Process Engineer 2

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 etch and deposition 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

As a Process Engineer at Lam, you will operate on cutting-edge technology, harnessing atomic precision, material science, and surface engineering to push technical boundaries. Your role involves developing new and advanced process formulations, defining equipment hardware to meet processing requirements, evaluating test data, and coordinating design requirements to ensure compatibility of processing methods. Your expertise and knowledge play a crucial role our customers success, making an impact on the next generation of semiconductor breakthroughs.

What you’ll do

• 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.

Who we’re looking forMinimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Physics or related field with no previous professional experience; or equivalent experience.

• This is a graduate eligible role.

Preferred qualifications

• Familiarity with working in a laboratory and on semiconductor equipment with experience in surface preparation and analytical techniques.

• In-depth understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE).

• Proficient in MATLAB, Python, or other similar scientific computing language.

• Working knowledge of statistical analysis and problem-solving methodologies.

• Experience with statistical tools (JMP, Minitab, etc.)

• Background in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD), or Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD).

• Background in Plasma Physics, Reactive Ion Etching (RIE), Atomic Layer Etching (ALE), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), Capacitively Coupled Plasma (CCP).