Western Digital

Semiconductor Manufacturing

WaferManufacturingProcessEngineer

$115–154k Fremont, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for entry candidates.

The Brief

“Wafer Manufacturing Process Engineer at Western Digital. Skills: Wafer Manufacturing Process Engineering, Thin Film Deposition, Ion Beam Milling, Process Sustainment, Process Development. Sustain ion beam mill and deposition processes for magnetic and non-magnetic thin films. Data review, disposition, and flagging of process excursions”

What You'll Achieve.

reduce Within Wafer (WIW) and Wafer to Wafer (WTW) variation; optimize processes to improve wafer yield

Industry & Context.

Semiconductor Manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

excellent problem-solving; ability to troubleshoot and analyze complex problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS degree, Minimum 0-3+ years or MS degree, Minimum 0-1+ year in physics, chemistry, materials science, or related engineering field., Self-motivated with excellent problem-solving, data analysis, and failure analysis skills., team-player with ability to troubleshoot and analyze complex problems., Willing to learn new knowledge and conduct research in new areas., Effective verbal and written communication skills.

What You'll Do.

Sustain ion beam mill and deposition processes for magnetic and non-magnetic thin films

and flagging of process excursions

Develop robust processes to reduce Within Wafer (WIW) and Wafer to Wafer (WTW) variation

Optimize processes to improve wafer yield

Support fab operations 24/7 to address production issues

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, design, integration, and equipment engineering teams to transfer new tools and processes to production

Communication Scope

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Full Job Description

The future. It’s on you. You & Western Digital. We’ve been storing the world’s data for more than 50 years. Once, it was the most important thing we could do for data. Now we’re helping the world capture, preserve, access and transform data in a way only we can. The most game-changing companies, consumers, professionals, and governments come to us for the technologies and solutions they need to capture, preserve, access, and transform their data. But we can’t do it alone. Today’s exceptional data challenges require your exceptional skills. It’s You & Us. Together, we’re the next big thing in data. Western Digital® data-centric solutions are found under the G-Technology™, HGST, SanDisk®, Tegile™, Upthere™, and WD® brands. Western Digital is an equal opportunity employer. Western Digital does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" poster. Federal and state laws require employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommoda

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