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Staff Engineer - Recording Test

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Westerndigital logoWesterndigital · San Jose, CA
Full-timeOn-site1mo ago
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Requirements

  • Knowledge of magnetic material properties, advanced characterization and magnetic recording is desired, but not required
  • Knowledge of the disk drive industry is desired, but not required
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Salary Range
  • 115,200.00-153,600.00
  • #LI-MB1
  • Compensation & Benefits Details
  • The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Ca

Benefits

Equity / stock options

Additional Information

As a Recording Test Engineer, you will design & develop recording experiments exploring future technologies for magnetic data storage. You will join a team of material scientists, test engineers and other subject matter experts to extract value & insights from our data. You will also assist in developing mathematical/statistical models to uncover correlations and causal relationships among metrics characterizing the performance of magnetic storage media. This is an exciting opportunity at the intersection of data engineering, statistical modeling, materials science and physics. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES In collaboration with fabrication experts, measure, analyze and develop understanding of experimental samples Apply advanced technical expertise to understand complex problems Help develop and implement innovative solutions for complex and specialized technical issues Provide regular technical advice and direction to technical teams and management Contributes to and helps shape our technical strategy Work proactively; identify and help prevent problems that may cross disciplines REQUIRED Recently awarded Ph.D. or equivalent in Physics, Materials Science, ECE or related field Experience with statistical data analysis and Design of Experiment (DOE) required The candidate should have a strong experimentation background including writing computer code to collect and analyze data to develop understanding of complex physical systems


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