Product Development Sr Staff Engineer
About The Position
The Product Development Senior Staff Engineer will report to the Senior Engineering Manager of the Recording Head Operations (RHO) Mechanical Research & Development group at Seagate's Bloomington, MN site. In this role, you will be responsible for integrating emerging technology into new products to meet specific mechanical and reliability performance requirements. You will work closely with the head design team, drive design team, and Far East production teams to ensure that manufacturable head designs are developed and that performance meets drive requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field and 12+ years of experience, or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field and 8+ years of experience, or Ph.D. and 5+ years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with the product core team, drive customers, Far East production sites, and internal functional groups on highly technical issues involving overall mechanical product design and performance.
- Strong background in mathematical, physical, and engineering analysis.
- Experience in data acquisition and time-series analysis, as well as optical and metrology methods such as LDV, thermal metrology, AFM, SEM, XPS, Raman, or Auger.
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience working in a factory or manufacturing environment.
- Strong process engineering background with practical, hands-on experience.
- Excellent analytical skills and a proven track record as a problem solver.
- Basic understanding of statistics and databases.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the Head-Gimbal-Assembly (HGA) mechanical design and specifications, thermo-mechanical design migration plans, and customer support activities.
- Manage component and drive experiments, prototype and pre-production builds, component and drive performance, and effectively communicate key findings to a broad audience.
- Collaborate with engineering groups, applying expertise in fluid dynamics, tribology, material science (thin films), thermodynamics, structural dynamics and mechanics, electromechanical systems, surface chemistry, and small particle technology.
- Draw from experience with experimental design, data acquisition, time-series (FFT) analysis, material testing and characterization, particle doping, and statistical analysis of data.
- Recognize the strengths and limitations of both modeling and experimental methods, maintaining focus on gaining fundamental understanding and validated performance to deliver optimized product designs.
Benefits
- eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short-and long-term disability, 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, health savings account, dependent care, and healthcare spending accounts
- paid time off, including 12 holidays, flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy, a minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
