Thin Film Processing Engineer

Western Digital • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

Responsible for sustaining the vacuum thin film deposition using PVD/IBD processes, and characterize thin film properties, such as XRF, XRR, TEM, BH-Looper, and other magnetic properties. Responsible to analyze the wafer processing and probing results. To correlate the wafer probing results to wafer individual processing steps and materials to create action items and recommendations to resolve the production yield and quality issues. To perform and/or coordinate wafer level failure analysis activities related to reader thin film deposition processes, such as TEM analysis, wafer level SPC audit to identify possible root causes for all released products. Work with advanced reader development group to transfer new deposition processes into production as well as qualify new tools.

Requirements

• BS or MS Degree in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science or a related field.
• Good communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• 2 yrs of thin film deposition related work experience preferred.
• Magnetic background preferred.
• Strong statistical data analysis skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sustain vacuum thin film deposition using PVD/IBD processes.
• Characterize thin film properties (XRF, XRR, TEM, BH-Looper, magnetic properties).
• Analyze wafer processing and probing results.
• Correlate wafer probing results to processing steps and materials to resolve production yield and quality issues.
• Perform and/or coordinate wafer level failure analysis for reader thin film deposition processes (e.g., TEM analysis, wafer level SPC audit).
• Transfer new deposition processes into production.
• Qualify new tools.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level