Reliability Lab Lead – Storage Systems

Western Digital Corporation; Bayan Lepas; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Digital is seeking a seasoned Reliability Lab Manager in Penang to oversee the daily operation of the reliability test lab, including staffing, calibration, budgeting, and scheduling. You will plan and execute reliability qualification tests and support NPI with insights from test data.

You will lead a team of engineers and technicians, ensuring compliance with WD quality standards and ISO requirements, while driving improvements in test methods and lab efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• 8–12+ years in reliability, quality or product engineering in high-volume manufacturing.
• 3–5+ years leading engineers/technicians and managing a lab or reliability function.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the reliability test lab, including staffing and scheduling.
• Ensure lab infrastructure is maintained and calibrated.
• Manage lab budget, procurement, and resource planning.
• Plan and run reliability qualification tests.
• Support NPI with reliability data and insights.
• Provide reliability results to drive design and process improvements.
• Lead and develop a team of reliability engineers and lab technicians.
• Ensure compliance with WD quality standards and ISO requirements.
• Maintain test documentation and audit readiness.
• Identify improvements to test methods, lab efficiency, and turnaround time.
• Support automation and digitalization of lab processes.

Skills

Lab management

Test automation

Python/R

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, Chemical or Physics Engineering

Tools

JMP

Minitab

Python/R

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Western Digital is seeking a seasoned Reliability Lab Manager in Penang to oversee the daily operation of the reliability test lab, including staffing, calibration, budgeting, and scheduling. You will plan and execute reliability qualification tests and support NPI with insights from test data.

You will lead a team of engineers and technicians, ensuring compliance with WD quality standards and ISO requirements, while driving improvements in test methods and lab efficiency.