Senior Process Engineer, HDD Manufacturing & Sustaining

Western Digital Corp.; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Digital Corp. in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Senior Engineer for Process Development & Sustaining Engineering to lead manufacturing processes for HDD products.

The role requires strong chemistry/materials background, DOE leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. You will drive process characterization, qualification, and yield improvement while mentoring junior engineers and interfacing with global R&D and process teams.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of process or manufacturing experience.
• Experience with HDD cleaning technology is a plus.
• Proficient in SPC, FMEA, DOE run.
• Green Belt or Lean Six Sigma is an added advantage.
• Strong technical presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop manufacturing processes for HDD production.
• Conduct Design of Experiments (DOE) to map CPPs and optimize outputs.
• Evaluate and qualify new chemicals, materials, and process consumables for manufacturing use.
• Lead sustaining engineering for process modules and drive ECOs for changes.
• Lead yield loss analysis and RCCA for process-related defects.
• Interface with R&D, Product, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain globally; mentor engineers.

Skills

Chemistry fundamentals

Materials science

DOE methodologies

SPC/Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or Materials Science

Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering or Materials Science

Tools

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Western Digital Corp. in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Senior Engineer for Process Development & Sustaining Engineering to lead manufacturing processes for HDD products.

The role requires strong chemistry/materials background, DOE leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. You will drive process characterization, qualification, and yield improvement while mentoring junior engineers and interfacing with global R&D and process teams.