Staff Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineering

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At our core, WD is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that there is no SV1-CFM defect escape to the customer (HSA/HDD)
• Collaborate with the engineering team to define SV1-CFM parameters.
• Collaborate with the engineering team to define the best process control for SV1-CFM parameters.
• Maintaining SF Quality KPI through the use of VFC and Smart Quality
• Support internal/external customers on customer feedback on defect characterization/improvement.
• Assure any wafer/substrate deviation or qualification must be communicated properly to BE team to manage shipment and logistic control. 
• Qualification data must be reviewed with the team before the release wafer shipment
• Assure that all documents related to SF processes are in compliance and exceed expectations
• Assure that appropriate tools (8D / FMEA / SPC / Lesson learn) are correctly used to maintain good quality of the product 

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Science, Chemistry, Production, or equivalent

PREFERRED:

• Work in HDD business, especially the slider fabricate process, is an advantage

SKILLS:

• Good command of spoken and written English.
• Digital literacy
• Use Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Digital/AI tools

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