Senior Media Failure Analysis Engineer

4 weeks ago

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

Western Digital is seeking a highly skilled Principal Media Failure Analysis Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our failure analysis team, you will be responsible for performing in-depth analysis of hard disk drive (HDD) media to identify defect root causes.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in materials engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, mechanical engineering, physics, or a related field, with a minimum of 10-15 years of experience in failure analysis. Proven track record of working across organizational boundaries to accomplish strategic objectives and managing priorities and conflicts is a must.

You will lead lab analysts/technicians to complete failure analysis jobs, generate clear and concise failure analysis reports, and assist process engineering teams in addressing the root cause of failures. Additionally, you will drive internal process teams to implement corrective actions to reduce causes of failure.

This is a unique opportunity to work with a global failure analysis team, collaborate with process engineers, and develop new failure analysis processes and capabilities required for next-generation products and unique failure events.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Performing Failure Analysis on HDD media to identify defect root cause(s).
  • Utilizing project management and problem-solving experience, along with strong self-initiative and self-learning capabilities, to support defect reduction roadmaps.
  • Leading lab analysts/technicians to complete failure analysis jobs, generating clear and concise failure analysis reports, and assisting process engineering teams address the root cause of failures
  • Driving internal process teams to implement corrective actions to reduce causes of failure.
  • Collaboration with global failure analysis team members, as well as process engineers, to capture common defect observations and drive defect reduction improvements
  • Developing new failure analysis processes and capabilities required for next-generation products and unique failure events
  • Innovating failure analysis methodologies and techniques to improve TAT and accuracy
  • Utilizing interpersonal skills to perform at a leadership role including influencing, engaging and motivating teammates and customers.

Requirements:

  • Bachelors, Masters' or PhD Degree in Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
  • A minimum of 10-15 years' experience in failure analysis
  • Proven track record of working across organizational boundaries to accomplish strategic objectives and managing priorities and conflicts.
  • Familiar with HDD media processes, or those of a similar technology
  • Can demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and a failure analysis mindset
  • Experience with Optical Microscopy and AFM, and SEM/EDX
  • Familiar with Candela-OSA as it applies to media failure analysis
  • Database and Query writing skills, and knowledge in statistical analysis (Minitab/JMP) are a plus

What We Offer:

  • An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
  • The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
  • You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
  • Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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