Principal Engineer - Emerging Memory and Compute

Job Description

The job opening is for a full-time Research Staff Member in the device physics and electrical testing group in Western Digital's research department. The role will be a part of a multi-functional team whose aim is to develop future compute and memory technologies. The responsibilities for the role will include:

• Bringing up electrical test equipment & test code
• Designing electrical test procedures and analyzing test data
• Generating reports and presenting analysis to team
• Working with design, array architecture, materials, and process teams to drive next steps to improve the technology
• Generating intellectual property, publishing papers, and presenting at conferences

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Ph.D. in Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or closely related field
• Additional postdoctoral work in academia or industry is preferred
• The prior track record of a viable candidate must show:
• Extensive coding experience in Python for instrumentation and data analysis
• Ability to design and optimize electrical test procedures for assessing key performance metrics
• Strong scientific collaboration and communication skills
• Strong hands-on electrical device measurement skills
• Good working knowledge of semiconductor or magnetic device physics
• Able to innovate

Skills

• Expertise in electrical device equipment, such as AWGs, pulse generators, and oscilloscopes
• Experience with emerging memories such as MRAM, ReRAM, or PCM
• Track record of publications and patents

Additional Information

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