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Get Access To All JobsRequisition ID 197498
Date posted 04/22/2026
Work Location Model On-site Flex
Work Location Fremont-CA
Work Country United States
The group you’ll be a part of
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.
The impact you’ll make
As a Product Manager at Lam, you play a crucial role in defining the strategy, roadmap, and features of the product. You are both strategic and tactical. You will span the entire product life cycle, from definition and planning to production release, upgrades, and end-of-life. Your leadership skills will be vital in ensuring cross-functional collaboration across different departments to drive the success of the portfolio of products. With your expertise in both business and technical domains, you’ll bring the product vision to life for Lam and our customers.
A Senior Product Manager’s focus is 100% on the Product. They are the leader for all groups to align priorities, define objectives, drive decisions to meet product development needs, market objectives, and released product support requirements.
– The ideal candidate will have sound judgement and decision making capability, an inquisitive nature, demonstrated capacity to provide structure and guidance in a chaotic environment and the ability to work effectively across multiple organizations and levels of management. They must have the confidence and background to lead and challenge a team of highly technical and competent individuals. They must be able to understand and mentor the role of product manager to less experienced peers.
Consolidator of Product Roadmap / Strategy / Vision
– Collect & distill market / customer needs and Lam business objectives input from across organization leadership (Technology, Engineering, Product Support, Marketing, etc.) to define product roadmap and strategy.
Leaders of Product Strategy / Vision Communication
– Vision statement author, accountable for documenting business objectives and product requirements that form the basis for development / improvement programs, maintain living document under revision control throughout development & release process
– Drive vision into projects / programs supporting program/project manager in achieving project goals
– Roadmap: facilitate roundtable review of market, technology, and competitive trends leading to revision of product strategy / roadmap and organizational priorities
– Define implementation strategy for product enhancements, improvements and fixes. Communicate via Plan of Record (POR) to the development, operations, and customer accounts.
– Ensures that key product decisions adhere to the PS&DM and PDR Processes.
Driver of Product Development and Release Execution
– Champion utilization of the PDR process, drive the program/project team to address PDR requirements, product design/development trade-offs and associated risk decisions. Drive release of the product into Lean Manufacturing, Customer Service and the Order Fulfillment process.
What you’ll do
Accountable for Product Lifecycle Management overall
EPL – stakeholder of the Program Priority List of programs/projects to focus resources in line with organizational objectives for owned products. Prioritize programs to allocate resources aligned with overall organizational objectives.
Define and communicate the product offered for sale through the Product Option Architecture(POA) system and approve product changes.
Manage unreleased product proliferation: capture and communicate early forecasts and shipment plans in the Unreleased Build Plan Process (URBP); submit DMRF’s to drive unreleased material; and approve Critical Design Reviews; align and approve new part spares inventory.
Define & manage E/OCOGS – financial reserve fund requirements to support implementation of enhancements/improvements to issues in the field, define and manage reserves maintained to achieve specific business objectives in the field.
Review and disposition PR’s in iPLM, BOM change orders, and NSR’s; provide supporting rationale and alternatives to justify decisions and determine pricing. Ensure timely option release of NSRs.
Communicate across Lam and with customer known product issues, the impact to ongoing operations/production and POR. Lead CFTs as necessary, coordinating operations and development groups, to mitigate the customer production impacts when scarce resources are available.
Lead Safety issue CFTs to drive Safety Alert and implementation plans.
Analyze and make recommendation of financial reserves and disposition of unreleased material inventory in engineering, operations and spares locations.
Monitor, report & manage cost of products via collaboration with supply chain, engineering and ensure cost is a critical consideration in all design, change and product definition/strategy decisions.
Identify opportunities and drive changes to achieve Shift Left gains for all product development and release activity.
Who we’re looking for
- Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.
Preferred qualifications
Minimum 5+ years applicable experience; previous experience in semiconductor capital equipment industry preferred.
Familiarity with wafer handling and/or mechatronics systems is a plus.
Supervisory or management experience preferred.
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 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.
Salary
CA San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $125,000.00 - $270,000.00.
The above salary range for this position is relevant to applicants that reside or work onsite in the California, San Francisco Bay Area only. Salary offers will depend on factors that include the location you work from, your level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience and comparison to other employees already in this role. Actual salary may vary from salary offered due to numerous factors including but not limited to unpaid time off, unpaid leave, company mandated shutdown, and other relevant factors.
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.
Requisition ID 197498
Date posted 04/22/2026
Work Location Model On-site Flex
Work Location Fremont-CA
Work Country United States
The group you’ll be a part of
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.
The impact you’ll make
As a Product Manager at Lam, you play a crucial role in defining the strategy, roadmap, and features of the product. You are both strategic and tactical. You will span the entire product life cycle, from definition and planning to production release, upgrades, and end-of-life. Your leadership skills will be vital in ensuring cross-functional collaboration across different departments to drive the success of the portfolio of products. With your expertise in both business and technical domains, you’ll bring the product vision to life for Lam and our customers.
A Senior Product Manager’s focus is 100% on the Product. They are the leader for all groups to align priorities, define objectives, drive decisions to meet product development needs, market objectives, and released product support requirements.
– The ideal candidate will have sound judgement and decision making capability, an inquisitive nature, demonstrated capacity to provide structure and guidance in a chaotic environment and the ability to work effectively across multiple organizations and levels of management. They must have the confidence and background to lead and challenge a team of highly technical and competent individuals. They must be able to understand and mentor the role of product manager to less experienced peers.
Consolidator of Product Roadmap / Strategy / Vision
– Collect & distill market / customer needs and Lam business objectives input from across organization leadership (Technology, Engineering, Product Support, Marketing, etc.) to define product roadmap and strategy.
