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Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Reliability Lab Technician

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

About the Job

Requirements

  • A diploma in any engineering or science discipline is required.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Windows and Office applications is required.
  • Must be able to work a 12-hour shift pattern with day or night cycles.
  • Must be willing to work in a cleanroom environment.
  • Must have good eyesight and be able to use high-power microscopes.
  • Must be able to communicate in basic English.
  • Must have analytical skills and be able to work as part of a team with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Pull samples and perform reliability testing on production and research and development products.
  • Compile raw data and publish reliability reports.
  • Scope and define tasks, arranging tests and samples according to priority to meet production or research and development delivery deadlines.
  • Operate microscopes, baking chambers, Media Servo Testers (MST), blade testers, and Kubota testers to ensure high-quality testing.
  • Manage spare-parts inventory, perform preventive maintenance on schedule, and troubleshoot blade testers, Kubota testers, and baking chambers.
  • Analyze raw data and generate detailed reports for engineering teams.
  • Work closely with engineers and upstream and downstream colleagues to ensure smooth operations and clear communication.
  • Provide continuous support to production in reliability methodologies, enhance tool performance, and optimize workflow efficiency.

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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