The impact you'll make

As a Mechanical Engineer at Lam, you're designing and defining cutting-edge mechanical and electro-mechanical systems. Your role involves feasibility studies, testing, and guiding teams in detailed design and fabrication. You provide the crucial design information needed to shape our technology's packaging.

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What You'll Do

Owning & executing medium to high complex Mechanical sub-system/system projects to design, develop, optimize, & implement design solutions
Collaborate with both internal and external CFT to ensure the product design meets its objectives, validate the design through performance testing & obtain approvals via PDR process
Conceptualization, modeling, analysis, development, documentation, & test/validation of hardware designs associated with new semiconductor equipment
Conduct detailed analysis including structural, finite element analysis (FEA), thermal, heat transfer, stress, vibrations, fluid and gas flow dynamics, and manufacturability to properly specify designs.
Provide key deliverables including Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), technical specifications, risk analysis, test specifications, and design review presentations.
Contribute to product release in consistent with Lam vision, strategies & product release roadmap
Work with potential suppliers to ensure parts can be manufactured in accordance with performance and cost objectives
Ensures documentation is consistent with SEMI, Lam Standards, and other standards as applicable (ANSI, DIN etc.) as well as best known methods (BKMs)
Performs analytical work in order to characterize and properly specify new and existing designs, including stress, vibrations, and manufacturability
Develops & execute test plans that generate characterization data sufficient to understand and validate the performance of the design
Provide immediate response & timely resolution to escalations & design related production issues encountered during the pilot as well as HVM build process
Provide leadership - Coaching & Mentoring to enable engineers in team to meet job expectations, Contribute to specific dept. goals & objectives as initiatives with key aspect being capability (people & infra) development, Drive change by contributing to Productivity, continuous improvement & Innovations to influence system architecture

Who We're Looking For

Ability to work well in a matrix organization with aggressive deadlines, ability to align on priorities, etc. while focused to realize end objective
Expertise in concept design and development of medium complex mechanical components/simple sub-system as well as Pneumatic system
Understanding of robotic systems, kinematics, and end-of-arm tooling
Application knowledge: hands-on experience on any CAD (NX is preferred) with design, drawing, drawing standards & GD&T
Ability to design for automation and precision assembly
Effective in solving Structural, flow & pressure problems to arrive at design decisions
Hands on experience to take design from concepts (OEM components, sheet metal, metal (machined & weld assembly) & plastics, detail engineering (Tolerance analysis, dFMEA, 8D problem solving, RCCA, 5-why, DFMA), Test plan, Testing, etc. & through detailed drawing, parts procurement, DFM interaction with suppliers, assembly, test, build verification, lessons learned and closure
Ability to identify all technical risks and mitigate them through appropriate calculations; structural, strength, etc.
Accountable for releasing complete engineering drawings & bill of materials per Engineering Change Management Process in consistent with DFMA, DFX & dFMEA
Demonstrate leadership skills on decision making and problem-solving in the absence of complete or accurate data, while working with team & also contributing to product/process differentiation through innovation

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 10+ years of experience; or Master's degree with 8+ years experience; or equivalent experience.
Excellent communication, both written and verbal, and technical presentation skills.
Highly proficient in 3D CAD tools such as CREO, Siemens NX, ProE, SolidWorks, and others.
Hands-on experimental and design background coupled with solid engineering skills.
Hands-on experience is handling Structured Problem solving skills

Experience in Semiconductor industry is a plus.
Experience in leading projects, or problem solving while managing time and multiple priorities.

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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