Project Engineer, Sr.

Who we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred. Degrees in Industrial Engineering & Management, or equivalent degrees will also be considered.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience

The group you’ll be a part of

Lam India Central Engineering | Dry DPG NSR Group

The impact you’ll make

As a Project Engineer at Lam, you're not merely managing projects - you're driving advancements integral to the design and development of Lam's products. Leading cross-functional teams, you'll steer the execution of engineering projects, leveraging your technical prowess and strategic insight to deliver enhanced products. Your focus on continuous improvement in the development lifecycle will be pivotal as you own project to optimize and enhance Lam's offerings.

What you’ll do

• Manage customer-specific non-standard configuration requests for semiconductor capital equipment from initial review through execution and release.
• Review requests for completeness, technical readiness, and compliance with established process requirements before progressing them through the workflow.
• Review and update sales order bill-of-material instructions to ensure configuration details, part numbers, quantities, and order-specific requirements are accurately reflected.
• Execute customer-specific configuration requests where technical content has already been defined, validated, and released.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Product Management, Sales Operations, and order fulfillment teams to support timely execution of customer-specific requirements.
• Initiate, execute, and release approved product configuration variants in accordance with established processes.
• Review configuration applicability on an order-by-order basis and update requests as inactive or obsolete when no longer applicable.
• Track request status, execution milestones, and schedule commitments, communicating constraints, risks, or delays to stakeholders as needed.

Skills you should have to perform the job

• Exposure to product configuration management and order-specific product customization.
• Experience working with bill-of-material structures, part numbers, and engineering change management processes.
• Familiarity with material planning, manufacturing, or ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Ability to interpret customer requirements and apply established configuration rules and processes.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple requests and priorities.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across technical and non-technical functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable skills

• Experience supporting customer-specific product configurations in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with PDM/PLM systems.
• Exposure to CAD tools and engineering documentation systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools for data analysis and reporting.

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.