Field Process Engineer 4
Lam Research · Austin, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Lam Research (industrial) in Austin, TX. You’re responsible for completing process support, evaluation, and documentation of process outputs for hardware modifications and upgrades.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, SPC, DOE
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $76k–$120k.
Median of the low and high ends of 17 live postings that list pay, out of 73 process engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Texas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 72 other live process postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 4+)
Typical $76k–$120k, from 17 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 44%
- Lean 30%
- ✓ SPC 26%
- New product launch 26%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 25%
- Team leadership 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Lam Research in Austin
3 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found in process roles at Lam Research.
- Quality Engineer · Quality
- Process Engineer 5 · Process
- Field Process Engineer 5 · Process
Full description from Lam ResearchAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
for new technology process, to support existing processes, and to address process deviations through root cause analysis.
- ✓Develop new or modified processes, define best known method process recipes, and partner with the hardware engineering to define chamber
requirements
and characterize hardware designs to meet customer performance requirements.
- ✓Collaborates with cross-functional teams and customers to understand their needs, technology roadmaps, process flow, requirements, and business challenges.
- ✓Represent Lam to our valued customers and deliver exceptional customer satisfaction.
- ✓Present technical and marketing materials with a win-win mindset to keep customers informed about products and services to address their needs.
- ✓Provides technical leadership, support, and instruction for Field Service Engineers, Technicians, sub-contractors, and customers on installs, repairs, operations, and coordinates application of new procedures.
- ✓Collaborate with Field Service Engineers on complex problems impacting process output.
- ✓Coordinates statistical analysis of failure rates and develops continuous improvement plan (CIP).
- ✓Recommends design changes to key technical solutions, and process development, and monitors performance trends.
Who we’re looking for
Qualifications
- ✓PhD in Electronics, Chemistry, Physics, Material Science, or related field; or Masters of Science with 3+ years of relevant work experience; or Bachelors of Science with 6+ years of work experience.
- ✓Proficiency in computer applications, including data analysis tools, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
- ✓Excellent communication, written and verbal, and customer relationship skills.
- ✓Ability to work in a cleanroom environment, wearing personal protective safety equipment, or cleanroom suit, and on-call if needed.
Preferred qualifications
- ✓In-depth understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and/or Design of Experiments (DOE).
- ✓Effective organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, reacting to shifting priorities, and meeting business needs and deadlines.
- ✓Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams, customers, and partners.
- ✓Collaborative mindset in matrixed environment.
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 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.
Our Perks and Benefits
At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.
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The group you’ll be a part of
The Customer Support Business Group focuses on enabling our customers with premier customer support throughout their lifecycle with Lam. We drive performance, productivity, safety, and quality of customers installed base performance and deliver service and lifecycle solutions for their most critical equipment and processes.
The impact you’ll make
At Lam, as a Field Process Engineer you are a customer-focused expert on our equipment, pushing the boundaries to meet customer needs. You’re responsible for completing process support, evaluation, and documentation of process outputs for hardware modifications and upgrades. You play a vital role in supporting the customer in installations, training, and identifying design improvements with product groups.
In this role, you will directly contribute to ___.
What you’ll do
- •Provide process support, installation, resolve and improve process/system/productivity, and develop processes of new applications of Lam equipment at customer sites.
- •Serve as key field support for Beta sites, evaluations, or first-in-fab installations.
- •Design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze results, generate reports, and provide recommendations to optimize device architecture and process modules.
- •Partner with customers to meet
