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Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Equipment Engineer specializing in Metrology Tools to join our team in Fremont, United States. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining, optimizing, and troubleshooting metrology equipment crucial to our semiconductor manufacturing production line within a Class 100 cleanroom environment. This will include toolsets, such as: Overlay Metrology, Optical & Interferometric Metrology, Reflectometry and Ellipsometry Metrology, e-Beam Metrology, AFM-Metrology, Magnetic Metrology, X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), and other advanced Metrology tools. You will work collaboratively with process engineering, maintenance, manufacturing, vendors, and other cross-functional teams to optimize equipment performance and reliability utilizing AI tools. A successful candidate will work independently, demonstrate problem-solving skills, Adaptive to new AI tools & Technologies, and be flexible to support team needs, including occasional overtime.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting:

+ Perform preventive maintenance on assigned toolsets per established procedures.

+ Document maintenance activities on checklists and maintain accurate history in tool logbooks

+ Diagnose and repair unscheduled failures utilizing AI Diagnostic tools available to industry, identifying root causes to reduce downtime and improve Mean-time Between Failure (MTBF).

Continuous Improvement:

+ Lead the continuous improvement initiatives to enhance Equipment Reliability, Availability, MTBF, and minimize Mean Time to Repair (MTTR); Utilizing AI Tools to improve efficiencies.

+ Define, write, and update preventive maintenance procedures to maximize efficiency.

Training & Mentorship:

+ Provide technical training and certification for maintenance personnel.

+ Mentor junior engineers and promote cross-functional collaboration.

Data Analysis & System Integration:

+ Develop and support equipment upgrades by evaluating and installing sensors to capture real-time data and integrate with factory systems.

+ Analyze data using statistical tools (Excel, JMP, Spotfire) to diagnose and enhance preventive and predictive maintenance system.

+ Characterize equipment data and collaborate with teams to incorporate it into factory systems (e.g., Fault Detection, SPC, MES.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

+ Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

+ 3-5 years of experience in Equipment Installation, Maintenance and Repair within a semiconductor fab, HDD manufacturing, or a similar high-tech environment.

+ Hands-On Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude with the ability to interpret electrical schematics and assembly diagrams.

+ Understanding of failure mechanisms and ability to conduct root-cause analysis.

+ Proficiency in MS Windows software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

+ Effective communication skills and proven ability to collaborate with Maintenance, Manufacturing, Engineering, and cross-functional teams.

+ Knowledge of control systems and/or PLC (Process Logic Control).

+ Project management skills and ability to lead or contribute to cross-functional projects.

+ Flexibility for occasional overtime and weekend work

PREFFERED:

+ Direct experience with Overlay Metrology, Optical Metrology, e-Beam Metrology, Reflectometry/Ellipsometry/Interferometry, Interferometry, AFM, or XRF toolsets.

+ Proficiency in data extraction and analysis from structured and unstructured sources, including tool logs, to support preventive maintenance improvements, utilizing AI tools, wherever possible.

SKILLS:

+ Strong interpersonal and training skills for mentoring and team collaboration.

+ High level of adaptability to AI tools, Problem-solving ability and independent decision-making skills

+ Experience with Lean Preventive Maintenance and continuous improvement methodology.

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 (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, 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. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) ” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/equal-pay-protections) .

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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 [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be **03-01-2026** (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.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

+ An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) 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.

+ **Note:** 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.

**Notice To Candidates:** Please be aware that Western Digital and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to Western Digital Ethics Helpline (https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/48999/index.html) or email [email protected] .