Field Service Engineer 3 (all genders)

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

As a Field Service Engineer at Lam, you will step into the limelight of customer support. Your work goes beyond installations and troubleshooting; it ensures the operational excellence of our complex semiconductor equipment. You're on the front lines, understanding customer needs and collaborating with various teams to deliver solutions. In this role, you will directly contribute to the success of our installation team in EMEA (Europe Middle East Asia).

What you'll do

• Provide quality on-site repair, maintenance service, and complete installation/relocation start-up services of Lam's complex electro-mechanical and electronic systems at customer sites.
• Perform analytical problem-solving, troubleshooting, conduct diagnostics, and isolate issues to the component level, and take corrective actions to minimize downtime, system interruptions, and equipment malfunctions.
• Keep up to date on semiconductor capital equipment and Lam products through learning, training, and certification.
• Assist in complex field modifications and updates, maintaining records and reports to coordinate activities between Lam and the customer.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, representing Lam to our valued customers, delivering exceptional customer satisfaction.
• Troubleshoot and create customer response action plans to support customer needs.
• Transparently discuss opportunities and challenges with customer to increase trust.
• Provide technical instruction and mentoring for more junior engineers.

• Technical Degree/Diploma/Bachelor's degree in Microelectronics, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering or related field and 5+ years of experience; or Master's degree with 3+ years; or equivalent work experience.
• Previous experience in installation, maintenance, repair, or troubleshooting of semiconductor capital equipment.
• Proficiency in interpreting electrical and mechanical schematics, diagrams, and operation manuals.
• Able to work in a clean room environment while wearing personal protective safety equipment, or cleanroom suit.
• Frequently position oneself (e.g., bend, stoop, reach, walk, sit, twist, squat, kneel, climb, stand) to perform job tasks for extended periods.
• Able to travel frequently, domestically, Europe wide and internationally, based on customer needs, flexibility to work a variety shifts including compressed and alternative workweeks including overtime and on-call if needed.
• Due to work assignments in various European Union countries, EU passport is required.

• Proficiency in basic computer skills and familiarity with common office software including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience in installation, maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of semiconductor capital equipment, either in ETCH, Thin-Film Deposition or Wafer cleaning area is a plus.
• Communication skills, both written and verbal, in English.
• Basic communication skills in German language.
• Foundational analytical and problem-solving skills.