Software Engineer Sys 3

Global Product Engineering

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.

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug software programs for enhancements and new products.
• Implement new customer requirements and features in our existing application.
• Maintain and enhance existing code base by investigating and resolving problem areas.
• Demonstrate solutions through clear documentation, flowcharts, and well-structured code.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to design and develop software programs.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring for more junior engineers.
• May visit customer site to provide support and have ability to travel (total is less than 10%).

Who we’re looking for

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of experience; or Master’s degree with 3+ years’ experience; or a PhD with no previous professional experience; or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Software (OOS), Object Oriented Design (OOD), or Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) implementation and design, including Design Patterns and Finite State Machines.
• Strong hands-on experience with programming languages including modular design, data structures, algorithms, memory management, and performance across C/C++/Java/Python. 
• Experience with embedded software development, distributed systems, and real-time operating systems.
• Knowledge of multithreading, including preemptive thread scheduling.
• Experience with source control, modern software development cycles, root cause analysis, and networking fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar in daily engineering workflows.
• Exposure to software testing or QA practices and debugging/root cause analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate technical information clearly at all levels. Team-oriented and able to work independently and cross-functionally.

Preferred qualifications

• Prior semiconductor equipment experience.
• Experience working in Agile / Scrum teams with tools such as Jira and Confluence.  
• Software development skills in Smalltalk and VisualWorks.

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.