
Engineering Technician 3 - BED
Required skills
- assembly
- mechanical
- electrical
- integration
- process
- workmanship
- root cause investigation
- corrective action
- continuous improvement
- safety
Nice to have
- Associates degree
- Diploma
- electrical engineering
- mechanical engineering
- bioengineering
- metrology
Role summary
Lam Research is seeking an Engineering Technician III to contribute to the development of next-generation semiconductor technology. This role involves assembling, testing, and troubleshooting semiconductor process modules and subsystems in a fast-paced R&D environment. The technician will apply technical judgment to resolve issues with limited documentation and evolving designs, identify design and process flaws, and collaborate with engineers on solutions. Key responsibilities include participating in prototype builds, maintaining documentation, supporting root cause investigations, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives while adhering to safety and quality standards. The position requires 2-4 years of related experience in equipment or electronics installation, maintenance, repair, testing, or troubleshooting, along with computer proficiency and effective communication skills.
The group you’ll be a part of
The Global Operations Group brings information systems, facilities, supply chain, logistics, and high-volume manufacturing together to drive the engine of our global business operations. We help Lam deliver industry-leading solutions with speed and efficiency, while actively supporting the resilient and profitable growth of Lam's business.
Work Shift: Back End Day
Work Days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, every other Wednesday
Work Hours: 5:00AM to 5:30PM
The impact you’ll make
As an Engineering Technician III, you will be a critical contributor to the development and introduction of next-generation semiconductor technology. Working in a fast-paced research and development environment, you will apply technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and sound judgment to assemble, test, troubleshoot, and improve products that often have limited documentation and evolving designs. Your work will directly influence product quality, manufacturing readiness, engineering learning, and development cycle time.
What you’ll do
- Independently assemble, integrate, and test developmental semiconductor process modules and subsystems.
- Apply technical judgment to work through incomplete procedures, changing documentation, and evolving product designs and providing recommended solutions.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, software, and integration-related issues encountered during assembly and testing.
- Identify design, configuration, documentation, process, and workmanship issues impacting product performance or manufacturability.
- Collaborate with engineers to investigate issues and implement solutions.
- Participate in prototype builds, engineering evaluations, qualification activities, and manufacturing readiness efforts.
- Create and maintain Issue Logs, TOIs (Tool Open Issues), NCIs (Non Conformance Internal), and other required documentation.
- Suggest work instruction improvements through issue logs and partnerships with engineering.
- Support root cause investigations and corrective action implementation.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.
- Maintain compliance with safety, quality, and manufacturing standards.
- Escalate issues requiring deeper technical expertise or broader organizational coordination when appropriate.
Who we’re looking for
- 2-4 years of related work experience.
- Firsthand experience with installation, maintenance, repair, testing, or troubleshooting of equipment or electronics.
- Effective communication skills, written and verbal, in English.
- Proficient in utilizing computer-based data systems, applications, and Microsoft Office software.
- Ability to work a shift schedule.
Preferred qualifications
- Associates degree, Technical Certificate, Diploma or higher in a technical field.
- Experience in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, metrology, lab operations, or related areas.
- Experience in semiconductor experience is a plus.
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.
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Our Perks and Benefits
At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.
Sample Lam Research interview questions
- 1
Build a scalable cache layer for distributed systems.
system designmedium - 2
Connected Components in an Undirected Graph Determine the number of connected components in an undirected graph. Input: n = 4, edges = [[0,1],[2,3]] Output: 2 Explanation: The graph is split completely evenly into two distinct isolated components: nodes {0,1} and nodes {2,3}.
codingmedium - 3
Pacific and Atlantic Water Flow Calculate water flow from a matrix to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Input: heights = [[2,1],[1,2]] Output: [[0,0],[0,1],[1,0],[1,1]] Explanation: All cells can flow to both oceans because water can move to adjacent cells of equal or lower height or directly off the edges.
codingmedium - 4
Longest Substring with Two Distinct Characters Find the longest substring with at most two distinct characters. Input: s = "ccaabbb" Output: 5 Explanation: The substring "aabbb" contains exactly two distinct characters and has a maximum length of 5.
codingmedium - 5
Diameter of a Binary Tree Find the diameter of a binary tree. Input: root = [1,2] Output: 1 Explanation: The longest path is simply the single edge connecting the root node to its only child.
codingmedium
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