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Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Senior Equipment Engineer - Manufacturing Engineering

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBayan Lepas, Penang, MalaysiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in any engineering discipline is required.
  • In-depth knowledge of automation and control systems is required.
  • Ability to handle sudden changes and work effectively under pressure to restore machine operations within short notice is required.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance on machines and maintain accurate maintenance records.
  • Act as the first line of response for machine unscheduled downtime and quality issues.
  • Coordinate and communicate with cross-functional departments to meet project timelines.
  • Provide clear and structured reports on major equipment downtime, including chronological events and systematic continuous improvement on chronic issues.
  • Work a normal shift and provide support for unscheduled equipment downtime during odd hours.

Desired Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years of working experience is preferred.
  • Early-career applicants are encouraged to apply, especially those with experience in machine programming languages and general computer coding such as C++.
  • Knowledge of statistical process control is an added advantage.
  • Understanding of machine software such as programmable logic controllers or C++ is an added technical advantage.
  • Strong teamwork and effective communication skills.

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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