Sample Prep Technician 3

In the Global Products Group, we are dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering of Lam's etch and deposition products. We drive innovation to ensure our cutting-edge solutions are helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry.

• Take care of sample preparation tasks required before loading samples into our STEM tools. This may include ALD coatings, applying other protective coatings, identifying and marking areas of interest based on a schematic, resizing samples, and similar tasks.
• Follow fixed procedures and repeat them with a wide variety of sample configurations.
• Perform sample intake and outgoing procedures, including screening for physical and digital quality and photographing contents. Identify and set aside samples that do not meet the lab's submission expectations.
• Provide customer service support.
• Assist other lab assistants with shipping responsibilities.
• Highly successful, tenured technicians in this role may pursue a career in electron microscopy within our group.

• Impeccable attention to detail
• Strong troubleshooting and pattern recognition skills
• Understanding of how semiconductors are created
• Views task repetition as an opportunity to iterate and develop improved methods.
• Careful, detailoriented observer
• Fond of learning and responds well to feedback

• Associate's degree, technical certificate, or higher in a discipline relevant to the semiconductor industry, such as Microelectronics Technology, Physics/Engineering, Computer Science, etc.
• 2-4 years of related work experience in the semiconductor industry, especially handling silicon wafers, processing wafers in fab tools, cleaving wafers into coupons, and identifying features of interest based on a wafer schematic.
• Excellent manual dexterity.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proficient in utilizing Microsoft Office software.
• Ability to work a compressed shift schedule.

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.

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