Western Digital · 2 weeks ago
Staff Engineer, Wet Area Manufacturing Process
Fremont, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
3+ years expWestern Digital is a leader in data storage technology, committed to powering global innovation. They are seeking a Staff Engineer for Wet Area Manufacturing Process, responsible for process engineering in high-volume wafer fabrication and driving yield and quality improvement projects.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for process engineering in the Wet process areas (CMP, Liftoff, Wet Etch. Electroplating) in a high-volume 24x7 wafer fabrication environment
Partner with a group of talented Process Engineers and Technicians that are responsible for maintaining key parameter control within tight specifications for both, manufacturing, and development wafers
Drive yield and quality improvement projects: Within-wafer uniformity of key parameters, APC strategy optimization, defects detection/elimination, Failure Analysis and improvement of deviating processes, chemistries, consumables, etc
Work on cycle time and cost improvement: Process recipe and chemical usage optimization, wafer rework reduction, Metrology optimization, tool uptime, etc
Work on the selection, procurement, introduction, and qualification of new Wet process tools, materials, and consumables
Support the development, qualification, and manufacturing ramping of new products
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's with 5 years or Master's with 3 years of experience in engineering field, Ph.D preferred (Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science or related fields)
Experience in wafer manufacturing techniques (CMP, Electroplating, Liftoff, Photolithography, etc.)
Experience in magnetic recording head fabrication is desirable
Strong background in statistical data analysis and 6-sigma methodologies
Demonstrate excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills with ability to work in a cross-functional team setting
Must possess manufacturing process engineering mindset, ability to work in a high-pace dynamic environment, and ability to multi-task
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, and statistical analysis tools like JMP
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
Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$901.37M2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity
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Founder
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