Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering

Overview

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. We are a company of problem solvers, delivering technologies across HDDs and platforms under the Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands. We partner with leaders to enable safer, more connected systems and to power data centers for AI-era storage needs. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Plan, coordinate and follow-up sputter systems start-up / conversion activities and process documentation.
• Audit sputter parameters and practice periodically, include online SPC and procedure conformance.
• Lead sputter process related issues troubleshooting (common causes), work closely with shift process team in sputter process sustaining, troubleshooting & improvement to achieve sputter utilization (down time), yield & quality goals.
• Lead Sputter Process Improvement Projects (SU / STT / Cost / Quality / PPH & others), including new products / machines / process qualification.
• Lead, supervise and coach / train process tech, including engineering specialists and characterization technicians.
• Responsible for sputter process related issues troubleshooting (common causes), work with Shift process team to sustain sputter process and improve utilization and quality goals.
• Train and share PMR / DS sputter process and yield improvement knowledge with the team; lead, supervise and coach / train process tech and related staff.
• Monitor sputter parameters, including online SPC monitoring and procedure conformance.
• Start-up sputter machines including process characterization (new products & process changes).
• New product / machine / process qualification responsibilities.
• Execute sputter process improvement projects (SU / STT / Cost / Quality / PPH & others).
• Other duties include FMEA.
• Understand and accept responsibility for performing jobs safely; follow safety and health rules.
• Assist in sputter yield related issues troubleshooting (common causes).
• Collaborate with Anelva yield team in sputter yield sustaining, troubleshooting & improvement to achieve sputter yield goals (including 0725 Operation Yield Improvement).
• Other supervisor-assigned tasks.
• Improve Media magnetic baseline : ACC% and enable process stability and repeatability via recipe tuning and optimization.
• Responsible for new product qualifications.

Qualifications

Required :

Preferred :

Skills :

Additional Information

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