What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior engineer position at Seagate?
About our group : At Seagate, you will join a worldwide team of talented people collaborating to redefine what digital storage is and what it can be. Seagate leads the industry in research and development, and our digital storage solutions allow people the freedom to access their content anytime, anywhere. Seagate Recording Head Operation is searching for an outstanding Wafer Yield Engineer to work at the Bloomington, MN facility.
Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.
About the role - you will :
- Perform daily troubleshooting and evaluation of suspect wafers and processes.
- Work with process technicians, engineers, maintenance, and operations employees to resolve factory and product issues; often requires spending time in a Class 100 cleanroom.
- Ensure proper passdown and documentation is made and report to management of factory status including problems and potential problems.
- Conduct SPC monitoring of tools, investigate scrap root causes, and address factory inhibitors.
- Provide technician and sustaining engineering training.
- Mentor Sustaining Engineers.
- Drive root cause analysis for deviant material.
- Participate and direct in 8Ds and 4ups.
- Work with product engineering and product management to manage wafer process deviations that may impact downstream performance.
- Assist Research & Development teams with the advancement of technology.
- Initiate and coordinate projects to improve yield and quality of the manufactured wafers.
- Lead investigations.
- Delegate Actions.
- Provide quality and yield feedback to all cycles of the wafer development life cycle.
- Daily scrap investigation and quality determination.
- In-room writer geometry targeting to deliver high quality writer performance downstream.
- Interest developing skills in Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Data Science.
- Support and Develop Automation with Training using Microsoft Power Automate, Python, and OCAPS.
- Facilitate key meetings that include the CTQ meeting, Yield Meeting, and Writer WiP throughput meeting.
- Work with product engineer and PPA team to manage wafer process deviations that may impact downstream performance.
- Help define and manage process improvement trials.
- Lead effort to maintain or understand offsets in cross site matching.
- Develop specialization aligned with career interest.
- Significant engineering responsibility.
- Work on cutting edge technology.
- Work on projects aligned with their expertise.
- Prepare executive quality summaries in PowerPoint and SharePoint Newsletters.
- Position may require limited / occasional travel.
- Work on-site at the Bloomington, MN facility.
About you : Degree in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering with 5-8 years of experience.
Your experience includes :
Location : Our Normandale campus spans two suburbs, Edina and Bloomington, and serves as the Recording Head development and manufacturing arm of Seagate. Located in the heart of a bustling community, Seagate offers an on-site café, or if you prefer, you can drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away. Need to grab a gift over lunchtime? Shopping is abundant in the area. If working out is your thing, the on-site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, outdoor activities, tournaments, and group workouts. Looking for something more laid back? Reset in one of our meditation rooms, or simply take a walk around our indoor walking path. On-site cultural festivals, celebrations, and community volunteer opportunities also abound.
About Us : With more than four decades of storage innovation, Seagate empowers humanity to thrive in the data age and helps people and businesses navigate the ever-expanding data landscape. We craft precision-engineered, cutting-edge solutions that help the world store and manage exponential data growth. Seagate is powered by our talented, passionate, and diverse workforce of 29,000 employees across the globe who embody our core values : integrity, innovation, and inclusion. Striving towards excellence every single day, we show up with these values for our customers, business partners, shareholders, and communities alike. Join us and get inspired to make a difference in the datasphere! Seagate is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, military and veteran status, or other status protected by applicable law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Seagate will provide reasonable accommodations with the application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations@seagate.com.
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