Principal Engineer – Oxide Semiconductor Materials
About The Position
This Principal Engineer position is within Western Digital Research, a world-class research laboratory in San Jose, California with approximately 80 employees. The lab's research activities focus on information storage, sensors, spintronics, superconducting devices, and AI memory/compute architectures. The materials team conducts experimental and computational research aimed at developing novel materials for emerging technologies. The team is equipped with thin film deposition tools, related characterization methods, and support staff, operating within a fully functional cleanroom capable of fabricating a wide array of nanoscale devices using novel materials.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in materials science and engineering, physics, electrical engineering, or closely related field.
- Expertise with materials and devices in applications related to oxide semiconductors, non-volatile memory, spintronics, superconductors, or alternative computing.
- Strong hands-on experience with UHV film deposition equipment.
- Strong hands-on experience with film characterization instrumentation and techniques such as XRD, XPS, XRF, Raman spectroscopy, magnetometry and AFM.
- Strong knowledge of nanofabrication and general device design and operation.
- Demonstrated ability to self-direct a research project.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
Responsibilities
- Conduct hands-on, experimental research of thin film materials for emerging technologies.
- Thin film growth by physical vapor deposition using ultra-high vacuum film deposition tools.
- Characterization of structural, electronic, chemical, and magnetic film properties.
- Design of materials for integration into nanoscale devices.
- Collect, analyze, present and report film and device characterization data, results and conclusions.
- Work closely and collaborate within a team of engineers and support staff.
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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
