Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering
- Full-time
- Job Type (exemption status): Exempt position - Please see related compensation & benefits details below
- Business Function: Manufacturing Engineering
- Work Location: Bayan Lepas PN1--LOC_WDT_MY0703
Company Description
At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.
At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.
We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™.
We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.
Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.
Job Description
The key responsibilities include ensuring yield and quality meet Media Operation goals, monitoring indicators for abnormalities, troubleshooting issues, and coordinating evaluations with minimal supervision. The role also involves managing new product ramping during NPI transfers, identifying potential issues related to yield and quality, collaborating with other teams to address interaction defects, offering guidance to new engineers, and driving specific projects aimed at improving yield, quality, and utilization.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain yield and quality that align with the Media Operation goal and target.
- Monitor the yield and quality indicators to make sure there are no abnormalities, and do troubleshooting for any issues related to yield and quality.
- Coordinate any evaluation related to yield and quality with minimum supervision.
- Accountable for new product ramping during NPI transfer.
- Identify potential yield, quality, and sputter utilization issues for the new product and work closely with related parties to solve the issues in the beginning stage.
- Work closely with other areas to solve any interaction defect issues.
- Provide guidance during working time and share experience with new engineers.
- Drive or handle specific projects for yield/quality or utilization improvement.
Qualifications
REQUIRED:
- Master’s/Bachelor's Degree in Sciences or related field
PREFERRED:
- 3-5 years of relevant working experience
SKILLS:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
Additional Information
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