Field Process Engineer V

Lam Research

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Work type
On-site
Location
Tualatin, OR
Salary
$105,000–$231,000 / yr
Posted
149 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 11, 2026

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This role $168k
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This role pays more than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $129,575–$187,062 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $168k versus about $158k for comparable roles.

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About Lam Research

Lam Research Corporation is a leading American supplier of wafer-fabrication equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry.

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TL;DR · Field Process Engineer V

As a Field Process Engineer 5 within the Customer Support Business Group, you will serve as a customer-focused expert for metals deposition and thin-film processes, including PVD, CVD, ALD, and ECD. You will be responsible for process support, evaluation, and documentation of outputs for hardware modifications while providing critical field support for Beta sites and first-in-fab installations. Your daily work involves designing experiments, performing root cause analysis to resolve process deviations, and developing best known method recipes in collaboration with hardware engineering teams. To succeed, you must utilize data analysis techniques, Statistical Process Control, and Design of Experiments to optimize device architecture. You will provide technical leadership to field service engineers and technicians while managing customer relationships to solve complex problems within the semiconductor manufacturing domain.

What you'll do

  • Provide process support, installation, and troubleshooting for new and existing applications at customer sites.
  • Design and conduct experiments to collect data and analyze results for optimizing device architecture and process modules.
  • Develop best known method recipes and partner with hardware engineering to define chamber requirements.
  • Perform root cause analysis to address process deviations and meet specific customer technology requirements.
  • Provide technical leadership and instruction to field service engineers, technicians, and customers on equipment operations.
  • Coordinate statistical analysis of failure rates and develop continuous improvement plans for production.
  • Recommend design changes for technical solutions based on performance trends and hardware modifications.
  • Manage regular and ad hoc meetings with customer management to communicate technical and marketing materials.

What we're looking for

  • A PhD in Electronics, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • A Master's degree with 8+ years of related experience.
  • A Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of related experience.
  • Ability to analyze and address moderately complex process issues using engineering methods and data analysis techniques.
  • Proficiency in selecting evaluation criteria to resolve technical problems.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and customer-facing activities.
  • Ability to work in a cleanroom environment with required personal protective equipment and participate in on-call support.
  • Working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Design of Experiments (DOE).

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