Product Engineer 5

Lam Research

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Fremont, CA
Salary
$125,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted
101 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Jan 13, 2027

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This role pays less than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $172,000–$246,150 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $198k versus about $209k 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.

Lam Research currently has 137 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,000–$253,000 across 82 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Product Engineer 5

As a Product Engineer 5, you will join the engineering team to drive product development within the semiconductor equipment industry. You will lead projects from prototyping through deployment, providing real-time problem-solving for customer challenges and engineering innovative process design solutions. Your daily responsibilities include leading technical brainstorming, overseeing FMEA processes, conducting experiments in cleanroom labs, and managing risk mitigation. You will utilize skills in Statistical Process Control, electromagnetics, and plasma processing chemistries while using tools like JMP, Origin, or MiniTab. The role requires expertise in dry etch processes, wafer metrology equipment like SEM and Ellipsometry, and semiconductor manufacturing operations including lithography and deposition. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex technical problems and present engineering results to the broader business organization.

What does a Product Engineer earn?

Median $197500 from 31 postings across 9 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead product development projects from initial prototyping and development through deployment and field support.
  • Design and conduct experiments, tests, and prototypes to resolve complex technical problems.
  • Engineer innovative semiconductor equipment and process design solutions to resolve customer issues.
  • Oversee the FMEA process and leverage results to develop qualification strategies.
  • Drive risk identification and implement mitigation or avoidance actions.
  • Provide engineering support to resolve customer escalations related to product issues.
  • Present project status and final engineering results to various business organization levels.
  • Work in a cleanroom lab and customer semiconductor fab environments to troubleshoot equipment.

What we're looking for

  • Hold a Bachelor's degree with 12+ years experience, a Master's with 8+ years, a PhD with 5+ years, or equivalent experience.
  • Possess a BS/MS in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
  • Have 9+ years of applicable experience in manufacturing processes and design, preferably in the semiconductor industry.
  • Demonstrate strong project management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Possess knowledge of Statistical Process Control, statistical analysis software like JMP, and hypothesis testing.
  • Have knowledge of plasma chamber equipment subsystems, electromagnetics, RF power delivery, and plasma processing chemistries.
  • Demonstrate capability for hands-on equipment operation and troubleshooting in a cleanroom or fab environment.
  • Be fluent in written and verbal English.

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