Senior Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineering

About the Company

At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, WD is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we've been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world's biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

About the Role

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide in-depth analysis for critical failures related to the servo-mechanical issue, Hardware/Software troubleshooting, setup of existing or new capability supporting the organization.
• Facilitate Engineering Evaluations on design changes, component revision rolls, process verifications or any deviations in materials or components to ascertain effects or benefits on production line yield, scrap, cycle time, OQA and reliability performance.
• Develop, maintain, and update a working knowledge on component technology, manufacturing methods and parts application, providing technical information for a colleague.
• Participate in product and technology transfers between Designer and Manufacturing, Work with Design Engineering from San Jose and Fujisawa on Component Design Enhancements, Engineering Change, Evaluations and coordinate implementation in the Factories.
• Provide team leadership in task-force and action teams in driving critical issues/failure.
• In-depth expertise in the major function of the department supporting the organization on critical studies and issues.
• Derive and develop CA for future improvement on products by performing design change based on lessons learned.
• Ensure commonality or standardization among the same process or system within related manufacturing sites.

Qualifications

• We warmly welcome fresh graduates, and Early Career Talent with 0–2 years of experience are encouraged to apply.
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Working experience preferably in the HDD or consumer electronics industries.
• Knowledge of MS-office, SPC, Big data platform, Minitab, JMP data analysis, MATLAB, Solidworks, GD&T, DOE, Mechanical Drawing Interpretation, electro-mechanical troubleshooting.
• Capable of performing mechanical stack-up tolerance analysis.
• Good understanding of team working and how to integrate with others to achieve objectives.
• High quality of work and a good understanding of the impact of accurate data collection on failure analysis.
• Take personal responsibility for actions and provide support to a highly motivated team working at a fast pace.
• Uses communication skills to regularly exchange information.
• History of problem-solving; able to drive problems to resolution.

Skills

• Proficiency in a range of analytical processes or procedures to carry out assigned tasks.
• Technical problem-solving.
• Flexible and adaptable and Service-minded.
• Good English communication skills, verbal and written.

Additional Information

WD thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

WD is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request.