Western Digital · 3 hours ago
Director, Hardware Development Engineering
Fremont, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expWestern Digital is a leading technology company focused on data storage innovations. The Director of Hardware Development Engineering will oversee a module team, manage manufacturing processes, and drive engineering solutions to improve output and quality.
Big DataComputerHardwareManufacturingSoftware
Responsibilities
Manage a cross functional module team of process and equipment engineers to sustain and improve manufacturing output
Identify and drive resolution of problems that could impact output, quality and/or cost
Monitor tool performance as needed and react to out-of-control situations
Approach and drive solutions with cross functional groups
Track employee performance and deliverables to ensure expectations are being met
Provide timely coaching to develop and enhance the performance of your direct reports
Conduct periodic performance reviews and ensure assessments are fair, consistent
Address performance problems in a timely fashion and take appropriate action(s)
Ensure the consistent application of appropriate disciplinary actions, when warranted
Promote and implement 'Lean' manufacturing methodologies, sustainability and scalability
Qualification
Required
BS/MS/PhD in either of the following: Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Magnetics, Chemical Engineering, Data Analysis, Statistics, Chemistry, Physics and/or Business Administration/Management or equivalent experience
Minimum 10+ years in wafer manufacturing and management
Strong knowledge and familiarity of semiconductor wafer manufacturing (thin film etch, deposition, magnetics, photolithography, metrology, plating, chemical mechanical planarization), operations and logistics
Able to extract, summarize, interpret and present data and apply to decision making
Project management experience
Proficiency in Excel, Powerpoint, data analytics and statistics
History of problem solving; able to drive problems to resolution
Understand manufacturing and factory systems and how they interact with one another
Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Benefits
Paid vacation time
Paid sick leave
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life, accident and disability insurance
Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
Employee assistance program
Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
Tuition reimbursement
Transit
The Applause Program
Employee stock purchase plan
Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
Company
Western Digital
Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$901.37M2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Sesh Tirumala
SVP, CIO
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Alvin B. Phillips
Founder
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