Western Digital Senior Engineer Hardware Development Engineering 

Philippines, Baguio 

216105930

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work as a weekend shift wafer process integration engineer in the HAMR NFT integration group at WD’s wafer fab in Fremont, CA.
• Candidate will be responsible for developing robust processes as integration engineer for fabrication of HAMR NFT devices by working with module engineers in various areas to deliver next-generation HAMR products.
• Job requires extensive interfacing with engineers and scientists in design, process, test, and characterization groups.

REQUIRED:

• BS, MS, or PhD degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry or a related engineering field is required.

SKILLS:

• Candidate must be innovative, detail-oriented, and have excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in JMP or equivalent data analysis software skills are required.
• Candidate must have good organizational and strong oral and written communication skills. Excellent teamwork and good people skills are required.

PREFERRED:

• Experience in semiconductor and/or magnetic head wafer processing is preferred.
• Experience with systems and tool sets in wafer fab is preferred.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas is a plus: lithography, thin film deposition, ion milling, reactive ion etching, electroplating, CMP, SEM, FIB, TEM, AFM, or optical metrology.

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.