Ensure a seamless transfer of processes from GO R&D to Penang by focusing on the development of CE and HAMR programs. Lead manufacturing improvements, qualify product iterations, and implement efficient process controls for high reliability.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure smooth process transfer from GO R&D to Penang
- Capacity Enterprise CE / HAMR program development in Penang
- Manufacturing improvement projects
- Product improvement iteration qualification
- Ensure new product/process transfer from GO R&D to Penang and develop with efficient process control and good reliability performance
- CE / HAMR program development to meet the performance requirement from HDD.
- Closely work with counterpart in R&D to develop new process / materials for performance improvements.
- Continuous Improvement of Magnetic performance / yields / productivity for product maturity. Establish all necessary unique process controls based on new product requirements in NPI stage.
- Correspond to process design change iteration for performance improvement, this includes process optimization and tribology qualification.
- Provide general guidance to sustaining sputter yield/process team on Magnetic & Interface related issue.
- Work with Test yield team on Failure Analysis, understanding of various defect mechanisms of HAMR media and their relationship with sputter process / materials etc.
- Work together with Sputter Equipment team on hardware improvement projects for downtime reduction & yield improvements. Ex- sputter magpacks, different type of cathodes, disk holder designs etc
- Support inter-department projects (Back End, TEST)
- Support HDD return failure analysis