Mechanical Engineer 4

The group you’ll be a part of

Etch Engineering India, Lam Research

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.

In this role, you will directly contribute to the design and development of sub-systems and assemblies used in Semi-conductor machines.

What you’ll do

• Lead medium to high complex sub-system related projects with full ownership through product life cycle of mechanical and electro-mechanical systems from concept to productization including, designing, CAD modeling, development, and testing / validation.
• Lead design reviews, project reviews and participate in technical discussions. Mentor team for successfully completing design reviews and action items.
• Collaboration with cross functional teams to develop robust design solutions that ensure functionality, safety, manufacturability, serviceability, cost advantage, etc.
• Continually work towards expanding ownership on adjacent modules by acquiring new capabilities.
• Ensure documentation and alignment with SEMI, Lam standards, and industry best practices for geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). Provide support to engineering and field service teams for capital equipment at the Lam labs, factory and in the field.
• Handle customer escalations, field problems including troubleshooting, containment actions, failure analysis report & corrective actions.
• Conduct detailed analysis including material selection, structural, dynamic, and thermal, and manufacturability assessment.
• Develop, conduct and mentor feasibility studies and test plans to characterize and validate design performance.
• Create and edit procedures for installation, commissioning, troubleshooting and maintenance recommendation guide.
• Being accountable for delivering on time with quality as part of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and obtaining necessary approval from stakeholders by following Product Development and Release (PDR) process.
• Responsible to lead a team of Engineers to drive engineering excellence, optimize and implement solutions for projects as part of trouble shooting at customer or supplier end, continuous improvement programs (CIP), cost reduction, reliability improvement and RCCAs.
• Support staffing, training, mentoring & coaching, and strategic planning to build capacity and capability.
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Who we’re looking for

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with 12+ years of experience; or an advanced degree with 10+ years of previous professional experience

• Excellent leadership skills in team planning, strategizing, innovation
• Proficient in managing deliverables of interdisciplinary engineering team for tasks, projects, or program and to drive engineering excellence in Volume manufacturing phase
• Decision making experience to solve problems related to Engineering and Business processes in collaboration with cross functional team in a matrixed organization
• Proficient in concept design and development of complex components/medium-complex sub-systems by following PDR process – generating engineering requirement specification, conducting design reviews, performing DFMEA, validating designs through prototyping and testing and releasing engineering documentation
• Demonstrated Problem Solving and Decision-Making ability by applying structured processes & tools such as 8D, Fishbone, 5 Whys, Pugh matrix & Pareto chart
• Experience in driving and managing projects in collaboration with CFT (Manufacturing, Supply chain, Electrical/controls engineering and Product safety) for project deliverables
• Expertise in Design for Manufacturability, Assembly, Serviceability, Cost principles, and Engineering Change Management

• Strong Product Development and Design experience in Mechanical domain
• Proficient in 3D CAD tools such as Solid Edge or CREO or Siemens NX
• Hands-on experimental and design background coupled with solid engineering skills
• Knowledge of machining, welding, molding, sheet-metal fabrication & casting processes
• Ability to work well in a team, in a fast-paced matrixed environment with aggressive deadlines and multiple priorities
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal, and technical presentation skills

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in Semiconductor Wafer Fab Equipment (WFE) domain
• Experience in Sheetmetal design and manufacturing processes
• Exposure to design of Fluidics and Pneumatics systems and selection of OEM components like Fluid system fittings, Valves, Transducers, Pressure Regulators, Sensors, Gauges, etc.
• Knowledge in Engineering Change Management Process, SAP, PLM, TCE, Project Management tools (MS Project), exposure to Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) concepts

• Proficiency in Thermal hand calculations and basic simulations (Conduction, Convection, Heat dissipation and increase in temperature) to facilitate selection of heat sinks, Cooling systems like Fans etc.
• Knowledge and exposure to ANSI, ASME, SAE, ISO, SEMI standards applicable to semiconductor industry

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.