Reliability Integration and Failure Analysis Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Drive Failure Analysis and Reliability Integration Engineer (early career)

Description

You will analyze HAMR and ePMR HDD failures using manufacturing, engineering validation, and reliability test data to determine likely root causes. You will use bench electrical failure analysis measurements and characterization/manufacturing data, then document and communicate findings to technical stakeholders. You’ll also apply programming and data analysis skills to improve reporting and trend analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze failures from manufacturing, engineering validation, and reliability testing

• Partner to define analysis plans and next steps with HDD development, manufacturing, customer teams, and reliability partners

• Use bench electrical failure analysis measurements, characterization data, and manufacturing data to determine likely failure causes

• Document failure analysis data, summarize findings, and communicate conclusions

• Use programming and data analysis to improve reporting, trend analysis, and engineering efficiency

• Support corrective action discussions to improve product reliability, quality, and recurrence prevention

Requirements

• BS degree completed in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, or related technical field

• Right to work in the US without requiring immigration sponsorship now or in the future

• Academic, internship, project, or research experience involving data analysis, electronics testing, reliability, hardware, manufacturing, or technical problem solving

• Familiarity with MATLAB, TCL, Python, R, C, or C++

• Strong organization, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills

• Ability to multitask, take direction, and collaborate effectively within a technical team

• Experience with Microsoft Office applications

Benefits

• Paid vacation and paid sick leave

• Medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance

• Flexible spending and health savings accounts

• Employee assistance program and voluntary benefits (e.g., supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity)

• Tuition reimbursement and transit support

• Employee stock purchase plan and WD Savings 401(k)

• Eligibility for bonuses under STI/SIP and potential Long-Term Incentive program (depending on role)