Technical Lead Engineer, Embedded Systems

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of

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

The Impact You’ll Make

As a Software Engineer at Lam, you will be at the forefront of innovation by designing, developing, and troubleshooting, and debugging software programs. Your role is pivotal in developing software tools that support design, infrastructure, and technology platforms. Your expertise will determine hardware compatibility and influence design, ensuring seamless integration between software and hardware.

In this role, you’ll make an impact across Lam’s entire product portfolio of equipment working within our centralized software engineering team, collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

Job Responsibilities

• Test, Qualify, and validate the PC board releases owned by the Controls group.
• Develop and maintain PLD logic for PC Boards. Validate the design through simulations.
• Coordinate board level schematics for designs having a combination of analog and digital IOs, uP, PLD, DSP and processors 32/64 bit processors , ex: Arm
• Define and select test equipment, Utilize lab infrastructure to validate and bench test the developed PC boards.
• Responsible for maintenance of install base by analyzing, debugging and fixing customer issues.
• Responsible for the life cycle of the product
• Work with FW engineers during bring up and debugging the product

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in engineering (EE, EC or related)
• 7+ years of experience in PLD logic development of PC designs having microcontroller, microprocessor, analog and digital I/O capabilities, and DSP.
• Working design knowledge of microprocessor systems including RAM, DDR, FLASH, ethernet interfaces
• Development experience in HDL language: Verilog
• Deep expertise in Hardware development, SW/HW architecture partitioning
• Must be well versed in communications protocols (SPI, I2C, Ethernet, RS232) implementation in PLD logic.
• Good knowledge of integration testing of hardware and firmware for Embedded Systems.
• Have experience with Obsolescence component management and replacement.
• Debugging and board bring up skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Analytical approach to root cause analysis.
• Understanding of communication protocols: EtherCAT and LON.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Our Commitment

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 Company's 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.