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Lam Research - where successful people want to work: We are a company comprised of people who work hard, deliver outstanding results and maintain a sense of humor during even the most challenging times. This is truly a rare opportunity. Lam Research is a market leader where our core values are not just words on the back of your badge. Given the criticality of this role to Lam Research's success, this philosophy starts with you.
Role Description You will partner with product engineering, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing and sales operations teams to deliver packaging solutions that optimize customer and company requirements for product protection, material handling, transportation, cost, installation cycle time and foreign trade compliance.
This position supports Lam's global direct materials suppliers and manufacturing operations. Duties:
Directly develop or manage the outsourced development of packaging and crating designs using standardized processes (design review, engineering change creation and approval, first article)
Participate in product design reviews to influence product design as it relates to design for logistics. The packaging engineer is the logistics voice in the product design process.
Follow packaging and labeling specifications and best-known methods (BKMs)
Drive compliance with SEMI and other regulatory requirements (e.g. customs, dangerous goods, sustainability) as well as industry standards such as ISTA and ASTM.
Drive product and package testing utilizing Lam and/or industry standard testing protocols (ISTA, ASTM) to validate packaging designs.
Develop packaging and crating strategies that minimize total supply chain costs (material, labor, transportation, handling, storage, pack/unpack cycle times).
Skills and Experience:
Understanding of distribution packaging and crating with experience in packaging design, package testing/qualification, and packaging regulatory issues for individual parts or small assemblies.
General understanding of logistics constraints as they impact packaging design, with focus on the transportation and materials handling environments. Design for Logistics - candidate's abilities/knowledge will be assessed during interview process.
Demonstrated ability through course work or job experience to solve packaging or mechanical design problems of limited to moderate complexity.
Basic knowledge of standardized package development processes (Define Distribution Environment, Determine Product Fragility, Product Improvement Feedback, Packaging Material testing/evaluation, Packaging Design, Package Testing/Validation).
Use and evaluation of computer simulation modeling for fragility analysis and packaging analysis/validation is preferred.
Ability to effectively participate in cross-functional teams
Knowledge and demonstrated use of problem-solving techniques (5 Why Analysis, DMAIC, fishbone), along with ability to collaborate with team members to develop an executable plan.
Good data analysis skills and experience extracting information from data
Know when and how to communicate- email, presentation, face to face, collaboration tools- to maintain alignment between team members, project executives and project stakeholders in a dynamic, geographically distributed and culturally diverse organization
Escalate issues while maintaining positive relationships with team members and other organizations
Knowledgeable with MS Office, PLM, 3D CAD applications, like NX and Creo.
Education: Bachelor's in Packaging or Mechanical Engineering with up to 2 years of packaging development experience.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.