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Western Digital · 1 day ago

Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering

positionFremont, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date1+ years exp

Western Digital is a global leader in data storage solutions, dedicated to powering innovation and technology. The Principal Engineer in Hardware Development Engineering will be responsible for sustaining and characterizing TMR sensor film deposition operations and analyzing wafer processing results to enhance production yield and quality. This role involves collaboration with advanced reader sensor stack development to transition new processes into production.

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Responsibilities

To sustain the magnetoresistive (TMR sensor) film deposition operation and characterize the TMR sensor film magnetic properties, such as TMR film blocking temperature, magnetic moment, pinning field and crystal structures by VSM, TEM and XRF/XRR
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 F/A activities related to TMR deposition processes, such as TEM analysis, wafer level SPC audit to identify possible root causes for all released products
Work with advanced reader sensor stack development group to transfer new reader sensor deposition processes into production

Qualification

PVD thin film depositionTMR head technologyMagnetic thin film measurementsStatistical data analysisWafer processing analysisTeam collaborationProblem solvingCommunication skills

Required

1 to 4 years of experience with PVD thin film deposition and characterization
Hands on experience with magnetic thin film properties measurements
Understanding of TMR head technology both at the full film and device level or strong statistical data analysis skills
MS or PhD Degree in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science or a related field

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
Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan

Company

Western Digital

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Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
dateFounded in 1970
location
Milpitas, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.westerndigital.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$901.37M
2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Sesh Tirumala
SVP, CIO
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Alvin B. Phillips
Founder

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