CMP Engineer/process Integration Technologist, R&D Engineering

CMP Engineer/Process Integration Technologist

The job opening is for a full-time Research Staff Member in the Western Digital Corporation emerging device fabrication group.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build nanoscale devices for a range of exploratory projects such as non-volatile memories, novel magnetic biosensor applications, AI memory/compute architectures, superconducting qubits, superconducting electronics, etc.
• We are looking for a scientist/engineer with a strong background in chemical mechanical polishing and nanoscale device processing. The candidate we hire will own the CMP sector in our research cleanroom, where he/she will be responsible for developing new polishing recipes for a wide array of devices, ranging from emerging memories, to qubits, to advanced biological sensors.
• In addition, in time he/she will help integrate these CMP techniques into a variety of our process flows.
• The device fabrication is performed in a state-of-the art research cleanroom on our San Jose headquarters campus. You will be joining a fabrication team of 20+ engineers and technicians with nearly 500 years of combined nanofabrication experience.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Minimum of a Master's degree in Chemistry, Chemical engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or closely related field with 5+ years of professional experience or a Ph.D. with 2+ years is required.

PREFERRED:

• Extensive background in CMP.
• Hands-on experience with a range of nanofabrication process equipment including AFM.
• Demonstrated ability to self-direct a research project.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Experience in device integration (CAD/mask layout/designing process flows/running process lots)

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 10/01/2025, although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline.

An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, and experience; skills, ability, knowledge of the job; performance, contribution, and results; geographic location; shift; internal and external equity; and business and organizational needs.

The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado, and New York. This range may be modified in the future.

If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital's Short Term Incentive Plan ("STI Plan") or the Sales Incentive Plan ("SIP") which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.

No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.