Total 2 job vacancies by Western Digital

The Product Design Engineering Technologist develops robust head-media interfaces for magnetic recording media, which will be integrated into Western Digital's hard disk drive products. This critical role involves collaborating with R&D and worldwide teams to innovate and productize recording media designs. This role requires strong technical expertise and the ability to manage complex manufacturing systems while ensuring defect mitigation, quality assurance, and reliability standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop head-media interface designs that meet product performance requirements and scale into high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Improve hard disk sputtering processes to reduce defects and enhance manufacturing yield.
• Optimize magnetic areal density by reducing head-media spacing while maintaining reliability specifications and performance standards.
• Conduct comprehensive testing and validation of recording media designs to ensure compliance with product specifications and industry standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, quality assurance, and product engineering to drive innovation and process improvements.
• Analyze manufacturing data and performance metrics to identify optimization opportunities and implement corrective actions.
• Document technical findings, design specifications, and process improvements through detailed reports and presentations.
• Support the transition of new designs from development to production, ensuring manufacturability and cost-effectiveness.

• Plan and purchase precious metal according to precious metal target demand in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery.
• Manage and process PR per guided lead time to support production need and timely settle consumed precious target.
• Provide long-term forecasts to suppliers to ensure continuity of supply.
• Target (precious metal) shipment follows up & supplier delivery monitoring.
• Manage precious metal target turn over, track precious metal movement, monitor pool account and reconciliation activities.
• Manage and control inventory level according to management goal set.
• Manage End of Life (EOL) and inventory aging risk to minimize material exposure.
• Prepare reports and updates as and when required.
• Build, maintain, and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.
• To comply with Legal requirements (EMS, OHSMS), Regulatory Requirements (RBA, QMS, IMS), purchasing policies and procedures.
• Support SOX/IMS/BCMS activity and audit compliance.
• Coach and train junior staff in all procurement matters.
• Participate in cost saving projects and support Commodity Manager on cost saving analysis.
• Support Commodity Manager on Supplier Performance Review activity and data compilation.
• Participate in alternative or 2nd source development.
• Support NPI purchase requisition.
• Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and mitigation action execution.