Senior Analytical / Wet Chemistry Engineer

Seagate Technology • Bloomington, MN

92d • $92,310 - $131,994

About The Position

Do you want to work on cutting edge technology that pushes the limits of what a whole industry can do? Do you want to help drive the performance of Seagate recording heads beyond that of any other competitor in the world? The HAMR Product Materials Group does just this by delivering new material and deposition process solutions to Seagate's advanced recording head development effort. As part of the wafer process team, we develop best-in-class films using vacuum- and electrochemistry-based deposition methods, and partner with integration teams to introduce these films into new recording head designs. As an enabler of head performance and reliability advances through materials innovation, we help Seagate win in technology and time-to-market.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience and in-depth understanding of the chemistry of aqueous-based solutions for thin film growth and etch/cleaning.
• Proficiency with statistical experimentation including DOE design and analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering related field (i.e. Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering or a similar field and 5+ years of experience or master's degree in the same and 3+ years' experience or PhD and 0+ years' experience or equivalent experience and education.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with clean room operations and/or chemical analysis lab management.

Responsibilities

• Develop new wet etch and chemical clean process modules for surface preparation, material etching and various subtractive integration paths.
• Mature baseline wet unit processes and identify equipment to enable transfer into volume manufacturing for heat-assisted magnetic recording heads.
• Use benchtop electrochemical instrumentation and techniques (e.g., potentiostat, rotating disk electrode, voltammetry) to explore new electrodeposition bath chemistries and processes.
• Serve as an analytical expert to develop and conduct analytical testing for current and next generation plating bath chemistry and thin-film material composition.
• Maintain the chemical/plating lab and lab tools, e.g. ICP, HPLC, LXRF, UV, titrator, and other analytical equipment.
• Create and implement chemical control schemes to monitor key unit processes.
• Collaborate with plating RD engineers to develop and document bath maintaining protocol for novel chemistries.
• Carry out bath chemistry adjustment based on chemical analytical results.
• Conduct calculation and simulation to support new electrochemistry process development.
• Serve as site subject matter expert and lead testing of corrosion/oxidation of metals/metal alloys using electrochemical techniques.
• Interface with wafer process and product teams to integrate new plating and wet process modules into advanced prototype wafer builds.
• Help assess the impact of new plating and wet processes on downstream wafer build and head performance.
• Work in a mix of laboratory and clean room environments.

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.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees