Staff Engineer, Product Design Engineering

Company Description

At Western Digital, we are on a mission to unlock the potential of data so people, companies and organizations everywhere can create what’s next. To fulfill our vision, we are always on the lookout for potential team members who share our passion for solving problems to empower others.

When you join Western Digital, you join a legacy more than 50 years in the making. Across our Western Digital®, SanDisk®, SanDisk® Professional, WD® and WD_BLACK™ brands, we have brought some of the most storied advancements in memory and data storage technology to market—and our best, most innovative work is yet to come.

From energizing gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Here’s how you can help.

Job Description

Ensure a seamless transfer of processes from GO R&D to Penang by focusing on the development of CE and HAMR programs. Lead manufacturing improvements, qualify product iterations, and implement efficient process controls for high reliability.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure smooth process transfer from GO R&D to Penang
• Capacity Enterprise CE / HAMR program development in Penang
• Manufacturing improvement projects
• Product improvement iteration qualification
• Ensure new product/process transfer from GO R&D to Penang and develop with efficient process control and good reliability performance
• CE / HAMR program development to meet the performance requirement from HDD.
• Closely work with counterpart in R&D to develop new process / materials for performance improvements.
• Continuous Improvement of Magnetic performance / yields / productivity for product maturity. Establish all necessary unique process controls based on new product requirements in NPI stage.
• Correspond to process design change iteration for performance improvement, this includes process optimization and tribology qualification.
• Provide general guidance to sustaining sputter yield/process team on Magnetic & Interface related issue.
• Work with Test yield team on Failure Analysis, understanding of various defect mechanisms of HAMR media and their relationship with sputter process / materials etc.
• Work together with Sputter Equipment team on hardware improvement projects for downtime reduction & yield improvements. Ex- sputter magpacks, different type of cathodes, disk holder designs etc
• Support inter-department projects (Back End, TEST)
• Support HDD return failure analysis

Qualifications

Required:  

• Bachelor of Material Science, Physics or any other engineering field with min 5 years experience in Sputter Engineering
• Master / Ph.D of Material Science, Physics or any other engineering field will be an added advantage

Skills:

• Project Management Skills
• Critical Thinking

Additional Information

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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