Systems Engineer IV

Lam Research

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Fremont, CA
Salary
$119,000–$261,000 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 4, 2027

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $160k
This role $190k
$102k most similar roles pay here $278k

This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $130,150–$189,850 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $190k versus about $160k 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 299 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,000–$253,000 across 141 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Systems Engineer IV

As a Systems Engineer 4 within the Global Products Group, you will join the engineering product development team to design complex frameworks and systems for wafer fabrication equipment. You will be responsible for defining system specifications, requirements, and parameters to integrate hardware, software, and firmware into cohesive units. Your daily work involves developing subsystem requirements, managing design tradeoffs, creating test plans, and executing those plans while analyzing data using Statistical Analysis of Variation and SPC methods. You will also perform hands-on lab work and contribute to a data analytics suite written in Python. This role focuses on solving technical challenges within the semiconductor industry by identifying risks across multiple disciplines and ensuring system compatibility for etch and deposition products. You must navigate the intersection of hardware, controls, software, and manufacturing to deliver results on tight schedules.

What does a Systems Engineer earn in California?

Median $194000 from 61 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop system and subsystem requirements for wafer fabrication equipment.
  • Create technical specifications for transport module subsystems.
  • Design experiments to characterize various subsystems.
  • Analyze test data using Statistical Analysis of Variation and SPC methods.
  • Manage design tradeoffs and identify technical risks across different disciplines.
  • Perform hands-on lab work to validate system designs.
  • Contribute to a data analytics suite written in Python.
  • Present test plans, technical proposals, and data analysis to stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of 8 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 6 years with a Master's degree, or a PhD and 3 years experience.
  • Equivalent work experience is acceptable in lieu of specific degrees.
  • Ability to design complex frameworks, systems, and products for wafer fabrication equipment.
  • Experience defining system specifications, requirements, parameters, and compatibility for hardware, software, and firmware integration.
  • Proficiency in performing hands-on lab work.
  • Ability to analyze data using Statistical Analysis of Variation and SPC methods.
  • Ability to contribute to a data analytics suite written in Python.
  • Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams including hardware, controls, software, and manufacturing.

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