impact you’ll make

• Oversees the technical support of company customers by field engineers, technicians, and support specialists, who are diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing one or more of the following: complex electro/mechanical equipment, sophisticated computer systems, software systems/applications, or networking and wireless networking systems.
• Supervises engineers that respond to situations where standard procedures have failed to isolate or fix problems in non-functioning equipment systems or software.
• Establishes and maintains lines of communication with design engineering and software development on design, reliability and maintenance issues.
• Ensures that engineers are current with the latest upgrades and/or new releases.
• May be involved in customer installation and training programs.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

What you’ll do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of field process engineers and technical professionals supporting advanced semiconductor manufacturing and related technologies.
• Build a high-performance culture through mentoring, performance management, career development, and succession planning.
• Oversee escalation support for complex technical issues when standard troubleshooting procedures are insufficient.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Development, and Operations teams to drive continuous improvement, reliability, and service excellence.
• Ensure field teams maintain expertise on emerging technologies, product enhancements, and new process developments.
• Drive knowledge sharing, technical training, and best practice adoption across the field organization. Support customer installations, process optimization initiatives, and technical training programs as needed.

Who we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 6-8 years of management experience. An advanced degree preferred.
• 7 to 10 years etch experience preferred
• Effective organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, reacting to shifting priorities, and meeting business needs and deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams, customers, and partners.
• Collaborative mindset in matrixed environment.

Our commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.

Our Perks and Benefits

At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.