Staff Engineer

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop Capacity Planning models for Wafer FAB equipment requirement to support mid-range R8Q and long-term LRP planning
• Define long-term Capacity/Capital requirement to meet a dynamic product volume mix changes and technology transition
• Continuously innovate and enhance capacity planning system functionality to improve the capability and accuracy of model vs reality
• Collaborate with Process/Equipment/Manufacturing engineering team to identify operating efficiency losses and implement solutions to improve equipment OEE and throughput for capital efficiency
• Representation of Western Digital in discussions with outside services, consultants, contractors, and suppliers, as needed, to support the above duties

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• A four-year degree in Industrial Engineering & Operation Research and five years of related experience, or an advanced degree and 3 years of related experience, or equivalent industry experience and demonstrated successes
• Expertise in managing Capital Request/Receipt/Depreciation and Capacity modeling for Wafer FAB
• Expertise in APF, Spotfire, & Microsoft Office programs, especially MS Excel, Access, & PowerPoint
• Physical ability to wear wafer fab cleanroom garments and remain in cleanroom environment for extended periods of time, for purpose of performing floor studies to support the above duties

SKILLS

• Knowledge and application of proper wafer fab protocol, procedures and process flows is a plus
• Exemplary written and oral communication skills
  • The successful candidate must be able to write clear analyses, reports and summaries that are easily accessible and understandable by management and peers
  • The successful candidate must be able to orally present these analyses, reports and summaries at regularly scheduled and spontaneous meetings with peers and management