Senior Automation and Data Management Technician, Engineering Support

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

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE:

As a Senior Automation and Data Management Technician, you are in charge of automating data collection, developing and maintaining a dashboard, executing test algorithms following the standard methodology, ensuring the process objectives and throughputs are achieved on time, performing daily preventive maintenance checks and first-level failure analysis, and communicating tester outputs, issues, and other general concerns with your peers and superiors.

JOB RESPONSIBITIES AND ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• In charge of automation of data collection
• Work with an Engineer to develop and maintain a dashboard for monitoring tool output through time.
• Extract tester raw data and provide an initial assessment regarding the evaluation’s requirements.
• Execute 1st-level FA and track the repair activities of tools.
• Ensure that the overall test schedule is religiously followed.
• Communicate test updates and results to engineers-in-charge.
• Ensures all tool and workstation PCs are updated with IT-compliant software, including Microsoft Windows patch deployment activities.
• Monitor and maintain the deployment of standard test recipes.
• Provide a daily tester utilization rate based on each day’s activities.
• Perform routine weekly data monitoring to ensure that the tester’s output is within the acceptable control limits.
• Perform an annual gauge repeatability and reproducibility.
• Communicate with the engineers in charge about tester issues encountered during testing that may or may not impact the evaluation’s results.
• Perform inventory on test evaluation parts, tester consumables, and peripheral tools.
• Spearhead the tool/area qualifications.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience:

• Technical degree in Engineering Technology, with atleast 5 year professional experience in automation, data collection and data management function.
• Technical experience in developing and maintaining dashboards or data visualization tools for monitoring tool outputs.
• Industry exposure in Electronics, Semiconduction Manufacturing setup is highly preferred.

Tools & Application Requirements:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Microsoft Excel.
• Proficiency in the use of data visualization tools and dashboard creation.

Skills & Competency Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of automation tools and methodologies for data collection.
• Experience with data extraction, and analysis.
• Ability to assess raw tester data and provide initial evaluations related to testing requirements.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate complex technical issues in an easy-to-understand manner.
• High attention to detail for executing test algorithms, monitoring test systems, and ensuring data accuracy.
• Ability to meet deadlines and ensure process objectives are met on time.

Other Requirements:

• Open to employment opportunities in Binan City, Laguna, CALABARZON, Philippines.
• Open to a reporting on-site work arrangement.
• Open to a dayshift work schedule.

Important Reminders:

• We provide free medical examination.
• We do not collect any original requirements.
• We do not collect any fees at any stage of the hiring process.

Additional Information

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 jobs.accommodations@wdc.com 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.

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