About our group:
The wafer process engineering team is responsible for controlling all tooling in our stat of teh art clean room that is used to fabricate Magnetic REcording Heads used within Seagate Hard Disk Drives (HDDs). We employ both traditional process-control methods as well as more novel Advanced Process Control (APC) algorithmic systems to analyze the health of our processes in real time, making required adjustments automatically. Our recording head manufacturing line delivers the latest generation of magnetic recording heads based on HAMR technology.
In this position you will be a leader responsible for managing a sub-set of the existing team. Our team consists of CMP, electroplating, wet-etch, and cleans process engineers and technicians responsible for improving factory processes. You will also collaborate with other teams including process development, design, equipment engineering, manufacturing, industrial engineering, and yield.
If you are passionate about innovative technology, a proven leader, excellent communicator, and enthusiastic about quality assurance and continuous improvement, this could be the perfect opportunity to advance your process engineering career
About the role - you will:
- Act as a leader in the process engineering organization
- Be responsible for building, leading, and developing a high-performing process engineering team, fostering a culture of accountability, results, and continuous improvement.
- Develop engineers and technicians by training, coaching, evaluating, and reinforcing engineering principles.
- Provide strong leadership to the engineering team by collaborating on project completion, assigning roles that align with team members' strengths, and ensuring consistent productivity.
- Mentor the team offering guidance, support, and opportunities for personal growth to achieve departmental and company objectives.
- Offer strategic planning insights focused on enhancing process efficiency, implementing automation, improving manufacturability, and driving innovation in new product and process development.
- Work closely with various departments such as design, yield, equipment engineering, industrial engineering, production, and operations to ensure smooth integration of new products and processes.
- Take on the role of project manager.
- Support the oversight and implementation of capital and process improvements to optimize both new and existing processes.
- Manage and drive engineering projects from initial concept through to full implementation, ensuring solutions are effective, timely, and cost-efficient.
- Actively monitor current production performance within the wafer process engineering organization, providing technical solutions to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Production targets
- Apply Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing methodologies to promote continuous improvement across the factory and oversee regular metrics reporting.
- Oversee the selection, installation, qualification, and troubleshooting of wafer manufacturing equipment.
About you:
- Proven leadership experience in managing engineering teams and projects.
- Strong background in process improvement, automation, and manufacturability enhancement
- Excellent collaboration skills with cross-functional teams, including design, yield, equipment engineering, industrial engineering, production, and operations.
- Ability to drive innovation in