Intern - Advanced Data Storage Experimentalist

The Advanced Data Storage and Memory Devices Group within the Seagate Research Group (SRG) is responsible for conducting research on advanced data storage and memory technologies through experimentation and physics-based simulation. The work performed by this team directly informs the Company's ten-year storage product roadmap.

• Conduct research on emerging memory technologies and/or advanced energy assisted magnetic recording systems.
• Perform detailed emerging memory device assessments through novel electrical testing to qualify and compare different technology candidates, and/or use a spinstand to provide expert lab‑level characterization of advanced recording head designs.
• Through measurements, provide insight into performance limiters, reliability failure modes, and underlying electrical, magnetic, optical, and thermomechanical mechanisms.
• Write software in Python to develop novel test and analysis methods.
• Work closely with modeling groups to elucidate recording physics challenges.
• Work closely with other test engineers and data analysts in order to use models to explain experimentally observed phenomena.
• Develop machine learning models based on modeling and experimental data to predict device performance and reliability.

• Self‑motivated and demonstrated ability to adapt to a changing environment and learn new technology.
• Flexibility to operate under supervision and independently.
• Excellent team player.

• Experience with lab electronics (oscilloscope, SMUs, AWG, spectrum analyzer, VNA, etc.).
• Experience with programming languages (Python, Cuda, C++, Fortran, etc.).
• Strong statistics skills.
• Non‑volatile memory/semiconductor test knowledge.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with Linux based computing hardware a plus.
• A Ph.D. candidate in an engineering or scientific discipline.

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