Wet Process Development Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering

2 weeks ago


Fremont, California, United States Western Digital Full time
Job Title: Wet Process Development Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering

We are seeking a talented and driven Process Development Engineer specializing in wafer wet process development (Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP), and Wet Process Development). Your role will involve enabling and accelerating HAMR technology deployment into HDD products.

This position requires flexibility to work a five-day schedule, including weekends.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Partner with wafer wet process development engineers and technicians responsible for new process development, methodology setup, consumables, and advance tooling delivery to meet new product launch requirement, schedule, and manufacturability.
  • Work with cross-functional teams including design, integration, and other development process modules on designs incorporating wet process on resolving any integration issue.
  • Lead on trouble-shooting the related issues in development line, conduct defect analyses, root cause analyses, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
  • Responsible for new process to manufacturing engineering (ME) transferring, support ME team on necessary process implementing and manufacturing ramping.
  • Apply quantitative analysis and novel machine learning technology for wafer wet process module data analysis. Build statistically solutions to provide feedback guidance to improve process development performance.
Requirements:
  • MS, or PhD degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or a related engineering field.
  • Understanding microelectronics wafer fabrication process including CMP, photolithography, dry or wet etching, electroplating, or thin film deposition processes.
Preferred Skills:
  • Strong hand-on experience and willing to work in wafer fab.
Working Hours:
  • 5-day workweek, including weekend days (e.g., Wednesday to Sunday or Saturday to Wednesday).
Equal Opportunities:

Western Digital is 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 also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.



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