Western Digital Senior Engineer Process Post Sputter Clean Engineering 

Malaysia, Penang, George Town 

295945890

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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.

REQUIRED:

• Master/bachelor’s degree in chemical / Material Science Engineering/Engineering or Physics.

PREFERRED:

• Minimum 2-5 years of recent experience working in Manufacturing or HDD Media industry.

• Experience in Media/HDD Cleaning process for Pre and Post Sputtering Cleaning process will be an added advantage.

SKILLS

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