Staff Engineer, Wet Area Manufacturing Process

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Responsible for process engineering in the Wet process areas (CMP, Liftoff, Wet Etch. Electroplating) in a high-volume 24x7 wafer fabrication environment.
2. Partner with a group of talented Process Engineers and Technicians that are responsible for maintaining key parameter control within tight specifications for both, manufacturing, and development wafers.
3. Drive yield and quality improvement projects:  Within-wafer uniformity of key parameters, APC strategy optimization, defects detection/elimination, Failure Analysis and improvement of deviating processes, chemistries, consumables, etc.
4. Work on cycle time and cost improvement:  Process recipe and chemical usage optimization, wafer rework reduction, Metrology optimization, tool uptime, etc.
5. Work on the selection, procurement, introduction, and qualification of new Wet process tools, materials, and consumables.
6. Support the development, qualification, and manufacturing ramping of new products  

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s with relevant experience in engineering field, Ph.D preferred (Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science or related fields). 
2. Experience in wafer manufacturing techniques (CMP, Electroplating, Liftoff, Photolithography, etc.)
3. Experience in magnetic recording head fabrication is desirable.
4. Strong background in statistical data analysis and 6-sigma methodologies.
5. Demonstrate excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills with ability to work in a cross-functional team setting.
6. Must possess manufacturing process engineering mindset, ability to work in a high-pace dynamic environment, and ability to multi-task.
7. Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, and statistical analysis tools like JMP.  

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

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