Seagate Technology · 1 day ago
Sr Staff Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) Product Design Engineer
Bloomington, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expSeagate Technology is part of a HAMR development team focused on developing and productizing key HAMR head technologies for next generation hard drive products. The role involves analyzing data from design experiments, executing testing plans, and managing cross-functional projects to improve reliability and ensure successful product launches.
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Responsibilities
Analyze wafer/slider/HGA/drive level data of new design experiments, and generating clear and actionable conclusions to guide the reliability improvement of HAMR head design
Track the experiments, defining/executing testing plans and follow up on failure analysis (FA) to ensure thorough understanding of the data and its implication
Constant interaction with technology leads, modeling engineers, process teams, reliability teams, and drive design center etc. is an essential part of this position
Participate in new test development for physics understanding and testing efficiency improvement
Generate and execute component reliability improvement plan to enable product launch
Extract sound conclusion from both volume statistical data and small sample size engineering testing result is also a critical quality for this position
Managing cross functional projects to solve high level device problems
Qualification
Required
Must be an expert in magnetic recording system
Experience in advanced assisted recording head technology
Strong reliability background is a must
Demonstrated experience preparing, presenting and defending data and conclusions, as well as good communication skills
Must have demonstrated capacity to learn quickly and sense of ownership, with strong preference given to direct experience in magnetic recording physics area
Applicant needs to be able to work independently and contribute as a team member
The position will require regular verbal and written reporting on progress to all levels of management
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics or Materials Science related to Plasmonics or Magnetic Recording Areas and 12+ years of experience, or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics or Materials Science and 8+ years of experience, or PHD and 5+ years of experience or equivalent education and experience
Preferred
Experience with design for six sigma, DOE, and statistical analysis tools such as JMP etc., is also useful
Knowledge of basic wafer processing, recording head electrical testing and electrical signal processing is a strong plus
Strong reliability background is a plus
Benefits
Eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short-and long-term disability
401(k)
Employee stock purchase plan
Health savings account
Dependent care
Healthcare spending accounts
Paid time off
12 holidays
Flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy
Minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave
16 weeks of paid parental leave
Company
Seagate Technology
Seagate is a data storage and hardware company that offers hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), and other storage solutions.
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