Engineer, Process Engineering

A Process Engineer for Pre and Post Sputter Engineering at Western Digital is responsible for optimizing and improving manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance, and providing technical expertise to address process-related issues. This role involves working on WDMCL, SMD, PSC, Cassette Washer, or Auto titrator for yield, cost, quality, and pph improvement, as well as addressing customer feedback. The engineer will develop and qualify new cleaning materials, improve machine utilization, and sustain cleaning processes.

Must Have

• Optimize and improve manufacturing processes
• Ensure compliance and provide technical expertise for process-related issues
• Work on WDMCL, SMD, PSC, Cassette Washer or Auto titrator for yield, cost, quality, pph Improvement
• Address Customer Feedback related to processes
• Develop and improve cleaning process for existing and new products
• Perform media cleaning cost reduction activities
• Set up quality indicators for cleaning processes
• Drive PN1 and PN2 cleaning process development
• Execute and qualify new cleaning material (filter, chemical, brush)
• Execute cleaning machine pph and utilization improvement activities
• Align cleaning improvement activities with Manufacturing Engineering team objectives
• Execute cleaning cost saving activities
• Sustain cleaning process by sustaining in process indicators
• Prepare white paper, technical report and documentation (SMO, TECN & PECN)
• Lead Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) for cleaning process
• Work with automation team to develop and design new cleaning tools
• Prepare and update Weekly Asia Cleaning Team Activities progress report
• Participate in weekly Cleaning Virtual meeting and daily yield improvement meeting
• Set up auto shutdown fixture to prevent bad quality parts
• Build up technician technical skill pertaining to cleaning process
• Follow all safety and health rules
• Conduct technical sharing on media cleaning topics
• Work with ISO team to ensure compliance with ISO requirement
• Work with EHS team to set up safety fixture
• Work with vendors and suppliers for new process and materials development
• Work with procurement/SQE team for cleaning material quality improvement and inventory control
• Work closely with Process Engineers to improve product yield and troubleshoot process flow
• Work with cross functional teams to solve Harmony Defect Issues
• Perform Yield Enhancement activities through Design of experiments and detailed defect characterization
• Work with FA and Contamination team on cleaning defect feedback by customer (HDD)
• Early engagement with NPI and Development team on new product design
• Provide High level Technical Reports and analysis on product quality excursions
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Material Science Engineering/Engineering or Physics
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt/Green Belt
• Experience in ISO 14000, ISO 9000, BCMS, RBA procedure
• Good technical presentation skill
• Excellent technical communication skills (English)
• Highly Competent in Engineering knowledge

Good to Have

• Knowledge in Hard Disk Media/HDD Cleaning process for Pre and Post Sputtering process

Perks & Benefits

• Inclusive environment
• Opportunities for applicants with disabilities

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®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

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

A Process Engineer for the Pre and Post Sputter Engineering is responsible for optimizing and improving manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance, and providing technical expertise to address process-related issues, often acting as a "right hand" to engineering leadership. A Process Engineer will be assigned technically to work on either WDMCL, SMD, PSC, Cassette Washer or Auto titrator for yield, cost, quality, pph Improvement etc, and also in-charge for any Customer Feedback related to the said processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and improve WDMCL, SMD, PSC, Cassette Washer or Auto titrator cleaning process for existing and new products.
• Perform media cleaning cost reduction activities.
• Set up quality indicators for WDMCL, SMD, PSC, Cassette Washer or Auto titrator process.
• Drive both PN1 and PN2 cleaning process development.
• Continuous effort to execute cleaning improvement activities to meet organization goals and objectives for current and future new products.
• Execute and qualify new cleaning material such as filter, chemical and brush for glass cleaning machine to align with company goal of having 2nd source for all materials.
• Execute WDMCL, SMD, PSC, Cassette Washer or Auto titrator cleaning machine pph and utilization improvement activities.
• Align the cleaning improvement activities with Manufacturing Engineering team objectives of sustaining and improve media yield and quality.
• Execute cleaning cost saving activities to meet company target.
• Sustain cleaning process by sustaining in process indicators such as chemical concentration and media cleanliness particle counts.
• Prepare white paper, technical report and documentation (SMO, TECN & PECN) to ensure a smooth implementation of cleaning process.
• Leading Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) for cleaning process and execute improvement actions to improve the robustness of glass cleaning process for manufacturing.
• Work with automation team to develop and design new cleaning tools.
• Preparing and updating Weekly Asia Cleaning Team Activities progress report.
• Participate in the weekly Cleaning Virtual meeting with GO, JO, Sz and Sarawak.
• Participate in daily yield improvement meeting.
• Set up auto shutdown fixture to prevent the cleaning machine from producing bad quality parts.
• Continue to build up technician technical skill pertaining to cleaning process.
• Follow all safety and health rules
• Conduct technical sharing on the topics related to media cleaning.
• Work with ISO team to ensure organization practices and procedures are comply with ISO requirement.
• Work with EHS team to set up a safety fixture to prevent any accident in the workplace.
• Work with vendors and suppliers for new process and new materials development.
• Work with procurement/SQE team for cleaning material quality improvement and inventory control.
• Work closely with Process Engineers to improve product yield and troubleshoot process flow from root causes to process and equipment tuning.
• Work with cross functional teams to solve technical process pertaining to Harmony Defect Issues and meet Overall Yield target as set by YM and YE.
• Perform Yield Enhancement activities through Design of experiments and detailed defect characterization.
• Work with FA and Contamination team on cleaning defect feedback by customer (HDD) for Deep Process Analysis
• Early engagement with NPI and Development team on upcoming new product design.
• Provide High level Technical Reports and analysis on product quality excursions and provide immediate Corrective and Preventive actions

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in chemical/ Material Science Engineering/Engineering or Physics.

Knowledge in Hard Disk Media/HDD Cleaning process for Pre and Post Sputtering process will be an added advantage.

Skills:

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt/Green Belt.
• Experience in ISO 14000, ISO 9000, BCMS, RBA procedure.
• Possess good technical presentation skill.
• Excellent technical communication skills (English).
• Highly Competent in Engineering knowledge.

Additional Information

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.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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