Staff Engineer, Engineering
Core
Sustaining, optimizing, and improving test equipment for sputtered disks in hard disk media manufacturing to ensure stable performance and quality.
Role type
Staff Engineer, Test Equipment Engineering
Builds
High-volume manufacturing test capacity and equipment reliability for hard disk media
Domain
Hard disk manufacturing / Industrial automation
Required skills
Troubleshooting test cell equipment, Root cause analysis, Equipment and process upgrades, Measurement accuracy analysis, Technical training, Project management, Statistical analysis, Data monitoring
Preferred skills
Critical evaluation, Detail-oriented design, Time management
Technologies
Minitab, Visual Basic, KPIV database, Digital Preventive Maintenance system (via careerplan.io/jobs/744000152862840-staff-engineer-engineering-at-western-digital)
Responsibilities
Troubleshoot and resolve test cell equipment issues to maintain product quality and manufacturing throughput. Transfer and implement test-related projects into production. Monitor key equipment input variables (KPIVs) using tools such as the KPIV database and maintenance logs. Improve and optimize test equipment to enhance quality, utilization, and PPH. Ensure compliance with ISO standards and proper documentation practices. Perform measurement results (KPOV) analysis and coach process engineers and technicians.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC