Reliability Lab Technician

WD Media (Malaysia) Sdn, Bayan Lepas, Penang; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

WD is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join our reliability testing team in Penang. You will pull samples, run production and R&D tests, compile raw data, and publish reliability reports to support engineering decisions.

Responsibilities include task scoping, operating microscopes and test equipment, maintaining spares, performing preventive maintenance, interpreting data, and collaborating with engineers and colleagues across functions to ensure quality and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Diploma in any Engineering or science discipline
• Familiar with Microsoft Windows, Office applications
• Required to work in 12 hours shift pattern with day or night cycles
• Willing to work in cleanroom environment
• Good eyesight and able to use high power microscopes
• Able to communicate in basic English
• Possess good analytical skills
• Must be a team player and able to work with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous support to production in reliability methodologies, enhance tool performance, and optimize workflow efficiency.
• Scope and Define tasks: Test and sample arrangement follow priority which to meet the delivery deadline for production or R&D product.
• Tool Operation: Operate microscope, baking chambers, MST (Media Servo Tester), blade testers, Kubota testers also to ensure high-quality test is performed.
• Tool maintenance: manage spare parts inventory, perform PM within schedule, troubleshoot blade tester, Kubota testers and baking chambers.
• Data Interpretation and Reporting: Analyze from raw data and generate detailed reports for engineering teams.
• Cross functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineers and upstream/downstream colleagues and ensure smooth operation without miscommunication.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team player

Ability to work with minimal superv.,?

Basic English communication

Education

Diploma in Engineering or Science

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Office

Microscope operation

Cleanroom environment

12-hour shift suitability

Job description

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

Join us and let’s shape the future of data.

Job Description

Pulling samples, performing reliability testing on production products and R&D products. Compile the raw data and publish reliability report

Regular Responsibilities

Scope and Define tasks: Test and sample arrangement follow priority which to meet the delivery deadline for production or R&D product.

Tool Operation: Operate microscope, baking chambers, MST (Media Servo Tester), blade testers, Kubota testers also to ensure high-quality test is performed.

Tool maintenance: manage spare parts inventory, perform PM within schedule, troubleshoot blade tester, Kubota testers and baking chambers.

Data Interpretation and Reporting: Analyze from raw data and generate detailed reports for engineering teams.

Cross functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineers and upstream/downstream colleagues and ensure smooth operation without miscommunication.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide continuous support to production in reliability methodologies, enhance tool performance, and optimize workflow efficiency.

Qualifications

Education Requirement:

Diploma in any Engineering or science discipline

Skill / Experience Requirement:

Familiar with Microsoft Windows, Office applications

Required to work in 12 hours shift pattern with day or night cycles

Willing to work in cleanroom environment

Good eyesight and able to use high power microscopes

Able to communicate in basic English

Possess good analytical skills

Must be a team player and able to work with minimal supervision

Additional Information

WD thrives on the power and potential of diversity. 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.

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• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• How many years' experience do you have as a laboratory technician?
• Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

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