Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering at Western Digital

Fremont, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

30 Oct, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Wafer Photolithography, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Improvement, Yield Optimization, Lithography Solutions, Control Strategies, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Semiconductor Experience, ASML Scanner, NSR, Canon, DNSC, TEL Tracks, Data Storage, High Volume Processes, Physical Science, Engineering

Industry

Computer Hardware Manufacturing

Description

Company Description At Western Digital, 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, Western Digital 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®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands. 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, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. Job Description As a Wafer Photolithography Manufacturing engineer for the Western Digital SVWO you will lead monitoring and improvement activities to drive yields to mature product levels. This includes introduction of new technologies as well as sustainment of existing high volume processes. Developing and implementing lithography solutions to facilitate new designs Increase process margin Improve yields Own photolithography coat, expose, and develop processes related to wafer manufacturing. Develop control strategies (SPC, APC, etc.) for improving and sustaining manufacturing processes. Work with cross-functional teams to deliver leading edge technology solutions for product, yield, and cycle time optimization. Qualifications Master or PhD. degree in physical science or engineering preferred 10+ year of semiconductor/data storage wafer process experience ASML scanner, NSR, Canon, DNSC & TEL tracks hands on experience. Additional Information Western Digital 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: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here. 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. Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 12/29/2025 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline. #LI-RR1

Responsibilities

Lead monitoring and improvement activities to drive yields to mature product levels. Develop and implement lithography solutions to facilitate new designs and improve manufacturing processes.