Mng Dir, Engineering
Lam Research · Fremont, CA
About this role
Lam Research is hiring a director-level Director of Engineering in the software engineering function based in Fremont, CA. The posting calls out experience with Performance Optimization, Embedded Systems.
- Role
- Director of Engineering
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- director
- Track
- Management
- Location
- Fremont, CA
- Posted
- May 12, 2026
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Job description
from Lam Research careers## 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
Global Engineering Leadership: Senior executive overseeing all CSBG engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, systems) aligned to business strategy and revenue growth reporting to CSBG Engineering CVP
Technology Strategy & Execution: Enterprise-wide ownership of product development, sustaining, service/upgrades, and lifecycle solutions for the installed base
Operational Excellence: Champions quality, reliability, safety compliance, and process rigor (PPL, PR, NSR, escalations)
Financial Stewardship: Manages engineering budgets, headcount, and project costs
Talent & Culture: Builds leadership bench strength, fosters innovation and continuous learning, drives alignment of talent and culture with organizational strategy, structure, systems.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborates with Business Units, Operations, Supply Chain, Field/Service, and customers to deliver world-class support solutions
## What you’ll do
Technology Strategy & Execution: Craft the technology strategy to accomplish CSBG’s broader objectives. Provide executive oversight of CSBG’s end‑to‑end engineering execution across new product development, sustaining, upgrades, and service solutions. Lead multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver high‑quality, reliable, and cost‑effective solutions on time and on budget. Drive innovation through adoption of automation, analytics, RF & power electronics, and mechatronics to improve equipment performance, reliability, and uptime.