Ms. Priscilla CHAN
Field Service Engineer, Lam Research, Singapore
I am Lam Southeast Asia’s first female field service engineer. When I joined Lam, I started off in tool installation and qualification, where I assembled and started up new tools for our customers. As I progressed, I started working in the fab, troubleshooting day-to-day challenges to improve our tools’ uptime and took part in the productivity team where I collaborated with engineers cross-functionally and cross-regionally.
Today, as the F10 platform owner for Lam’s dielectric etch Sense.i® tools, I work closely with the software and platform groups to troubleshoot robots, facilitate knowledge transfer, and drive solutions.
Growing up, I was very hands-on and enjoyed building things like figurines and mechanical keyboards. I recall getting into trouble dismantling and assembling furniture and home appliances.
At school, math, science, design, and tech intrigued me and I performed better in these subjects compared to the humanities. I enjoyed learning skills that can be applied to resolve everyday challenges and eventually decided to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering at Nanyang Technological University.
During my third year of university, I secured an internship in the aerospace industry and worked in roles supporting mechanical and design engineering, as well as supply chain planning. I graduated during COVID and opportunities in the aerospace industry were limited. My peers encouraged me to explore the semiconductor industry and after seeing an interesting and challenging field service role at Lam, I asked myself, “why not?”
Presentation Title
Semiconductor Industry Through the Lens of a Young Engineer