What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technologist Optical Design Engineer position at Western Digital?
The job opening is for a fulltime R&D engineer to conduct research and development in the area of head development for Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR). Responsibilities can include the design of the optical system including a planar waveguide a mode converter a laser diode and a nearfield transducer; characterization of the optical system initiating and developing intellectual property; and publishing and presenting scientific results at conferences.
Qualifications : REQUIRED
- Minimum of Ph.D degree in Physics Applied Physics Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
- Industrial experience is desired but not required.
- The candidate should have demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas : modeling of planar lightwave circuits which includes waveguide mode converter and / or grating couplers; modeling of plasmonic devices; and design of optical characterization tools for optical devices.
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Additional Information :
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Based on our experience we anticipate that the application deadline will be 01 / 11 / 2025 (3 months from posting) although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline
Compensation & Benefits Details
Remote Work : Employment Type :
Fulltime
