Full-Time

HAMR Equipment Engineer

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Western Digital

Western Digital

10,001+ employees

Provides data storage solutions and devices

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Senior, Expert

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Fremont, CA, USA

Category
Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • At least 8 years’ experience with a B.S. or at least 6 years’ experience with an M.S. degree and a successful track record in equipment design and sustaining experience.
  • Degrees must be in electrical, mechanical, or related Engineering or physical science.
  • The candidate must demonstrate technical capability and positive results in Thin Film process equipment, and/or Wet processing equipment. Experience in Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) is highly desirable.
  • The applicant must be a strong problem solver, organized and quality driven.
  • Required experiences include in-depth understanding and practice of equipment design and testing (or sustaining), operations, documentation, maintenance, as well as good understanding of wafer level processes and cleanroom requirements.
  • The position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong project management and people skills, and must be able to act as an active team leader or cross-functional team member to provide the best results to the teams and company.
  • They must know how to effectively work with technicians and be able to clearly transfer technical knowledge and instructions in an accessible manner.
  • PC skills include JMP, MS Excel, Project, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Responsibilities
  • Strong equipment engineering background and experience.
  • Responsible for the specification, project management, design review and qualification testing of the new tools Dedicated to new products.
  • Work closely with Process Engineering, Maintenance, vendors and other teams to define, improve and monitor equipment reliability, throughput and process capability.
  • Define, deploy, monitor and improve the Preventive Maintenance specifications, EDCSPC on tool parameters, bill of material and spare parts requirement.
  • Review, analyze and investigate equipment related scraps and provide root cause analysis and effective corrective actions.
  • Being the in-house technical equipment expert, they are hands-on technical individuals with strong troubleshooting skills to help bring the tool up efficiently and effectively upon down-tool escalations.
  • Take ownership of the new equipment specification, technical negotiation with vendors, design and documentation review, tool installation, and qualification testing and documentation. Ensure project is on schedule, and at the same time deliver with the highest quality by proactively identifying and correcting capability, reliability and Maintenance issues early on. Generate accurate and detailed documentation for facility, maintenance, stores and process owners.
  • Lead or be an active team member to drive continuous improvement programs to improve equipment performance and reliability, maximize Mean Productive Time Between Failure (MTBF), and Operational Uptime (AOU), and minimize Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
  • Provide accurate and detailed documentation as well as training in basic and advanced maintenance and troubleshooting skills along with established best maintenance and safe practices. Practice gage R&R on critical equipment and consumable related measurements. Monitor and follow through for continuous improvement opportunities across all shifts.
  • Review and evaluate tool and spare parts related inputs from Sustaining Equipment Engineering and Maintenance organizations. Provide timely response, proposed timeline and sound actions for continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Respond to scrapped wafers that occur due to equipment or maintenance related incidences. Review, analyze and investigate equipment related scraps and provide sound root cause analysis and timely effective corrective actions.
  • Define and review regularly the minimum (reorder) and maximum spares quantities on critical and long lead items to ensure inventories are at the correct level to support equipment maintenance and repair effort. Work with store and vendor to ensure in-coming parts meet form, fit, functional and other quality requirements. Generate parts and consumables specifications, checklist and drawings as needed.
  • Establish, review regularly, and respond to SPC out of control situation for equipment parameters. Additionally, define jointly with process team to set-up and test process and equipment alarm parameters at the tool. Monitor tool alarm logs regularly and follow through for proactive actions and continuous improvement opportunities. Drive tool matching and yield improvement through design and engineering improvements.
  • Keep track of the down tool situation and provide verbal and written instructions to support teams upon request. Respond to down tool escalation calls upon request by Sustaining Equipment Engineering and Maintenance organizations. Take an active and leading role in bringing the down tool up efficiently and effectively. Observe for learning and improvement opportunities across all functions. Follow through with the improvement actions.

Western Digital provides a variety of data storage solutions, including Network Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Network (SAN), private cloud, and hyper-converged infrastructure. Their products are designed to help businesses manage and store data efficiently and reliably. For example, their all-flash arrays are optimized for high input/output applications, while the JetStor brand offers cost-effective NAS and SAN arrays that support multiple host ports for improved performance. What sets Western Digital apart from its competitors is its extensive experience in the industry and its ability to cater to a wide range of clients, from large corporations to small businesses. The company's goal is to deliver high-value storage solutions that meet the diverse needs of its customers, ensuring they have the tools necessary for effective data management.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$927.9M

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for high-capacity storage driven by AI and data-intensive applications.
  • Expansion into gaming and content creation markets with new SanDisk and WD_BLACK products.
  • Western Digital's 32TB HDDs align with the needs of AI and data-intensive applications.

What critics are saying

  • Seagate's HAMR technology may outperform Western Digital's ePMR in efficiency and capacity.
  • Potential market saturation in high-capacity HDDs could lead to price wars.
  • Rapid technological advancements may render current offerings obsolete if innovation lags.

What makes Western Digital unique

  • Western Digital leads with energy-assisted perpendicular magnetic recording (ePMR) technology in 32TB HDDs.
  • The company offers specialized storage solutions for gamers and creators with SanDisk and WD_BLACK.
  • Western Digital's diverse product portfolio includes NAS, SAN, and hyper-converged infrastructure solutions.

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Benefits

Paid sick leave & vacation time

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life, accident, & disability insurance

Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts

Employee assistance program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan