Wafer Metrology Development Engineer
About The Position
This role provides technical leadership and hands-on metrology support for magnetic recording wafer process development. The focus is on Optical, AFM, and Focused-Ion-Beam measurements for critical dimension (CD), profile, and topography characterization. The engineer will partner closely with magnetic recording head process R&D engineers to define, develop, and deploy advanced metrology solutions on state-of-the-art measurement tools, and new measurement methodologies and algorithms using ML/AI tools. This includes leading the metrology strategy for development programs while ensuring robust day-to-day measurement execution across multiple projects. The position also involves serving as a core technical contributor within the R&D metrology organization, driving best practices and knowledge transfer, and working in close alignment with the manufacturing metrology team to ensure consistency from development through production.
Requirements
- Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Physics, Materials Science, or a related scientific discipline.
- Relevant metrology experience with a Bachelor's degree, or Recent metrology experience with a Master's or Ph.D. degree.
- Deep technical expertise in at least one metrology domain (Optical, AFM, FIB), with working knowledge across all three areas required.
- Proven experience supporting and leading metrology efforts for R&D and/or manufacturing in a high-technology environment.
- Strong data analysis skills using industry-standard tools, and strong experience with programming or scripting languages.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and influence across multidisciplinary engineering teams; proficiency in spoken and written English is required.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge and experience with using ML/AI tools for advanced data analysis and automation is a strong plus.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and hands-on metrology support for magnetic recording wafer process development, with a focus on Optical, AFM, and Focused-Ion-Beam measurements for critical dimension (CD), profile, and topography characterization.
- Partner closely with magnetic recording head process R&D engineers to define, develop, and deploy advanced metrology solutions on state-of-the-art measurement tools, and new measurement methodologies and algorithms using ML/AI tools.
- Lead metrology strategy for development programs while ensuring robust day-to-day measurement execution across multiple projects.
- Serve as a core technical contributor within the R&D metrology organization, driving best practices and knowledge transfer while working in close alignment with the manufacturing metrology team to ensure consistency from development through production.
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
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
