Total 5 process development engineer job vacancies in Quality Assurance / Control category in The Philippines

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor cleanroom environmental surveys, to verify compliance and support area buy-off.                             
• Develop and execute contamination sampling plans for cleanroom environmental, equipment, tools, and process samples to ensure cleanliness and prevent yield-impacting defects.                            
• Perform routine and event-based environmental and equipment sampling to support operational readiness and cleanroom classification.                                
• Manage handling and qualification of cleanroom indirect materials by setting cleanliness criteria, performing inspections, and approving materials for use.                                   
• Define cleanroom protocols, including gowning, behavior, and contamination prevention practices, and provide training to ensure compliance.                                   
• Define and coordinate with laboratories implement test plans, analyse cleanliness data, investigation deviations, and recommending mitigation actions for product & process cleanliness compliance.    
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in production, facilities, quality, and engineering to support contamination control strategies and maintain acceptable cleanliness levels.

As a Test Process Engineer, you will be responsible for sustaining, optimizing, and continuously improving the testing of the sputtered disks for the hard disk media manufacturing. This role supports high-volume manufacturing by ensuring stable test performance, strong process capability, high yield, and compliance with quality standards. You will work closely with Operations, Equipment, Quality, and R&D teams to drive data-driven improvements and support new technology introductions.
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Troubleshoot and resolve Test cell yield issues to maintain product quality and throughput.
• Conduct investigations for quality incidents related to test equipment and support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Monitor key process input variables (KPIVs) using tools such as the KPOV database, Maintenance Logs and the Digital Preventive Maintenance system.
• Drive and support equipment and process upgrade and continuous improvement projects to enhance performance and efficiency.
• Act as an upskilling trainer for test equipment/process, providing technical training and guidance to team members.
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards and documentation practices.
• Responsible for set up new measurement method which required from R&D and test process team.
• Measurement results (KPOV) analysis in PN.
• Coaching process engineer/technician to enhance their knowledge of instrument method and capability

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in Testing, Validation, and Analytics: Support engineers in setting up, executing, and monitoring DET tests. Collect, organize, and analyze test data, and document results to help verify product performance and identify trends or anomalies.
• Support Data Analysis and Lab Activities: Apply basic data analytics and statistical methods to interpret test results and generate insights. Maintain laboratory equipment and test logs, and assist in troubleshooting basic test issues while adhering to standard lab procedures and safety guidelines.
• Develop Dashboards and Reports: Create and maintain interactive dashboards and automated reports to visualize test results, reliability metrics, and key performance indicators, enabling engineering teams to easily monitor performance and derive data-driven insights.
• Collaborate across departments in planning, preparing and following test project qualification until completed implementation.

This position is part of our Early Career program at WD. Our Early Career program is designed to support individuals beginning their professional career by providing the foundational training through a structured onboarding, mentorship, and development curriculum.

As a Test Equipment Engineer, you will be responsible for sustaining, optimizing, and continuously improving the testing equipment for sputtered disks used in hard disk media manufacturing. This role supports high-volume manufacturing by ensuring stable test performance, strong equipment capability, and compliance with quality standards. You will also be responsible for test capacity planning and expansion, monitoring critical parameters related to test capacity and PPH. In addition, you will drive overall test-related projects to meet departmental objectives. The role includes managing equipment transfer and buyoff for new hardware and software enhancements, as well as installing and setting up test equipment such as testers, robotic automation systems, bagging systems, and conveyors. Ensuring test measurement accuracy and repeatability is also a key responsibility. You will work closely with Operations, Process, Quality, and R&D teams to drive data-driven improvements and support new technology introductions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Troubleshoot and resolve test cell equipment issues to maintain product quality and manufacturing throughput.
• Transfer and implement test-related projects into production. Conduct investigations for quality incidents related to test equipment, and support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Monitor key equipment input variables (KPIVs) using tools such as the KPIV database, maintenance logs, and the Digital Preventive Maintenance system. Drive and support equipment and process upgrades, as well as continuous improvement initiatives, to enhance performance and efficiency.
• Improve and optimize test equipment to enhance quality, utilization, and PPH (Parts Per Hour). Act as an upskilling trainer for test equipment and processes by providing technical training and guidance to team members.
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards and proper documentation practices. Support the setup and implementation of new measurement methods required by the R&D and test process teams.
• Perform measurement results (KPOV) analysis in PN and coach process engineers and technicians to strengthen their knowledge of instrument methods and equipment capability.
• Follow all safety and health regulations and workplace requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Using sound test engineering principles, knowledge of the product and technology to ensure the product meets functional and customer requirements and is ready to ship on schedule
• Owns product validation regarding test plan definition, test plan execution, and primary lead in failure analysis
• Primary lead in performing performance characterization of product and tracking down any observed anomalies
• Contributes to overall test schedule development
• Writes the test plans for new product features, generates test matrices, test reports, and other relevant test documentation that is required for flawless program execution
• Defines new tests based on customer feedback and defect fixes
• Executes existing/regression test cases for the project during the entire product development cycle
• Works closely with the other system test, hardware, ASIC and firmware engineers to improve test methodology and develop new tests and new strategies
• Configures customer hardware and software systems; troubleshoot problems to get to root cause
• Maintains customer and test equipment to current revision