Senior Engineer, New Product Engineering

About the Company

At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms under Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™ and support customers from creative professionals to hyperscale cloud providers. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills to help build the future of data storage.

About the Role

We are seeking a Manager 2, POM Engineering to join our engineering team in Srimahaphote, Thailand. You will work with engineering teams in the US and Asia to support product development, factory readiness and Pre-RAMP to get the factory ready to produce in high volume, and support program strategy and factory requirements for high volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Manage Engineering Change at Post-LPR for all sustaining products related to HDD BOM setup and shipment process setup (FW, Label, and Drive ASM drawing) to meet committed market launch schedules and KPI targets for volume ramp, yield, quality, scrap and cost.
• Coordinate all factory efforts to prepare and support Engineering Change implementation from Post-LPR through End of Life for sustaining products.
• Review change requests, customer requirements, product configuration control, and interface with other sites to ensure required support and a systematic factory implementation plan.
• Supervise and advise team members to accomplish tasks effectively; perform related work as assigned.
• Authority to optimize operation/process complexity control and initiate actions to prevent nonconformities related to operational process control.
• Report anomalies or non-compliance related to company Ethics and Compliance policies and report near-miss, close-call and workplace health and safety violations.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Science, Business, Computer, or related field (engineering discipline strongly preferred).
• Required: At least 2 years in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Required: Fluent in English for cross-functional and global communication.
• Preferred: Experience in manufacturing, materials engineering, or related technical fields.
• Preferred: Familiarity with supply chain management and vendor coordination.
• Preferred: Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, cross-functional environment.
• Preferred: Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Working knowledge: New Product Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) guidelines; HDD Process & Technology fundamentals; HDD Change Management procedures; Document Control systems and standards.

Skills

• Problem Solving — structured root-cause analysis; identify, escalate, and resolve change-related issues systematically.
• Planning & Organizing — manage multiple change requests with clear prioritization.
• Risk & Opportunity Management — assess change impact on quality, cost, and schedule; define mitigation actions.
• Project Management — drive EC milestones from initiation through closure across cross-functional teams.

Additional Information

• WD is committed to diversity, inclusion, and providing opportunities to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, contact jobs.accommodations@wdc.com with details and the job title.
• Notice: WD and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying or receiving an offer. Report any such requests to WD Ethics Helpline or email compliance@wdc.com.