Project Engineer, Program Lead

The group you’ll be a part of

WETS Deposition group at Lam India Global Hardware Technology (LIGHT) is hiring a Project Engineer, Program Lead for its product development engineering team. The impact you’ll make

As a Project Engineer, Program Lead in the WETS Product Group within Lam India, you will lead complex mechanical product-definition and drafting programs across global, cross-functional teams. This is an individual-contributor role with no direct people-reporting responsibility; however, the role requires strong program leadership, stakeholder influence, operational governance, and ownership of measurable outcomes. You will be accountable for delivering high-quality CAD, Engineering and Systems documentation while meeting cost, quality, and schedule commitments. The role will also establish, govern, and continuously improve team-level KPIs to drive execution discipline, productivity, documentation accuracy, and scalable delivery excellence. You will partner with engineering teams, Contract workforce, and product-group stakeholders to manage risks, resolve dependencies, improve processes, and drive initiatives in standardization, automation, cost optimization, and quality improvement. What you’ll do

Lead mechanical product-definition and drafting programs across cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring clear ownership, execution discipline, and alignment to program priorities. Own program-level delivery accountability for cost, quality, and schedule commitments, including proactive tracking of deliverables, risks, dependencies, and corrective actions. Define, establish, track, and continuously improve team-level KPIs covering cost, quality, schedule, productivity, documentation accuracy, and execution effectiveness. Manage operational activities for a large contract workforce of up to 20 engineers, including work allocation, progress tracking, KPI monitoring, issue resolution, and delivery governance without direct people-reporting responsibility. Ensure CAD deliverables and engineering documentation meet required quality expectations, documentation standards, and program milestone requirements. Ensure drawings are accurate, reference the correct inputs, and comply with global and Lam engineering standards and practices. Maintain and improve process checkpoints to strengthen drafting quality, schedule adherence, cost discipline, and first-time-right delivery. Coordinate work priorities, workflows, and deliverables with engineering contributors, functional leads, and stakeholders to ensure timely closure of program milestones. Engage with India, US, and Austria-based Mechanical Engineering Managers and Product Group stakeholders to align priorities, resolve execution challenges, and deliver measurable program outcomes. Provide technical guidance, review support, and knowledge-sharing on drafting standards, quality principles, CAD practices, and documentation best practices. Drive continuous improvement, standardization, automation, and cost-optimization initiatives that improve engineering productivity, documentation quality, and delivery predictability. Who we’re looking for

B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, or Industrial Engineering with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience. Hands-on CAD experience is required, including creation and review of drawings for sheet metal parts, machined components, and assemblies using Creo / NX. Strong knowledge of ANSI standards, GD&T, welding symbols, surface finish requirements, sheet metal fabrication, machining, and welding processes. Minimum 8 years of experience in capital equipment or a comparable industry such as medical equipment, automotive, or aerospace, preferably in design, drafting, or engineering documentation function. Proven track record of managing multiple parallel programs with strong prioritization, risk management, decision-making, stakeholder communication, and problem-solving