Software Engineer, Program Lead

## Job Summary

• Responsible for development and maintenance of control systems software for semiconductor wafer fab equipment's manufactured by Lam.
• Independently owns and drives high complexity, business critical projects as a subject matter expert in all phases of software development.
• Technically monitors, supervises, and leads projects involving multiple developers from within and other departments by taking complete ownership of component or product software.
• Interacts with cross functional teams and experts across global regions by contributing to technical discussions, to define clear problem statements, multiple solutions with pros and cons.
• Works on complex SW issues and enhancements by deep analysis of abstract problem statement and makes appropriate technical decisions in selecting the methods, techniques to obtain increments results.

  ## Primary Responsibilities

  • Software requirement gathering, design, development, testing of projects for a chamber in wafer fabrication equipment involving multiple device interactions.
  • Responsible for defect fixing and maintenance of software install base by analysing, debugging, and fixing customer issues.
  • Independently plans, co-ordinates, and executes high technical complexity projects from start to finish that involves multiple experts from CFT.
  • Accountable for reviewing and approving SW design and implementation of junior engineers.
  • Analysis and troubleshooting of software and hardware communication issues, HW command/response implementation on serial, Ethernet, Ether CAT connectivity.

    ## Mandatory Skills

    • Hands on experience of design and developing equipment/machine control software using object-oriented program.
    • Exposure and experience with serial, MODBUS and EtherCat protocol implementation between Software and Hardware controller communication.
    • Interested in semiconductor domain and keen to work in wafer-fabrication equipment software using Smalltalk programming language.
    • Strong understanding and experience in OOPS concepts
    • Strong analytical, logical, problem solving, trouble shooting skills.
    • Hands on experience in complete project development life cycle like waterfall, Agile, Kanban models etc.
    • Exposure and experience in CFT to understand hardware specification, schematics and convert into Software design and implementation.
    • Strong communication and presentation skills.

      ## Desirable Skills

      • Experience in working on embedded systems.
      • Experience in programming in C/C++/Python.
      • Knowledge on EtherCat based device communications.
      • Hands on experience in software source control and bug tracking tools.
      • Hands on experience in RTOS.
      • Experience in the semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry.
      • Understanding of distributed systems.
      • Knowledge of equipment control framework like ControlWORKS.

        ## Eligibility Criteria

        • Years of Experience: 10-14 Years
        • Educational qualification: Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering

        Lam Research is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We offer hybrid work location models based on role needs.