Staff Engineer - Recording Test

Western Digital•San Jose, CA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Recording Test Engineer, you will design & develop recording experiments exploring future technologies for magnetic data storage. You will join a team of material scientists, test engineers and other subject matter experts to extract value & insights from our data. You will also assist in developing mathematical/statistical models to uncover correlations and causal relationships among metrics characterizing the performance of magnetic storage media. This is an exciting opportunity at the intersection of data engineering, statistical modeling, materials science and physics.

Requirements

Recently awarded Ph.D. or equivalent in Physics, Materials Science, ECE or related field
Experience with statistical data analysis and Design of Experiment (DOE) required
The candidate should have a strong experimentation background including writing computer code to collect and analyze data to develop understanding of complex physical systems

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of magnetic material properties, advanced characterization and magnetic recording is desired, but not required
Knowledge of the disk drive industry is desired, but not required

Responsibilities

In collaboration with fabrication experts, measure, analyze and develop understanding of experimental samples
Apply advanced technical expertise to understand complex problems
Help develop and implement innovative solutions for complex and specialized technical issues
Provide regular technical advice and direction to technical teams and management
Contributes to and helps shape our technical strategy
Work proactively; identify and help prevent problems that may cross disciplines