Senior Equipment Engineer — Sputter Media Innovator
Western Digital Corporation
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Job summary
Western Digital Corporation in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Equipment Engineer specializing in sputter media to lead sustaining and reliability programs for high-volume hard disk manufacturing. You will guide technicians, drive uptime improvements, and support new technology deployments.
The role requires strong technical leadership, experience with vacuum systems and thin-film deposition, and collaboration with Process, Yield, Production, and Quality teams to optimize performance and safety in
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Materials Engineering, or related discipline.
- 5-8 years of experience in equipment engineering within semiconductor, sputter media, vacuum coating, or advanced manufacturing industries.
- Strong understanding of vacuum systems, sputtering equipment, and manufacturing equipment control systems.
- Experience in equipment troubleshooting, reliability improvement, and manufacturing support.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day equipment sustaining activities, troubleshooting, failure analysis, and resolution of production issues.
- Drive equipment reliability improvement initiatives to enhance uptime and reduce chronic failures.
- Develop, implement, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for major equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
- Support equipment upgrades, hardware modifications, and machine conversion to meet roadmap requirements.
- Coordinate new equipment installation, commissioning, qualification, and acceptance to ensure safety and operation standards.
- Monitor and analyze OEE, MTBF, MTTR, and downtime trends to identify improvements.
- Collaborate with Process, Yield, Production, and Quality teams to improve process capability.
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Job description
Western Digital Corporation in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Equipment Engineer specializing in sputter media to lead sustaining and reliability programs for high-volume hard disk manufacturing. You will guide technicians, drive uptime improvements, and support new technology deployments.
The role requires strong technical leadership, experience with vacuum systems and thin-film deposition, and collaboration with Process, Yield, Production, and Quality teams to optimize performance and safety in
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