MECHANICAL ENGINEER MANAGER/SENIOR MANAGER

Company: Lam Research
Location: Fremont
Posted on: November 16, 2024

Job Description:

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 or 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 This open position is for a Hardware/Mechanical Manager/Senior Manager working in the deposition Hardware Product Development Group. This HW group develops, releases, and supports the activities on the new deposition Products - from inception of ideas to in-house qualification to support in the field. The HW group members drive design innovation, HW, process validation, reliability to achieve product vision objectives. The team also works actively with supply chain team to meet the cost targets for the tool. Developing and supporting this tool requires understanding and use of multidisciplinary engineering to innovate on the intersection of Mechanical, Chemistry and Material Science Engineering. We review process and customer requirements to define engineering specifications for systems and subsystems. We handle the full life cycle from development, through product release while supporting customer escalations and manufacturing team to enable on time shipment of tools. We coordinate design reviews, risk assessments, with cross functional teams to ensure successful product release. We compile and evaluate test data using rigorous statistical methods to determine appropriate hardware limitations and assesses risk of field failure according to customer process conditions. What You'll Do You will be one of two managers, each with specific product focus. You will lead a team of 5-6 Mechanical engineers in support of a wide variety of projects on all of aspects for current and next generation applications at all major customers. You will manage priorities through the Engineering Priority Lists while using additional of the Product Engineers from our India Engineering team. Would also be responsible for supporting the functioning of the 4-5 lab tools. Depending on overall group priorities you may support other HW group managers. As a manager, you will train, mentor, and develop your team to improve their technical capabilities, communication skills, and help them become more T-shaped. You will create development plans for each employee tied to their yearly compensation planning. To help the group learn, efficiently share knowledge, and ramp up their effectiveness, you will create and or optimize organizational systems and establish best practices for innovating solutions, testing, and data analysis. As a working manager, you will remain as the Technical Owner for some projects as well. Who We're Looking For Solid Deposition or Etch hardware, process and or productivity development background and track record of success Master's degree in a field of Mechanical Engineering, materials science or equivalent experience in areas such as complex hardware engineering, device fabrication or process module design. A Ph.D. is a plus but not required. Years of related experience in wafer process equipment including acting as a technical owner for large scale projects, having dotted line reports, working closely with suppliers to develop solutions and hardware development. History of excellent verbal and written communication. Ability to prepare and present both concise Executive-style summaries and long form technical deep dive presentations to convey problems statements and opportunities, trade-off options, and supporting evidence to guide decision making. Experienced in driving decision making by creating a clear and concise story backed with data, building a coalition, and persuading management to follow the team's recommendation. Strong initiative with a willingness to take ownership and drive a project to completion coupled with strong process and systemic thinking capabilities Ability to develop and execute plans, consistently deliver expected business results and work effectively in a changing environment sometimes filled with ambiguity. 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. Salary CA San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $117 - $259K. 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.

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