Summer 2026 Intern - HAMR thermal-device fabrication Internship (Ph.D.)

Western Digital•Fremont, CA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

We are inviting applications for an internship on the device-fabrication team in 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.

Requirements

PhD candidate in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or Physics
Current Ph.D. candidates only
Cleanroom experience, exposure to wafer processes such as lithography, wet etching, ion milling, reactive etching, thin-films and characterization are all desirable

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