Senior Disk Lubricant R&D Engineer

Seagate; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Seagate's Media Mechanical Process and Technology Development group in Fremont is seeking a talented researcher to design, synthesize, purify, and characterize advanced disk lubricant materials for next-generation recording media. You will optimize synthesis and purification workflows to improve scalability, productivity, and yield while developing analytical methods and maintaining lab capabilities.

You'll collaborate with cross-functional engineering and product teams to evaluate lubricant

Qualifications

• Hands-on molecular design, organic/oligomer synthesis, purification, and materials characterization.
• Experience with analytical instrumentation: NMR, GPC, LC-MS, ICP-MS, GC-MS.
• Experience designing experiments, analyzing complex datasets, troubleshooting, and documenting conclusions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering-related field with 5+ years experience or master's with 3+ years or PhD with 0+ years or equivalent experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Design, synthesize, purify, characterize, and deliver advanced disk lubricant materials for next-generation recording media products.
• Develop and optimize lubricant synthesis and purification processes to improve scalability, robustness, and production yield.
• Develop analytical methods and maintain laboratory capabilities through instrument troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and test capability expansion.
• Partner with cross-functional engineering, product development, laboratory, and process teams to evaluate lubricant performance, media design and process changes, and head-disk interface reliability.
• Analyze experimental results, communicate data-driven conclusions, and resolve complex technical and product issues.

Skills

Molecular design

Organic synthesis

Purification

Materials characterization

NMR

GPC

LC-MS

ICP-MS

GC-MS

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Technical writing

Team collaboration

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related field

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

Python

Job description

Seagate's Media Mechanical Process and Technology Development group in Fremont is seeking a talented researcher to design, synthesize, purify, and characterize advanced disk lubricant materials for next-generation recording media. You will optimize synthesis and purification workflows to improve scalability, productivity, and yield while developing analytical methods and maintaining lab capabilities.

You'll collaborate with cross-functional engineering and product teams to evaluate lubricant