Senior Engineer, Equipment Engineering

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

Join us and let’s shape the future of data.

To supervise Engineers, Supervisors and Technicians to sustain, improve the manufacturing process yield/output, operating cost, equipment control, products quality and develop the new technology to meet the customer satisfaction.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job is responsible for delivering the organization outcome as stated:

• To develop and implement for new cleaning technology to meet the new customer requirement.
• To improve the yield, more reliable and robust cleaning equipment and cycle time.
• To create and setup the monitoring system, OCAP, and improvement plan for the equipment control.
• To create and setup the Equipment KPI to align with the company and the interested party’s goal.
• To perform the equipment/process risk assessment.
• To improve the operating cost, in term of reduce consumption, qualify the new materials, and/or new suppliers.
• To perform the job per the assignment.
• Ensure commonality/standardization among same processes/system within related manufacturing sites.
• To supervise, control, and follow-up the working performance to resolve any products defect.
• To manage new products qualification per committed timeline.
• To manage all spending cost per commitment.
• To manage all IDM/Spare part inventory to support production.
• To encourage and drive all Equipment/Process parameters and data to be the central Virtual Factory Console.
• To encourage and drive WD global culture.
• To encourage and drive products quality culture.
• To encourage and drive EHS culture.
• Follow WDTH HR rules and regulations.
• Follow WDTH QMS procedures.
• Follow WDTH EHS procedures.
• Follow WDTH ESD procedures.
• Follow WDTH Cleaning & Contamination procedures.
• Understand the IMS policy and be able to apply and contribute to the organization to achieve per intended outcome.

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor degree or higher in Engineering, Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Science, Chemistry, Physics or equivalent.
• At least 3 years in related position.
• Work in electronic, semiconductors or HDD business especially slider fabricate process or HGA assembly are advantage.

SKILLS:

• Ultrasonic / Megasonic cleaning process knowledge
• Brush scrubbing, rinsing, and drying process experience
• Chemical handling and concentration control (alkaline/surfactant cleaners)
• Equipment operation, recipe setup, and preventive maintenance
• Cleanroom working experience (ESD, gowning, contamination control)

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