Senior Engineer, Equipment Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day equipment sustaining activities, including troubleshooting, failure analysis, and resolution of production issues.
• Drive equipment reliability improvement initiatives to enhance uptime and reduce chronic failures.
• Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to improve long-term performance.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for major equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Support equipment upgrades, hardware modifications, and machine conversion activities.
• Coordinate new equipment installation, commissioning, qualification, and acceptance.
• Monitor and analyze performance indicators such as OEE, MTBF, and MTTR to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Process, Yield, Production, and Quality teams to improve manufacturing performance.
• Work with OEM vendors to resolve technical issues and support technology development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5–8 years of experience in equipment engineering within semiconductor, sputter media, vacuum coating, or advanced manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of vacuum systems, sputtering equipment, and manufacturing equipment control systems.
• Proven experience in equipment troubleshooting, reliability improvement, and manufacturing support.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proficiency in data analysis.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a sputter media or semiconductor manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of high-vacuum technology, plasma processes, or thin-film deposition systems.
• Experience with equipment automation, PLC systems, and equipment control interfaces.

About the Company

At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world, fueling a brighter, smarter future through advanced data storage solutions.