Development Engineer  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide Engineering support for the development of targeting system and process for development wafers

• Facilitate system prerequisites for lapping related to WAL/SH and ensure closed-loop verification system in all DOE builds

• Perform WAL targeting calculation for all DOE wafers, monitor trends and initiate improvement activities to achieve MCW target including but not limited to predictive analysis

• Supervise Bar Writer Test for WAL targeting and support its capability developments as well as all projects in conjunction to device lapping characterization and improvements.

• Analyze test data, perform root cause analysis of device failures, and define solutions.

• Recommend improvements to device structure based on characterization data.

• Develop new techniques to streamline the characterization process.

• Planning and executing technical work using statistical techniques including Design of Experiments (DoE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC)

• Design, collect data, analyze and compile reports on significantly complex process engineering experiments for new product development.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (ECE, EE, ChE or Physics or related field with at least 5 years of hands-on engineering experience in a manufacturing environment post-graduation

• Has in-depth knowledge in process characterization and electrical testing.

• High level of proficiency with statistical data analysis tools and data mining techniques.

• Confident in technical conversations with customers and internal field teams

• Proven history of documenting and communicating work effectively

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in any engineering field preferred but not required.

• Programming skills C++, SAS, Python, and R languages is a plus.

• Broad understanding of the Wafer fab and slider fab processes, HDD product, and testing is preferred but not required.

Skills:

• Proficient in JMP/Minitab software analysis and statistical tools.

• Proficient in Windows office software including MS project tool.

• Certification in Six Sigma training is an advantage but not a must.

• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and ability to lead and organize projects

• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written English skills required to conduct daily activities.

• Characterization reports based on generated test data.