Early Career Talent - Media Tribology Design Engineer

Western Digital • San Jose, CA

15d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Media Tribology idesign engineer, you will be part of the tribology team responsible for improving the head-media interface reliability. This role requires:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Investigate media thermal, optical, mechanical, and magnetic property impacts to media interface.
Set up evaluation systems to investigate media surface properties and tribology performance
Work with lube design engineer, COC design engineer to provide interface enablers for new product interface designs, including ePMR and HAMR.
Work with HDD tribology integration team to qualify the tribo designs
Provide analysis support to understand the failure.
This position is part of our Early Career program at WD. Our Early Career program is designed to support individuals beginning their professional career by providing the foundational training through a structured onboarding, mentorship, and development curriculum.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed Ph.D. in material science, physics, chemistry, EE, mechanical engineering, optical engineering, or equivalent required.
• Knowledge or Experience in Tribology, interface design, tribology testing, material analysis and instrument
• Knowledge in head/media interface and ePMR and HAMR technology
• Possess data analytics and statistics skillset
• Excellent problem-solving skills, solutions oriented with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Investigate media thermal, optical, mechanical, and magnetic property impacts to media interface.
• Set up evaluation systems to investigate media surface properties and tribology performance
• Work with lube design engineer, COC design engineer to provide interface enablers for new product interface designs, including ePMR and HAMR.
• Work with HDD tribology integration team to qualify the tribo designs
• Provide analysis support to understand the failure.

Benefits

• 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
• the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree