Staff Engineer, Failure Analysis Engineering

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identifying causes of failures and related drive problems on customer and qualification drives.
• Collaborate closely with and guide FA lab analysts.
• Summarize FA results based on key lab findings and causes of failure.
• Pro-actively engage with subject matter experts in PCBA, Firmware, Reliability, Data Analytics, FA Tools, Customer Technical Support and Customer Quality Managers, Factory FA and Quality teams on customer and qualification issues.
• Follow department/work group processes.
• Develop, improve, and document failure analysis procedures, processes, and requirements.
• Participate in selected Program/Product/Customer issue resolution meetings and act as an integral part of the issue resolution team.
• Effectively present information, ideas, and your perspective to peers, team members and managers.
• Brainstorm, be open to inputs and recommend team improvements and team process improvements.
• Interact with Development teams to understand new technology, develop associated failure analysis tools, processes, and documentation.
• Define and work on tool improvements related to FA.
• Learn about product failures from development teams.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED： 

• BS/MS in EE, ME, IE, Material analysis, Computer Science or equivalent
• Detailed knowledge of Hard Drives and knowledge of factory processes and storage applications
• 5+ years of failure analysis experience with enterprise or client hard drives highly desired
• Hard disk drive failure analysis experience
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Proven problem-solving skills
• Effective at multi-tasking, organization and time management
• Self-motivated
• Demonstrates patience, confidence, and composure
• Knowledge and experience with Python, C++, and/or SQL is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience with Data Analytics and Reliability is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamworking skills

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Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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