Leaders of Product Strategy / Vision Communication
– Vision statement author, accountable for documenting business objectives and product requirements that form the basis for development / improvement programs, maintain living document under revision control throughout development & release process
– Drive vision into projects / programs supporting program/project manager in achieving project goals
– Roadmap: facilitate roundtable review of market, technology, and competitive trends leading to revision of product strategy / roadmap and organizational priorities
– Define implementation strategy for product enhancements, improvements and fixes. Communicate via Plan of Record (POR) to the development, operations, and customer accounts.
– Ensures that key product decisions adhere to the PS&DM and PDR Processes.
Driver of Product Development and Release Execution
– Champion utilization of the PDR process, drive the program/project team to address PDR requirements, product design/development trade-offs and associated risk decisions. Drive release of the product into Lean Manufacturing, Customer Service and the Order Fulfillment process.
What you’ll do
Accountable for Product Lifecycle Management overall
EPL – stakeholder of the Program Priority List of programs/projects to focus resources in line with organizational objectives for owned products. Prioritize programs to allocate resources aligned with overall organizational objectives.
Define and communicate the product offered for sale through the Product Option Architecture(POA) system and approve product changes.
Manage unreleased product proliferation: capture and communicate early forecasts and shipment plans in the Unreleased Build Plan Process (URBP); submit DMRF’s to drive unreleased material; and approve Critical Design Reviews; align and approve new part spares inventory.
Define & manage E/OCOGS – financial reserve fund requirements to support implementation of enhancements/improvements to issues in the field, define and manage reserves maintained to achieve specific business objectives in the field.
Review and disposition PR’s in iPLM, BOM change orders, and NSR’s; provide supporting rationale and alternatives to justify decisions and determine pricing. Ensure timely option release of NSRs.
Communicate across Lam and with customer known product issues, the impact to ongoing operations/production and POR. Lead CFTs as necessary, coordinating operations and development groups, to mitigate the customer production impacts when scarce resources are available.
Lead Safety issue CFTs to drive Safety Alert and implementation plans.
Analyze and make recommendation of financial reserves and disposition of unreleased material inventory in engineering, operations and spares locations.
Monitor, report & manage cost of products via collaboration with supply chain, engineering and ensure cost is a critical consideration in all design, change and product definition/strategy decisions.
Identify opportunities and drive changes to achieve Shift Left gains for all product development and release activity.
Who we’re looking for
- Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.
Preferred qualifications
Minimum 5+ years applicable experience; previous experience in semiconductor capital equipment industry preferred.
Familiarity with wafer handling and/or mechatronics systems is a plus.
Supervisory or management experience preferred.
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 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.
Salary
CA San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $125,000.00 - $270,000.00.
The above salary range for this position is relevant to applicants that reside or work onsite in the California, San Francisco Bay Area only. Salary offers will depend on factors that include the location you work from, your level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience and comparison to other employees already in this role. Actual salary may vary from salary offered due to numerous factors including but not limited to unpaid time off, unpaid leave, company mandated shutdown, and other relevant factors.
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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Align your research expertise to Lam's roadmap
Lam Research hires Research Managers to lead work in specific process modules like plasma etch or atomic layer deposition. Frame your CV around published research, patents, or process development outcomes in those domains, not general semiconductor experience.
Target roles across multiple Lam sites
Lam Research operates major R&D facilities in Fremont, Tualatin, and Gloucester. Research Manager openings are not always posted simultaneously across all sites, so search each location separately to avoid missing active requisitions in your specialty.
Prepare your specialty occupation documentation early
USCIS requires the H-1B petition to demonstrate that a Research Manager role qualifies as a specialty occupation. Gather transcripts, degree equivalency evaluations, and documentation of your technical research scope before your employer's immigration counsel requests them.
Anticipate PERM if you want permanent residence
Lam has a history of sponsoring EB-2 and EB-3 Green Cards for research staff. The DOL PERM labor certification process can take a year or more before the I-140 petition is filed, so discuss long-term sponsorship intentions with your recruiter during the offer process.
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Does Lam Research sponsor H-1B visas for Research Managers?
Yes, Lam Research sponsors H-1B visas for Research Manager positions. Research roles in semiconductor process development are well-established as specialty occupations under USCIS criteria, which makes H-1B petitions for these positions relatively straightforward to support. If you're subject to the H-1B cap, timing your application around the annual April filing window is essential.
Which visa types does Lam Research commonly use for Research Manager roles?
Lam Research sponsors H-1B, TN, J-1, and F-1 OPT and CPT for research-oriented positions, as well as EB-2 and EB-3 immigrant visas for permanent residence. TN visas are available to Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying research or engineering roles. F-1 OPT is a common entry point for recent graduates before transitioning to H-1B sponsorship.
What qualifications does Lam Research expect for Research Manager positions?
Most Research Manager roles at Lam require a graduate degree, typically a Master's or Ph.D., in materials science, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, or a related field. Relevant process expertise in etch, deposition, or metrology is expected alongside prior team leadership or project management experience in an R&D or semiconductor manufacturing environment.
How do I apply for Research Manager jobs at Lam Research?
You can apply directly through Lam Research's careers portal, where roles are listed by site and function. To find openings that already align with your visa type, use Migrate Mate to filter Lam Research Research Manager postings by sponsorship category. Tailoring your application to specific process modules Lam is hiring for in that region increases your chances of passing initial screening.
How do I plan my timeline if I need H-1B sponsorship at Lam Research?
If you're subject to the H-1B cap, Lam Research would need to register you in the USCIS lottery in March for an October 1 start date. If you're on F-1 OPT, you can begin work sooner and transition to H-1B in the next cycle. Build at least six to eight months of buffer between your offer acceptance and your intended start date to account for filing and approval timelines.
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