Project Engineer, Sr.

Overview

Project Engineer, Sr. at Lam Research in the Lam India Central Engineering group, managing customer-specific non-standard configuration requests for semiconductor capital equipment and driving projects integral to product design and development.

What you'll do

• Manage customer-specific non-standard configuration requests for semiconductor capital equipment from initial review through execution and release.
• Review requests for completeness, technical readiness, and compliance with established process requirements before progressing them through the workflow.
• Review and update sales order bill-of-material instructions to ensure configuration details, part numbers, quantities, and order-specific requirements are accurately reflected.
• Execute customer-specific configuration requests where technical content has already been defined, validated, and released.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Product Management, Sales Operations, and order fulfillment teams to support timely execution of customer-specific requirements.
• Initiate, execute, and release approved product configuration variants in accordance with established processes.
• Review configuration applicability on an order-by-order basis and update requests as inactive or obsolete when no longer applicable.
• Track request status, execution milestones, and schedule commitments, communicating constraints, risks, or delays to stakeholders as needed.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred; degrees in Industrial Engineering & Management, or equivalent degrees will also be considered.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
• Exposure to product configuration management and order-specific product customization.
• Experience working with bill-of-material structures, part numbers, and engineering change management processes.
• Familiarity with material planning, manufacturing, or ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Ability to interpret customer requirements and apply established configuration rules and processes.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple requests and priorities.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across technical and non-technical functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting customer-specific product configurations in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with PDM/PLM systems.
• Exposure to CAD tools and engineering documentation systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools for data analysis and reporting.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Work mode: hybrid. On-site Flex roles work 3+ days per week on-site with remote work for the balance of the week; Virtual Flex roles work 1-2 days per week on-site and remotely the rest of the time. The specific category is not stated for this role.