Job Description

Western Digital

The next big thing in data is you!

The Western Digital Fremont wafer fab is a world-class manufacturing and research center located in Fremont, California. Research activities focus on all aspects of information storage and storage architecture. We are inviting applications for a position in the Advanced Head Development organization, where our mission is to invent and develop technology for future products, such as Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR). This is an opportunity to work on a technology where magnetic, optical and plasmonic devices converge on a nanoscale.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Work as a Process Integration Engineer in the HAMR Wafer Integration group at WDs wafer fab in Fremont, CA.
* Candidate will be responsible for developing and integrating new process modules for fabrication of HAMR devices, creating process flows and for coordinating wafer processing in wafer fab. Job requires interfacing with engineers and scientists in design, process and test groups.

REQUIRED:

* MS or PhD degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry or a related engineering field is required
* Candidates with an MS degree must have a minimum of five years experience in semiconductor and/or magnetic head wafer processing
* Experience with systems and tool sets in Wafer Fab
* Exposure to and understanding of wafer processes: lithography, thin film deposition, ion milling, reactive etching, electroplating, and CMP.
* Good understanding of wafer-level characterization techniques SEM, FIB, TEM, AFM, optical metrology
* Candidate must be innovative, detail-oriented and have good problem-solving and analytical skills
* Expertise in JMP or equivalent data analysis software
* Candidate must have good organizational and strong oral and written communication skills
* Excellent teamwork and people skills are required.

ABOUT WESTERN DIGITAL

The future. Its on you. You & Western Digital.

Weve been storing the worlds data for more than 50 years. Once, it was the most important thing we could do for data. Now were 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 cant do it alone. Todays exceptional data challenges require your exceptional skills. Its You & Us. Together, were 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 persons gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons 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 accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you need any accommodation or assistance with our career site, please contact us at staffingsupport@wdc.com.

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