Western Digital Principal Engineer Product Design Engineering 

Canada, British Columbia, Area H (Cultus Lake/Columbia Valley) 

108433960

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:

• Lead the design of new products to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure that designs of product specifications, prototypes and test results meet both process and product requirements.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including designers in Japan and US to ensure the successful transition of products from concept to production.
• Manage products throughout their lifecycle, including design, modifications, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Drive innovation in product design with updated industry trends and emerging technologies including new supplier development to deliver the critical component for the new product design.
• Manage project timelines and budgets effectively to ensure on-time delivery and cost-efficient product development.

REQUIRED:

• A bachelor's degree or Master of Engineering / Science degree.
• A minimum of 5-7 years in experience or related field.

PREFERRED:

• Direct experiences in Product Engineering that includes manufacturing scope from HGA, HSAs, HDD level.
• Some experiences in HAMR or LASERs Diode for HDD manufacturing.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English.
• Good work attitude and ethics.
• Good intercommunication and report writing skill.

SKILLS:

• Product design, risk and failure analysis (QFD, FMEA, 8D)
• Data Analysis Tools such as JMP, Minitab, SQL.
• CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD) and other relevant engineering tools.
• New Product Engineering documents (e.g. Part Number, BOM, RCO, NRCO, ECR, SBR, STR, MRR, CMS).