Software Technical Lead Engineer- QA

The group you’ll be a part of The Office of the CTO is where innovation takes center stage. We inspire our global technical community to take on grand challenges, understand emerging trends, identify the critical inflections, and drive our sustainability, Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices that will define the next generation of semiconductors and continued impact. The impact you’ll make We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated professional to join our Controls group as a Lead Embedded Hardware Engineer. As an Embedded Engineer at Lam, you will be at the forefront of innovation by designing, developing, and troubleshooting, and debugging Embedded products. This role requires a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. In this role, you’ll make an impact across Lam’s entire product portfolio of equipment working within our centralized Controls engineering team, collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry. What you’ll do Execute design, development, verification, validation, and qualification of Embedded products owned by the Controls group. Lead the end-to-end definition of the hardware system architecture, translating high-level product requirements into detailed technical specifications and design documents. Conduct comprehensive trade-off analyses across performance, power, thermal constraints, cost, and physical form-factor to optimize the system design. Drive the selection of critical system components, including processors, memory subsystems, and power circuit by evaluating lifecycle and availability. Perform schematic design, component selection, and BOM optimization ensuring product reliability and cost efficiency. Partner with mechanical, software and system engineers to ensure seamless integration and qualification. Qulaifications Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering (EE, ECE or related disciplines). Minimum 8–10 years of experience in hardware design and development. Mandatory Skills and Preferred Skills Mandatory Qualifications: Strong expertise in with Mixed signal and high-speed hardware design and development. Proficiency with at least one major EDA tool suite for schematic capture and layout design (e.g., Cadence Allegro, Dx Designer). Extensive experience of circuit design using DSPs, Processors, SoCs and FPGA, including PCIe, DDR, and multi-gigabit SerDes, analog/digital I/Os, Power supply, Proficient in signal integrity (SI) & Power integrity (PI) principles, design optimization, EMI\EMC compliant design, Qualification testing. Hands-on experience on communication protocols, like EtherCAT, CAN, UART, SPI, RS‑232, RS‑422/485, Ethernet (TCP/UDP), and LonWorks. Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills in hardware and firmware domain. Proficient in using lab equipment for system bring-up and debug, such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and protocol analyzers. Practical experience in hardware/software integration, testing and documentation for embedded products. Preferred Qualifications Experience in programming languages like Embedded-C, Python, Verilog or VHDL. Experience with tools like MATLAB, LabVIEW for system modeling and analysis. Competencies Analytical Ability Communication Team Collaboration Leadership skills 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.