Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

Staff Engineer, for DOE (Characterization), is responsible for characterization of next generation Head technology design evaluations in terms of planning, analysis and preparing detailed reports highlighting actual and accurate conclusions. The job requires cross-functional work as you will be working with teams such as planning, process, test and design teams worldwide.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

All evaluations will be aligned to both Wafer design roadmap, Back End Technology roadmap and product timeline.

Provide comprehensive assessment of DOE evaluation results.Review DOE evaluations request in detail and ensure test data plan is aligned to objective of the evaluation.Qualify all new evaluation test data sets and verify data integrity prior to summary report publication.Provide actual, accurate conclusions of the evaluation.Ensure timely publication of evaluation 1st level reports adhered to the overall cycle time commit by program management (PM) team.Conduct experiments together with process/test/PM/design teams in case of any anomalies in the results.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related fieldAt least 5+ years of experience in the HDD industry is preferred. Experience in Electronics or semiconductors will be considered.

PREFERRED:

Provide standard and advanced data analysis reports including performance, yield, and root cause analysis with the recommendation and next step.Strong experimental design knowledge and statistics are required.Knowledge in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel is needed. Familiarity with Analytics software with JMP and Power BI is a plus.

SKILLS:

Capable of fluent communication (spoken and written) in both English and Thai for effective communicationMaterials characterization experience: SEM, FIB, EDX, Auger, and TEM is a plusCoordination, Negotiation, Learning Skills and Action-mindset.

Additional Information

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 [email protected] 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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