Shift Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering

Western Digital Corp.; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Digital Corp. in Penang, Malaysia seeks a Shift Engineer in Manufacturing Engineering to plan, coordinate sputter system activities, and lead process improvement initiatives.

You will supervise technicians and engineers, ensuring documentation, SPC compliance, and ongoing optimization to meet yield and quality goals. The role emphasizes start-up/conversion activities, parameter audits, and cross-functional collaboration with yield teams to drive process stability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Material Science and Engineering.
• Minimum 1-3 years of working experience
• Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply
• Vacuum Technology related studies or thesis is preferred

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and follow up on sputter systems start-up/conversion activities and process documentation.
• Audit sputter parameters and practice periodically, including online SPC and procedure conformance.
• Lead sputter process-related troubleshooting to improve utilization, yield, and quality.
• Lead Sputter Process Improvement Projects (SU/STT/Cost/Quality/PPH) with new products/machines.
• Coach/train technicians and engineers to maximize work efficiency.
• Monitor sputter parameters online and ensure procedure conformance.
• Oversee sputter machine start-up and process qualification.

Skills

English communication

Education

Bachelor Degree in Material Science and Engineering

Job description

Shift Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering

• Full-time
• Job Type (exemption status): Exempt position - Please see related compensation & benefits details below
• Business Function: Engineering

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 peoplewho want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

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

The role focuses on planning and coordinating sputter system activities, ensuring process compliance, and troubleshooting issues to improve utilization, yield, and quality. It involves leading Sputter Process Improvement Projects and supervising as well as training technicians and engineering specialists.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To plan, coordinate, and follow up on sputter systems start-up/conversion activities and process documentation.
• To audit sputter parameters and practice periodically, include online SPC and procedure conformance.
• To lead sputter process-related issues troubleshooting (common causes), work closely with the shift process team in sputter process sustaining, troubleshooting & improvement to achieve sputter utilization (downtime), yield & quality goals.
• To lead Sputter Process Improvement Projects (SU/STT/Cost/Quality/PPH & others), which include new products/machines/process qualification.
• To lead, supervise, and coach/train process technicians daily activity, including engineering specialists and characterize technicians to maximize work effieciency.
• Responsible for sputter process-related issues troubleshooting (common causes), working closely with the Shift process team in sputter process sustaining, trouble shooting & improvement to achieve sputter utilization (downtime) & quality goals.
• Responsible for leading and coaching/training process tech, including engineering specialists and characterization technicians. Responsible for training and sharing the PMR/DS sputter process and yield improvement knowledge with the team.
• Responsible for sputter parameters monitoring, including online SPC monitoring and procedure conformance.
• Responsible for sputter machine start-up, including process characterization (new products & process changes).
• Responsible for new products/machines/process qualification.
• Responsible for sputter process improvement projects (SU/STT/Cost/Quality/PPH & others).
• Understand and accept responsibility for performing jobs safely
• Follow safety and health rules
• Responsible for assisting in sputter yield-related issues troubleshooting (common causes).
• Work closely with Anelva yield team in sputter yield sustaining, trouble shooting & improvement in order to achieve the sputter yield goal. This includes 0725 Operation Yield Improvement.
• The other supervisor assigned tasks.
• Improve Media magnetic baseline: ACC%, and enable process stability and repeatability via recipe tuning and optimization.
• Responsible for new product qualifications.

Required:

• Bachelor Degree in Material Science and Engineering
• Minimum 1-3 years of working experience
• Fresh graduates are encourage to apply

Preferred :

• Vacuum Technology related studies or thesis is preferred

Skills :

• Ability English communication(spoken and written)

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