Microscopy Lab Assistant - US-CA-Fremont (1003), United States
$41,995 - $81,993 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Coordinate the movement of semiconductor samples through internal microscopy labs and approved external providers, combining order review, queue management, material tracking, and laboratory logistics. Technical scope includes sample-support activities such as ALD and LSOC coating and handling of coupons, chips, and carriers.
What you'll do
- Review microscopy orders, samples, carriers, labels, RFID tags, paperwork, requested services, and digital records for completeness, accuracy, and correct routing. - Manage queue status and chain-of-custody records using RFID, locker, and tracking systems to document sample location and movement. - Coordinate shipments and returns among Lam sites and external laboratories, including packaging, labeling, barcodes, courier staging, receiving, and documentation. - Perform trained sample-support activities, including ALD and LSOC coating, sample sorting, inventory control, and safe handling of coupons, chips, and carriers. - Resolve incomplete, duplicate, delayed, misrouted, or missing work by coordinating with submitters, technical teams, logistics providers, and partner laboratories. - Follow safety, quality, material-control, and customer IP requirements while maintaining SOPs, checklists, and training materials.
What you'll need
- High school diploma or equivalent. - Experience in a laboratory, semiconductor, manufacturing, logistics, quality, production-control, customer-service, or similar detail-sensitive environment. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and computer-based tracking systems. - Ability to work the assigned shift and safely lift or move approximately 25 pounds.
Nice to have
- Experience in a semiconductor cleanroom, metrology, microscopy, application lab, or high-tech manufacturing environment. - Experience with shipments, couriers, receiving, external laboratory services, RFID, inventory, asset tracking, LIMS, MES, or queue systems. - Familiarity with semiconductor coupons, wafers, chips, carriers, coating, or sample-preparation processes. - Experience creating SOPs, training materials, checklists, or controlled documentation.
Skills: microscopy lab, sample tracking, RFID, LIMS, cleanroom
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 54-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2504
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$100k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Lam Research | All employers we track in this specialty (2504 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 112 | 2504 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 824 | 10080 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 64 d | 54 d (+10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: microscopy lab, sample tracking, RFID, LIMS, cleanroom
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 381 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials · 260 open roles · median 36 d
- Entegris · 213 open roles · median 42 d
- Lam Research (this employer) · 109 open roles · median 65 d
- Infineon Technologies · 100 open roles · median 45 d
- Vishay Intertechnology · 67 open roles · median 37 d
How we counted: 2504 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.