Western Digital

Drive Teardown Failure Analysis Engineer

San Jose, CA, United States · Internship

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 14 days ago

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About the role

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This hands-on role helps identify causes of HAMR and ePMR HDD failures through physical teardown, lab-based inspection, documentation, and collaboration with reliability and product development teams.

Perform hands-on HDD teardown during the product development phase in a Class 100 clean room environment.
Collect, interpret, and document possible failure causes and recommended next steps for additional FA characterization or analysis.
Document findings in the FA database system and prepare clear failure analysis reports and conclusions for program teams.
Partner with functional teams to prevent recurrence of similar issues and improve product reliability.

Recently completed a BS degree in Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Biology, or a related science or engineering field.
Academic, internship, project-based, or research lab experience in a science or engineering environment.
Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time.
Build proficiency in lab procedures, sample handling, technical documentation, and failure analysis workflows.

Exposure to optical microscopy, SEM, AFM, Raman, ToF-SIMS, materials characterization, sample preparation, clean room work, manufacturing processes, or reliability testing.
Interest in HDD, semiconductor, storage, failure analysis, materials science, product reliability, or physical root-cause investigation.
Experience documenting lab findings and communicating technical conclusions to a broader team.
We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above.
Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment.
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Our pay transparency policy is available here.
WD thrives on the power and potential of diversity.

The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.
We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.
If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.
You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either WD'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.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.

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 WD's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
Comfort working in a hands-on technical environment and learning clean room and lab procedures.

This role is part of WD's early career development program.
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.

Right to work in the US without requiring WD to commence or sponsor an immigration case to employ you now or at any point in the future

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