Sr. Member of Technical Staff (52860)

About the role

Under the direction of the VP of Engineering, the Sr. Member of Technical Staff is responsible for the mechanical and tribology design and testing of HDD heads with the focus on the Head/Disk Interface reliability – with the focus on the HAMR technology. This position is located in Milpitas, California.

Responsibilities

• Acts as HDI/HMS lead for the mechanical design and testing of HDD heads, working closely with teams in TDK/HWY and SAE to address thermo-mechanical design issues.
• Interact closely with the wafer design and process teams at Headway and the back-end process teams in SAE
• Validates and tests new designs with the testing team on site
• Interacts with and makes presentations to various customer groups on HDI programs and products
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures as required
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics and or equivalent relevant experience
• Ten years of progressively challenging experience working in the HDD industry
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Applications
• Must be able to travel internationally on a quarterly basis

Skills

• Knowledge of HDI design in HDD with some application to HAMR technology
• Knowledge of the principles of reliability and failure analysis
• Skilled in ANSYS, MATLAB, Python, or similar platform
• Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Office applications to create spreadsheets