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Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Photo Equipment Engineering

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Jose, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • An associate's or bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer science is preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to fix equipment and provide equipment resolutions using analytical, logical, and data-driven methods.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage projects with set milestones and timelines and execute with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to understand electrical schematics and troubleshoot equipment.
  • Knowledge of photo equipment processes, optics, electrical and mechanical systems, and robotics.
  • Ability to use microcomputer applications for equipment optimization, troubleshooting, and analysis of tool performance.
  • Ability to work with equipment vendors to ensure tool performance and support and escalate line-down situations.
  • Ability to communicate in writing and orally and interact with interdepartmental engineering and support organizations.
  • Detail-oriented approach and willingness to learn and work in a cross-functional manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize and improve equipment and provide solutions and feedback to support the Equipment Engineering group.
  • Learn and maintain obsolescence tools.
  • Train and assist with preventive maintenance, including supporting PAS tools and shifts that need assistance.
  • Keep equipment maintenance data organized, highlight potential problems, and provide feedback about shift resource needs.
  • Work with the maintenance team to troubleshoot equipment, provide long-term solutions, and deliver training.
  • Lead and drive corrective actions associated with equipment issues.
  • Assist in transitioning the FR/GO Wiki.
  • Monitor equipment performance, identify issues, and repair tools.
  • Certify and train maintenance personnel, chemical technicians, and equipment tool owners.
  • Establish written procedures and specifications for maintenance technicians.
  • Work with the process engineering team to resolve or reduce rework and scrap issues.
  • Work with Equipment Engineering on investigations of equipment-related excursions and provide solutions.
  • Assist Equipment Engineering in preparing 8D summaries for maintenance, production, process, and other department stakeholders.
  • Provide equipment safety recommendations and ensure tools meet site quality assurance requirements.
  • Assist Equipment Engineering with equipment performance reports, 8D resolutions, and follow-up on action items.
  • Assist with equipment parts inventory, research second-source options, and engineer parts as needed to support equipment.

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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