## 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
At Lam Research, software quality plays a critical role in delivering reliable and high-performing semiconductor manufacturing solutions used by customers worldwide. As semiconductor systems become increasingly complex, quality engineering is essential to ensure product stability, performance, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
As a Senior Software Engineer – Quality Assurance Automation, you will work closely with software developers, product teams, and global engineering organizations to validate cutting-edge equipment control software. You will drive quality initiatives through test automation, customer issue analysis, defect management, and the adoption of modern AI-assisted testing practices. This role provides an opportunity to influence product quality, improve testing efficiency, and contribute directly to solutions used in advanced semiconductor manufacturing environments.
## What you’ll do
Quality Engineering & Test Automation
* Design, develop, and execute functional, integration, regression, system, GUI, and performance test cases.
* Develop and maintain automated test suites to improve release quality, test coverage, and execution efficiency.
* Create test plans, test data, validation scenarios, and automation assets for new features and software releases.
* Support CI/CD-driven testing and automated validation activities.
* Leverage Generative AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or equivalent tools to accelerate test case creation, automation scripting, and quality engineering workflows.
Product Validation & Customer Support
* Qualify software releases, patches, and enhancements before customer deployment.
* Investigate, reproduce, analyze, and troubleshoot customer-reported software issues.
* Perform log analysis, defect reporting, debugging, and root-cause identification.
* Partner with software engineering teams to validate fixes and ensure timely issue resolution.
AI-Assisted Quality Engineering
* Apply Generative AI tools in daily QA activities including test case design, automation development, defect analysis, and quality reporting.
* Develop reusable AI prompts, templates, and accelerators that improve QA productivity.
* Evaluate AI-driven testing approaches and contribute to AI adoption within quality engineering processes.
* Support development of lightweight AI-powered quality utilities and workflow automation solutions.
* Ability to demonstrate measurable productivity improvements achieved through AI-assisted testing approaches.
Technical Ownership & Collaboration
* Own testing and automation delivery for medium-sized features and releases.
* Participate in test strategy discussions and recommend appropriate validation approaches based on product requirements.
* Collaborate with software developers, quality engineers, systems teams, and customer support organizations globally.
* Track execution progress and provide accurate quality status updates to stakeholders.
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
* Drive quality improvements through test automation and process optimization.
* Identify automation opportunities to improve efficiency, coverage, and release confidence.
* Contribute to improving software reliability, maintainability, and overall customer experience.
* Stay current with advancements in AI-assisted testing, automation frameworks, and modern quality engineering practices
## Who we’re looking for
Required Qualifications
* 3–5 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Test Automation, Software Testing, or Software Validation.
* Good understanding of Functional, Integration, Regression, System,...
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