Sr Staff Engineer

About our group:

 

Recording heads (sliders) are a critical component in magnetic hard disc drives.  Seagate slider factories manufacture millions of sliders every day. This team supports the research and development that define future company success.

 

The Slider Lapping Development group located in Bloomington, MN identifies and develops improvements in recording head row bar lapping equipment and processes that meet future product roadmap requirements.  More specifically, the final reader and writer heights as well as surface flatness and air bearing surface finish.

 

Our team consists of experts in materials, mechanical engineering, physics, robotics, electronic sensors, and process control algorithms – this position encourages daily cross-functional team discussions.

About the role - you will:

 

• Provide support and development of multiple software applications within the slider manufacturing area with a focus on the lapping and supporting processes, both at the Bloomington MN location and Thailand based manufacturing facilities.
• Work on applications that involve machine operation and control, data manipulation analysis and dashboarding, part flow/tracking systems, and developing and/or supporting machine learning based image analysis routines and UI applications.
• Utilize software that may be supplied by equipment vendors or developed in-house. Efforts will involve working with process engineering and manufacturing groups to identify software needs, modifying code, evaluating, and implementing changes, and maintaining appropriate documentation.
• Provide such benefits as new manufacturing or analysis capabilities that enable process development teams in meeting future product roadmap requirements

About you:

 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong ability to work in a cross-functional team environment
• Organized and able to efficiently manage multiple projects and software languages
• Ability to understand basic engineering principles behind the manufacturing processes associated with the supported software applications

Your experience includes:

 

• Software controllers used for hardware process or measurement systems.
• Statistics, error analysis, and JMP or similar statistical analysis software.
• Programming experience with C++, C#, Visual Basic, Python, Cognex or OpenCV (or comparable image processing software), MATLAB, Oracle or similar RDBMS and SQL queries.
• Experience in manufacturing environment with strong basic engineering skills, strong understanding of software development fundamentals, and interfacing between hardware systems and software controllers.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering related field (i., e Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Computer Engineering, Materials, Physics, or Information Technology) and 8+ years of experience or master’s degree in the same and 5+ years’ experience or PhD and 3+ years’ experience or equivalent experience and education.

 

You might also have: 

 

• Machine learning based image analysis software.
• Experience in JAVA and Labview

Location:

 

Our Normandale campus spans two suburbs, Edina and Bloomington, and serves as the Recording Head development and manufacturing arm of Seagate. Located in the heart of a bustling community, Seagate offers an on-site café, or if you prefer, you can drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away. Need to grab a gift over lunch time? Shopping is abundant in the area. If working out is your thing, the on-site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, outdoor activities, tournaments and group workouts. Looking for something more laid back? Reset in one of our meditation rooms, or simply take a walk around our indoor walking path. On-site cultural festivals, celebrations and community volunteer opportunities also abound.

 

Location: Normandale, United States
Travel: Up to 10%