Process Engineer 6

Supplier Engineering & Technology- Surface Treatment

Supplier Engineering & Technology - Surface Treatment

The impact you’ll make

As a Supplier Engineer at Lam, you will operate on cutting-edge technology, material science, and surface engineering to push technical boundaries. Your role involves supplier management for surface treatment eg: anodization, plating. Developing new supplier base and technical capability globally while ensuring consistent quality and driving scability in HVM. 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

- Lead CFT teams consisting of business development, engineering, manufacturing, processing engineering, field service, and suppliers during new product development launch to production release.
- Be a leader for problem-solving skills: defining the problem, identifying objectives, assessing risk, developing approach, analyzing results, and providing recommendations.
- Coordinate development activities with suppliers and product groups.
- Implement industry standard process control techniques such as six sigma techniques to manage and develop production efficiencies and quality.
- Develop continuous improvement plans (CIP) on existing manufacturing processes to increase first pass yield.
- 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.
- Provide leadership, clear direction, and guidance as a mentor to commodity SEs to support execution activities.
- Lead projects involving selection of innovative concepts and approaches for process development, automation, portability.

Who we’re looking for

- Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Physics or related field with 12+ years of experience; or a PhD with 8+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience.
- 10 years of experience in a similar role with exposure to surface treatments & or plating in HVM highly desired.
- Strong foundation of surface treatment processes such as anodization, plating, electrochemistry, precision cleaning principles and hands-on experience of plating chemistry formulations.
- Strong project management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

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).
- 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).
- Knowledge of Material synthesis and material characterization.
- Experience working in a collaborative and matrixed environment with diverse teams, semiconductor customers, and/or partners.
- Experience in semiconductor, process design, deposition, etch dielectrics or conductor, metal films, etc.

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.

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Salary

CA San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $146,000.00 -  $311,000.00.

The above salary range for this position is relevant to applicants that reside or work onsite in the California, San Francisco Bay Area only. Salary offers will depend on factors that include the location you work from, your level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience and comparison to other employees already in this role. Actual salary may vary from salary offered due to numerous factors including but not limited to unpaid time off, unpaid leave, company mandated shutdown, and other relevant factors.

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.