Thin Film Process Engineer

7 days ago

Fremont, California, United States Western Digital Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Thin Film Process Engineer to join our team at Western Digital. As a key member of our thin film process group, you will be responsible for leading technical aspects and team collaboration to provide engineering support to the thin film deposition processes in manufacture lines.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead thin-film process team to deliver wafers with good quality and meet the demand.
  • Ensure the quality and minimize the risks of damages to the products by improvements in process margin and robustness of detection and procedure.
  • Lead the projects and deliver results on schedule, including failure analysis, troubleshoot production line issues, yield improvement, new tool or new process development, cost reduction.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to smoothly transfer new processes and products to production.
  • Set up and improve automation systems and working instruction documents. Provide the training instruction to the operators.
  • Support fab production 24/7, including taking immediate action with fab issues.

Requirements:

  • Substantial academic background in Material Science, Physics, Chemistry, or related engineering fields.
  • Experience of wafer fab operations/processes in Data Storage and/or Semiconductor technology industries.
  • Demonstrate strong technical knowledge in thin film deposition processes (PVD, CVD, IBD, etc), and solid background on correlation of process and equipment hardware.
  • Deep understanding of material characterization techniques. Knowledge of Magnetic material process and characterization is a plus.
  • Knowledge of DOE and data analysis using JMP.
  • Understanding of SPC.
  • Systematic trouble shooting and problem-solving skill.
  • Leadership and communication skill, and good team player.
  • Being self-motivation, and good project management skill.

Western Digital is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We are a global company with a strong commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction. Our employees are our greatest asset, and we strive to provide a work environment that is safe, healthy, and rewarding.

We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person's gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person's gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

We are committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process.

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