Summer 2026 Intern - HAMR device fabrication Internship (PhD candidates)
About The Position
We are inviting applications for an internship on the device-fabrication team on the Advanced HAMR Platform Team, where our mission is to continue the advance of Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR). This is an opportunity to work where magnetic, optical and plasmonic devices converge on a nanoscale. We have the capabilities of a fully-functional cleanroom with state-of-the-art equipment and a 24/7 support staff. This position is part of our Early Career program at WD. Our Early Career program is designed to support individuals beginning their professional career by providing the foundational training through a structured onboarding, mentorship, and development curriculum.
Requirements
- Current PhD candidate in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or Physics
- Cleanroom experience, exposure to wafer processes such as lithography, wet etching, ion milling, reactive etching, thin-films and characterization are all desirable
Nice To Haves
- Curiosity – you ask "why" and dig into how things work
- Tenacity – you don't give up when code breaks or bugs hide
- Motivation – you want to learn fast and deliver real impact
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
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
