Technical Lead Engineer, Embedded Systems

The Group You ll Be A Part Of In the Global Products Group, we are dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering of Lams etch and deposition products. We drive innovation to ensure our cutting-edge solutions are helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry. The Impact You ll Make As a Software Engineer at Lam, you will be at the forefront of innovation by designing, developing, and troubleshooting, and debugging software programs. Your role is pivotal in developing software tools that support design, infrastructure, and technology platforms. Your expertise will determine hardware compatibility and influence design, ensuring seamless integration between software and hardware. In this role, you ll make an impact across Lam s entire product portfolio of equipment working within our centralized software engineering team, collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry. Job Responsibilities Test, Qualify, and validate the PC board releases owned by the Controls group. Develop and maintain PLD logic for PC Boards. Validate the design through simulations. Coordinate board level schematics for designs having a combination of analog and digital IOs, uP, PLD, DSP and processors 32/64 bit processors , ex: Arm Define and select test equipment, Utilize lab infrastructure to validate and bench test the developed PC boards. Responsible for maintenance of install base by analyzing, debugging and fixing customer issues. Responsible for the life cycle of the product Work with FW engineers during bring up and debugging the product Minimum Qualifications Bachelor s/Master s degree in engineering (EE, EC or related) 7+ years of experience in PLD logic development of PC designs having microcontroller, microprocessor, analog and digital I/O capabilities, and DSP. Working design knowledge of microprocessor systems including RAM, DDR, FLASH, ethernet interfaces Development experience in HDL language: Verilog Deep expertise in Hardware development, SW/HW architecture partitioning Must be well versed in communications protocols (SPI, I2C, Ethernet, RS232) implementation in PLD logic. Good knowledge of integration testing of hardware and firmware for Embedded Systems. Have experience with Obsolescence component management and replacement. Debugging and board bring up skills Preferred Qualifications Analytical approach to root cause analysis. Understanding of communication protocols: EtherCAT and LON. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal