Senior Manager, Hardware Development Engineering

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.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive 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.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

• Manage and lead FTP process and equipment development team to develop hard disk media burnish processes for next generation of ePMR and HAMR products.
• Provide leadership in designing, carrying  out, and analyzing DOE’s to investigate and optimize process variables and materials for hard disk yield and reliability.
• Provide leadership in equipment upgrades, material vendor qualifications
• Collaborate across multiple functional teams, including process engineering, product engineering, manufacturing, failure analysis, and material analysis groups.
• Work with overseas manufacturing sites to transfer new process implementation, and to ensure the success of the process in the factories for high yield, low defects, and good performance
• Investigate and find root causes of FTP-related failures.
• Develop process materials through close collaboration with material vendors.
• Develop metrology for FTP process, and friction measurements
• Lead equipment engineers to improve existing process tools for next generation media processes.
• Explore opportunities for new technologies to improve process performance.
• Be able to work in cleaning room environment

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, or related fields
• 5+ years’ experience of leadership role in Semiconductor or Hard Disk Media Industries in Process Development, 5+ years' people management experience
• Strong experience and knowledge in device fabrication such as polishing, grinding and lapping is desirable,
• Strong experience in equipment upgrades, materials qualification
• Capable of solving complex process issuesData analysis skills in process development and improvement
• Demonstrated project management skills to meet deadlines
• Hand-on experience and advanced knowledge in process standardization and statistical process control
• Experience with running and analyzing DOE’s, proficiency with JMP is helpful
• Understanding of surface characterization techniques such as laser scanning, AFM, SEM, etc.
• Great communication skills, both in verbal and written

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 I