Western Digital New College Grad Manufacturing Process Engineer MS/PhD 

New Zealand, Canterbury, Christchurch 

905986701

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

Other duties include:

• Leading and expediting engineering projects.
• Performing Failure Analysis on defective wafers, dispositioning wafers on hold, and implementing corrective/preventive actions.
• Responsible for achieving yield, cost, and cycle time goals.
• Evaluating/qualifying new equipment, materials, and processes, and documenting and providing training to manufacturing team.
• Implementing and optimizing Advanced Process Control (APC), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and other process control schemes.

• MS or PhD degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, or related engineering field with a graduation date between June 2023-June 2024.
• Knowledge in micro/nano fabrication and cleaning processes such as wet chemical etch, photoresist strip, liftoff, and electroplating.
• Hands-on experience in wafer processing and high-volume manufacturing is desirable.
• Analytical, logical, data-driven, and ability in analyzing big data in decision-making process using tools such as database query and JMP.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Able to work and interact with various interdepartmental engineering and other support organizations.
• Ability to manage projects with set milestones and timelines, and ability to execute under minimal supervision.
• A responsible team player that is detail-oriented and has a willingness to learn and thrive in a cross-functional manufacturing environment.

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.