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

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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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Review and evaluate tool and spare parts related inputs from Sustaining Equipment Engineering and Maintenance organizations.
  • Respond to scrapped wafers that occur due to equipment or maintenance related incidences.
  • 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.
  • Establish, review regularly, and respond to SPC out of control situation for equipment parameters.
  • Keep track of the down tool situation and provide verbal and written instructions to support teams upon request.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) is highly desirable.

Western Digital offers a range of data storage solutions, including Network Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Network (SAN), private cloud, and hyper-converged infrastructure, designed for efficient data management. Their products, such as all-flash arrays and JetStor NAS/SAN options, support high data throughput and multiple host ports for enhanced performance. Unlike many competitors, Western Digital combines extensive industry experience with a focus on high-value solutions for a diverse clientele, from large corporations to small businesses. The company's goal is to be a reliable partner by providing innovative and dependable data storage solutions.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$927.9M

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for AI-driven storage boosts Western Digital's market expansion opportunities.
  • New 32TB HDDs position Western Digital as a leader in enterprise storage solutions.
  • Focus on gaming and creative markets could capture rapidly growing consumer segments.

What critics are saying

  • Seagate's HAMR technology may challenge Western Digital's market share in high-capacity storage.
  • Shift towards SSDs could impact Western Digital's focus on high-capacity HDDs.
  • Continuous R&D investment is necessary to keep pace with rapid industry innovation.

What makes Western Digital unique

  • Western Digital leads with innovative ePMR and UltraSMR technologies for high-capacity storage.
  • The company offers diverse solutions, including NAS, SAN, and private cloud infrastructures.
  • Western Digital's SanDisk brand is renowned for high-speed, portable storage 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