Western Digital Principal Engineer Quality Assurance Engineering 

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

343293785

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:

• Performs technical support activities related to manufacturing with engineering approach to effectively respond to each work request in terms of productivity, quality, and cost.
• Co-work with NPI to support all new products launch.
• To ensure no NPI build impact from component and process related.
• In-house interface for quality feedback and follow up with related department for closure.
• To co-work with related departments for quality problem solving.
• To judge the disposition regarding to part/product acceptance for production process based on specification.
• Co-ordinates with other sections including oversea organization concerning technical issues related to component and product.
• Supervises Associate/Assistant Engineers and Technicians in responsibility to accomplish job in most effective way.
• Works with cross functional teams to prepare executive level presentations for briefing teams on overview of the excursion, impact assessment and related investigation information
• Acts as interface between Supplier Quality Engineering function, internal customers and downstream factories on component quality issues, evaluations and other general issues

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field such as Mechanical Engineering, Material Science/Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Other engineering discipline can be considered if candidates possess hard disk experience.
• Minimum 10 years working experience in quality engineering or supplier quality engineering.

REQUIRED

• Must have related experience in component cleanliness or contamination control
• Familiar with various manufacturing processes such as etching, machining, lapping, cleanroom operations, component assembly, etc
• Familiar with 8 Disciplines of problem solving & FMEA

SKILLS:

• Strong technical knowledge in engineering principles, manufacturing process and quality assurance methodologies
• Adaptable and flexible and able to learn new technologies, cleanliness testing methodologies and processes and adjust to changing expectations.
• Problem Solving – Investigate complex problems, gather relevant data, define appropriate analysis to identify root cause, followed by solution options for evaluation and implementation.
• Analytical Thinking – Analyzing information statistically and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.