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Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Organic Lab Technician

Inspection & TestConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBayan Lepas, Penang, MalaysiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A diploma in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science is required.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Windows and Office applications is required.
  • Ability to work a 12-hour shift pattern with day or night cycles is required.
  • Basic English communication ability is required.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision is required.
  • Own transportation for commuting to work is required.

Responsibilities

  • Perform advanced analytical testing and data interpretation using GCMS, FTIR, and/or LCMS instrumentation.
  • Analyze instrument data and investigate out-of-tolerance conditions; escalate unresolved or recurring issues to management with technical justification, trend analysis, supporting evidence, and recommended corrective actions.
  • Execute routine contamination analysis testing on assigned analytical platforms, including GCMS, FTIR, and LCMS.
  • Maintain preventive maintenance schedules, update preventive maintenance checklists, and maintain equipment logs.
  • Prepare and verify calibration standards and evaluate check-standard pass/fail criteria.
  • Identify and troubleshoot instrument abnormalities, machine faults, and performance degradation, and implement corrective actions to restore normal instrument operation.
  • Document findings with supporting evidence such as chromatograms, spectral data, and control charts.
  • Support shift-based laboratory operations.
  • Follow chemical laboratory safety, SDS/MSDS protocols, and emergency response procedures.
  • Communicate with cross-functional teams regarding data validity and equipment status.
  • Identify process pain points and propose digital or procedural enhancements.
  • Contribute to method development and validation activities.

About the Company

Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Western Digital, which goes by WD, designs and makes hard disk drives, mostly the high-capacity models that cloud and AI data centers use to store huge amounts of data cheaply. In 2013, its HGST unit shipped the first helium-filled hard drives, which fit more disks into each drive and use less power. Its drives store data on stacks of spinning magnetic disks, and the lineup runs from Ultrastar data center drives to WD Red and WD Purple drives for home servers and security cameras. WD makes its money selling these drives to cloud companies, PC makers, and retail shoppers. Western Digital was founded in 1970 and is based in San Jose, California, and in 2025 it spun off its flash memory business as Sandisk.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Jose, CA
Founded
1970

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