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Field Process Engineer 3

Lam Research

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ALBANY, NY
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Job overview

The Field Process Engineer supports Lam Research customers by providing process support, evaluating process outputs for hardware modifications and upgrades, and assisting with installations and training. The role develops and characterizes processes for customer applications, analyzes experimental results, and recommends improvements. It also involves project management, collaboration with customers and cross-functional teams, customer presentations, and mentoring junior engineers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Computer ApplicationsData AnalysisWord ProcessingSpreadsheet SoftwarePresentation SoftwareCommunicationCustomer Relationship SkillsCleanroom WorkStatistical Process ControlDesign of ExperimentsAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingDecision-Making

Qualifications

PhD in Electronics, Chemistry, Physics, Material Science or Related FieldMaster of Science or 3+ Years Relevant ExperienceBachelor of Science or 5+ Years Work Experience

Full job description

The group you'll be a part ofThe Customer Support Business Group focuses on enabling our customers with premier customersupport throughout their lifecycle with Lam. We drive performance, productivity, safety, andquality of customers installed base performance and deliver service and lifecycle solutionsfor their most critical equipment and processes.The impact you'll makeAt Lam, as a Field Process Engineer you are a customer-focused expert on our equipment, pushing the boundaries to meet customer needs. You're responsible for completing process support, evaluation, and documentation of process outputs for hardware modifications and upgrades. You play a vital role in supporting the customer in installations, training, and identifying design improvements with product groups.What you'll do * Provide process support, installation, resolve and improve process/system/productivity, and develop processes of new applications of Lam equipment at customer sites. * Complete Design of Experiments (DOE) evaluations to characterize process window for new installations or recommended field hardware modifications. * Design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze results, generate reports, and provide recommendations. * Develop new processes for small variants to existing customer applications. * Performs application related Project Management, including planning, defining problems and objectives, developing an approach, and providing recommendations. * Collaborates with cross-functional teams and customers to understand their needs, technology roadmaps, process flow, requirements, and business challenges. * Represent Lam to our valued customers and deliver exceptional customer satisfaction. * Present technical and marketing materials with a win-win mindset to keep customers informed about products and services to address their needs. * Provide technical instruction and mentoring for more junior engineers.Who we're looking for Minimum Qualifications: * PhD in Electronics, Chemistry, Physics, Material Science, or related field; or Masters of Science with 3+ years of relevant work experience; or Bachelors of Science with 5+ years of work experience. * Proficiency in computer applications, including data analysis tools, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. * Excellent communication, written and verbal, and customer relationship skills. * Ability to work in a cleanroom environment, wearing personal protective safety equipment, or cleanroom suit, and on-call if needed.Preferred qualifications * In-depth understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE). * Foundational analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.Our commitmentWe 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 fa

How this job compares

Set against the 3,251 open Process Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • New York median$88–130K/yr116 salary ranges
  • US median$38–50/hr247 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 154 open Process Engineer jobs in New York and 3,251 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Process Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 6 years (2,578 postings).
Education
2,170 of the 3,251 open Process Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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