Job Description

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 WD’s wafer fab in Fremont, CA.
• Candidate will be responsible for integration of 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.

Qualifications

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.

SKILLS: 

• 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. Proficiency in JMP or equivalent software is required.

• Candidate must have good organizational and strong oral and written communication skills. Excellent teamwork and good people skills are required.

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their 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.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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