Project Engineer, Lead

The group you’ll be a part of

Lam Research established its global center in Bangalore to expand access to India’s engineering talent. Over the past decades, the center has expanded beyond engineering to include global manufacturing, supply chain operations, and shared services. One of its major functional groups is LIGHT (Lam India Global Hardware Technology), where mechanical engineers, simulation analysts, electrical engineers, manufacturing engineers, and engineering support teams collaborate to design and develop subassemblies and subsystems for Lam’s next-generation products. LIGHT has grown into a key new product development and sustaining engineering organization within Lam’s global engineering footprint.

We are seeking a Lead Project Engineer based in Bangalore. This role reports to the Wet Equipment Technology Solutions (WETS) Engineering Operations leader within LIGHT and will collaborate with engineers in India and the United States on product sustaining activities for WETS product lines.

What you’ll do

As a Lead Project Engineer at WETS Engineering Operations team, you will work closely with Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Field, Quality, and Engineering Operations teams across global regions. You will resolve problem reports from suppliers, manufacturing, field teams, and internal stakeholders, and execute non-standard requests and technology upgrade requests for global customers.

In this role, you will own the end-to-end execution of problem reports, final design review outcomes, and quality initiatives, including design approval and final release. You will also serve as the primary link between external stakeholders and internal Engineering Operations teams.

Responsibilities include:

• • Lead and manage the engineering sustaining/concurrent programs and projects
  • Review and understand problems reported by suppliers, manufacturing, field teams, and internal stakeholders.
  • Identify and implement engineering solutions through the engineering change release process.
  • Drive design execution, cross-functional engineering coordination, design review approval, and the release of finalized customer-specific solutions.
  • Drive Engineering Operations deliverables arising from Final Design Reviews, such as POA cut-in and the creation and release of installation kits.
  • Drive quality program management to resolve customer quality issues.

Who we’re looking for

• • Bachelor’s degree in engineering with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

Mandatory Skills:

• • Experience in leading and driving sustaining or concurrent engineering programs and projects involving fluid systems, fabricated components, and machined components and assemblies using DFX principles.
  • Proficiency in 3D modeling and drafting for parts, systems, and subsystems.
  • Experience in sheet-metal, tubing, plastic design, and plastic and metal joining (Welding) processes.
  • Experience handling complex bill-of-material structures and the engineering change release process.
  • Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo or NX, PLM, and PDM systems.
  • Knowledge of product structuring and configuration or variant management.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders across the organization.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable Skills:

• • Experience in the semiconductor capital equipment industry is preferred.
  • Experience selecting OEM components.
  • Experience with SAP and Teamcenter PLM applications.

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.