Manufacturing Integration Engineer

• Job Type (exemption status):
  Exempt position - Please see related compensation & benefits details below
• Salary Range:
  
  -
• Business Function:
  Hardware Development Engineering
• Work Location:
  
  Fremont Office--_USCA
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At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

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 ™.

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.

We are looking for a self‑motivated MFG Integration Engineer with strong process and integration experience in a manufacturing or development environment within the HDD Head or semiconductor industry.

• Introduce and implement new products into the manufacturing line.
• Create and optimize new process routes to support existing process and product upgrades.
• Work with Program, Design, and Development Engineering teams to qualify new products.
• Work with Process and Equipment Engineering teams to qualify new processes and equipment as either the main path or backup path.
• Partner with Failure Analysis and Yield teams to improve line yield, element yield, and cycle time.
• Work with the QA team to ensure specifications, procedures, and outgoing product quality meet requirements.
• Collaborate with backend process teams to improve product performance and backend process yield.

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Physics, Material Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands‑on experience in processing, integration, and characterization in the HDD, semiconductor, or similar manufacturing industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem‑solving, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Good project management, data mining, data analysis, and evaluation skills.
• Proficient with computer applications, especially Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, JMP, and SAS.
• Basic knowledge of engineering procedures and methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 8D, FMEA, MRR, etc. is preferred.

WD is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender‑related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non‑discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights:
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