Western Digital
data storage
StaffEngineer,ProductEngineering
“Staff Engineer, Product Engineering at Western Digital. Skills: data analysis, root cause analysis, cross-functional collaboration, data-driven methodologies. Analyze manufacturing data generated throughout HDD and key components production to identify opportunities for improving yield, cost, quality, and reliability. Perform root cause analysis on yield, performance or quality”
What You'll Achieve.
continuously enhance product quality, yield, reliability and manufacturing efficiency; implement effective engineering & operational solutions; enable scalable and organization-wide adoption of data-driven practices
Industry & Context.
root cause analysis; analytical support
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Master’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Automation, or related disciplines, Years of experience in HDD or semiconductor industry, communication and teamwork skills, English proficiency sufficient for professional working environments
Nice to Have
exceptional candidates with a Bachelor’s degree and project experience will also be considered, hands-on experience with JMP, SAS, Spotfire, Experience with hard disk drive integration, head device process, head media characterization
What You'll Do.
Analyze manufacturing data generated throughout HDD and key components production to identify opportunities for improving yield
Perform root cause analysis on yield
performance or quality
Provide characterization and analytical support for design and process change
proactively identify potential issues
concerns prior to volume production ramp-up
Contribute to the development of standardized manufacturing data analytics methodologies and workflows
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborate cross-functionally with design, process & manufacturing teams to implement effective engineering & operational solutions; Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional engineering efforts
Communication Scope
communication and teamwork skills; English proficiency sufficient for professional working environments; communication, documentation, and configuration‑management skills
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