As a Staff Systems Engineer at Lam, you will join the wafer fabrication equipment team to design complex systems that integrate hardware, software, and firmware. Your primary responsibilities include defining system specifications, managing system architecture, driving integration across sub-systems, and ensuring compliance with performance and cost targets throughout the product lifecycle. You will decompose systems into functional blocks, manage high-level BOM structures, allocate costs, and act as a key stakeholder in design reviews. Additionally, you will develop test plans, ensure DFx criteria are met, and lead risk closure from RPN prioritization through mitigation. The ideal candidate has at least 12 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing equipment with expertise in SysML tools, requirements management, and cross-functional leadership.
Skills
SysML
CATIA
MagicDraw
MATLAB
Python
SEMI Standards
UL Standards
CE Standards
DFx
FMEA
RPN
Cost Analysis
Model-Based Systems Engineering
Data Analysis
Requirements Management
What you'll do
Define and manage system specifications and architecture for wafer fabrication equipment.
Decompose complex systems into functional sub-systems and blocks for integration.
Develop major assembly cost allocation models to ensure cost efficiency.
Act as a key stakeholder in program and engineering design reviews.
Ensure compliance with DFx criteria and conduct FMEAs throughout the lifecycle.
What we're looking for
Minimum 12 years of related experience or equivalent education in semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry.
Proven track record as a Senior Hardware or System Design Engineer with subsystem/system ownership.
Demonstrated leadership in DFx adoption, FMEA creation/approval, and risk closure management.
Experience delivering cost-aligned designs under aggressive program schedules.
Working knowledge of SEMI standards (e.g., SEMI S2/S23) and safety compliance processes.
Expertise with SysML tools and model-based systems engineering practices.
Market check
Salary context
This
$141,000–$307,000
range sits above
81%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$123,000–$212,750
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$134,750–$208,000
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 239 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
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
238 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$114,000–$231,000
across 116 roles with salary data.
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