Western Digital
Senior Supply Chain Innovation Engineer - HDD
San Jose, CA, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago
Cloud PlatformsSupply ChainProcess ImprovementProcurementVoIPLeadershipCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- It's real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.
- Join us and let's shape the future of data.
Responsibilities
- Partner with suppliers to evaluate, pilot, and scale new technologies, processes, and materials that improve cost, performance, quality, and time-to-market
- Identify and drive supplier-led innovation opportunities aligned with product and supply chain roadmaps
- Lead initiatives to reduce total cost of ownership through design-for-manufacturability, process optimization, automation, yield improvement, and lifecycle cost analysis
- Support should-cost modeling and fact-based negotiations through deep technical and process understanding
- Assess and improve supplier capacity, scalability, and technical readiness to support current and future business demand
- Drive initiatives to improve supplier operational maturity, including process capability, equipment readiness, workforce skills, and digitalization
- Partner with supply chain and operations teams to strengthen supplier resilience, including dual sourcing, risk mitigation, and recovery planning
- Collaborate with suppliers and internal quality teams to improve process capability, reduce variability, and prevent escapes
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action for systemic supplier issues
- Support supplier sustainability initiatives related to environmental impact, energy efficiency, waste reduction, and responsible sourcing
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mechanical, Material Science, Electronics, Physics, Chemical, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related technical field
- Extensive experience in supply chain engineering, manufacturing engineering, supplier development, or related roles
- Experience working directly with suppliers on technical, operational, or cost-reduction initiatives
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
Nice to have
- Master's degree in in Engineering, Mechanical, Material Science, Electronics, Physics, Chemical, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related technical field, and MBA.
- Experience introducing new manufacturing technologies or processes into production
- Background in cost modeling, should-cost analysis, or value engineering
- We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above.
- Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment.
- We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the " Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal " poster.
- Our pay transparency policy is available here.
- WD thrives on the power and potential of diversity.
Compensation
- 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.
Benefits
- 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.
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