RF Program Lead Engineer

In the Global Products Group, we are dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering of Lams etch and deposition products. We drive innovation to ensure our cutting-edge solutions are helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry.

As a RF Engineer at Lam, you play a crucial role in designing, building, and troubleshooting cutting-edge radio frequency (RF) solutions for power delivery and plasma generation in our Etch and Deposition products. You specialize in utilizing RF as a power source and creating innovative generator designs. Your work paves the way for new power sources to be used Lams wafer fabrication equipment.

• Primarily responsible for design/selection, testing and documentation of RF power delivery systems in 100KHz to 100 MHz and Watts to Kilowatts ranges.


• Communicates as a subject matter expert on high level technical issues and escalations while providing guidance and recommending solutions.


• Provides technical support to field engineers, technicians, and product support personnel.


• Responds to situations where first-line product and escalates or finds solutions in malfunctioning equipment or software.


• Reports design, reliability and maintenance problems or bugs to design engineering/software engineering. May be involved in customer installation and training.


• Partners with the account team to present to customers the problem statement, identified root causes and getting buy-in on proposed solutions.


• Identifies and communicates opportunities for installed base performance improvements within a customer site/account through hands-on and or installed based performance data collection/analysis.


• Drives required actions at the customer site to resolve escalations and prevent repeat problems.


• Liaises between Customers, Product Groups, Field, Business Development, and other organizations to ensure closure of product issues.


• Participates in the review of procedures, processes and tool design impacting development activity.


• Manages projects and provides reports to management to deliver the desired result. Conduct customer escalation meetings.

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor s degree; or 6 years and a Master s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.

• Must have experience with RF measurement equipment (Power Meters, Network analyzer, Impedance, and spectrum analyzer etc)


• Fundamental knowledge and experience with test and calibration standards, methods, and procedures.


• Knowledge and experience with transmission lines, Characteristics Impedance, Insertion Losses, Return Loss, Velocity factor and impact of transmission line length on Impedance-matching.


• Familiarity with high voltage (>1KV) design rules/practices in the frequency range of DC-100MHz.

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 Companys 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.