Product Engineer 5 (Thermal Materials & Elastomers) - US-CA-Fremont (1003), United States
$125,000 - $270,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Product Engineer in the Global Operations Group, you will drive part development, production qualification, and quality resolution between Lam's product group and the supplier engineering organization. You will define and execute qualification plans for new parts and manufacturing technologies, focusing on thermal materials and elastomers.
What you'll do
- Drive part development, production qualification, and implement quality plans at suppliers across the global Lam supplier network. - Lead product development projects from product prototyping, development, deployment/product release, and initial field support. - Independently design and conduct experiments, tests, and prototypes to resolve complex technical problems, providing guidance to suppliers to implement recommended experiments. - Present analysis and support technical recommendations clearly and concisely to cross-functional and cross-cultural teams. - Provide technical support for installation, diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing, and debugging complex product issues. - Work in a cleanroom lab and customer semiconductor fab environment.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Chemistry with 12+ years of experience; Master's degree with 8+ years of experience; PhD with 5+ years of experience; or equivalent experience. - Experience with failure analysis using a diverse toolset of materials characterization techniques including microscopy, thermal and mechanical analysis, and spectroscopy. - Exceptional analytical and experimental design skills. - Demonstrated problem solving, troubleshooting capabilities, and resiliency. - Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
Nice to have
- Experience leading cross-functional teams comprised of internal and external stakeholders in product engineering and design, manufacturing, field support, quality, and supplier engineering. - Experience in plastics/soft material fabrication and new product introduction including mechanical engineering, roll-to-roll/tape material casting, elastomeric materials and product development, thermal materials characterization, and tool and die production. - Knowledge of statistical analysis and relevant software packages (JMP, Minitab), Gage R&R, and Process Capability Analysis (Cpk/Ppk). - Prior product design and technical engineering experience.
Skills: product development, production qualification, quality issues, supplier network, failure analysis
This role has been open 74 days — below the 80-day median for Product Engineering roles.
Product Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
158
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Median days open
80 d
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Median salary
$175k
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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 (158 roles · 48 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 158 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 12 | 2235 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 87 d | 80 d (+7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $175k |
Skills observed across this category: product development, production qualification, quality issues, supplier network, failure analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- Texas Instruments · 12 open roles · median 58 d
- Micron Technology · 11 open roles · median 183 d
- AMD · 10 open roles · median 109 d
- onsemi · 10 open roles · median 87 d
- Analog Devices · 8 open roles · median 66 d
- Entegris · 8 open roles · median 98 d
How we counted: 158 open Product Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 48 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 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 Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.