Principal Process Engineer - Thin Film Job at ZipRecruiter in Fremont

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Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated candidate to join our thin film process group.  In this role, the candidate will work as a Thin Film Process Engineer at WD’s wafer fab in Fremont, CA.  The candidate will support the thin film deposition processes in manufacture lines in order to meet manufacturing objectives with high quality, high productive and low-cost products, as well as support the development of future products.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support thin film processes of fab production line to deliver wafers with good quality and meet the demand.
• Develop and optimize process control methods and procedures to guarantee the quality and prevent damage excursion.
• Improve processes to achieve lower variation, less cycle time, higher throughput, minimal defects, lower cost of ownership and overall higher yield.
• Perform wafer failure analysis, troubleshooting, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transfer new products to production.
• Lead project execution to deliver the results on schedule.
• Set up and improve automation systems, and working instruction documents. Provide the training instruction to the operators.
• Support fab production 24 / 7, including taking immediate action with fab issues.

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Additional Information

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Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 12 / 3 / 25 , although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under  either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

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