Manufacturing Integration Engineer

Western DigitalFremont, CA

About The Position

We are looking for a self-motivated MFG Integration Engineer with strong process and integration experience in a manufacturing or development environment within the HDD Head or semiconductor industry. This role involves introducing and implementing new products into the manufacturing line, creating and optimizing new process routes, and collaborating with various engineering teams to qualify new products and processes. The engineer will also partner with Failure Analysis and Yield teams to improve line yield, element yield, and cycle time, and work with QA and backend process teams to ensure product quality and performance meet requirements.

Requirements

  • M.S. or Ph.D. in Physics, Material Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in processing, integration, and characterization in the HDD, semiconductor, or similar manufacturing industry.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong interpersonal skills.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and presentation skills.
  • Good project management, data mining, data analysis, and evaluation skills.
  • Proficient with computer applications, especially Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, JMP, and SAS.

Nice To Haves

  • Basic knowledge of engineering procedures and methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 8D, FMEA, MRR, etc. is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Introduce and implement new products into the manufacturing line.
  • Create and optimize new process routes to support existing process and product upgrades.
  • Work with Program, Design, and Development Engineering teams to qualify new products.
  • Work with Process and Equipment Engineering teams to qualify new processes and equipment as either the main path or backup path.
  • Partner with Failure Analysis and Yield teams to improve line yield, element yield, and cycle time.
  • Work with the QA team to ensure specifications, procedures, and outgoing product quality meet requirements.
  • Collaborate with backend process teams to improve product performance and backend process yield.

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 WD Savings 401(k) Plan
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