Characterization Engineer

1 week ago


San Jose, California, United States Western Digital Full time
Job Description

Western Digital is seeking a skilled Characterization Engineer to join our team in developing and characterizing tape head products. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for analyzing wafer and backend process data, providing data-based inputs to inform decisions of reader/writer designers, and supporting and optimizing product specs for yield and performance.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead OEM Product Development Team meetings
  • Analyze Wafer and Backend process data and trends
  • Provide data-based inputs to inform decisions of reader/writer designers
  • Support and optimize product specs for yield and performance
  • Meet goals with little direction and supervision
  • Subject matter expert in area of responsibility or has extensive knowledge of several technical areas
  • Apply technical expertise to complete complex tasks
  • Lead individual contributor for key technical projects and programs
  • International travel will be required (5%)
Qualifications
  • BS with 7+ yrs experience, MS with 6+ yrs experience, PhD with 3+ yrs experience, Degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, Data Sciences, or a related field with experience in product characterization or process engineering
  • Demonstrated analytical skills and proficiency in R, JMP, Minitab, SAS, Python or similar
  • Experience with magnetic read/write head data analysis is a significant plus


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