Manufacturing Process Integration (MPI) Senior Engineer

About our group:

The Manufacturing Process Integration Team plays a key role in the development or modification of transferred process points to improve manufacturability and performance, working in partnership with Operations, Development, Design, and Product Engineering.  

We are currently recruiting for two Manufacturing Process Integration Senior Engineers to join our team.

About the role - you will:

• Engage during the development of new reader and writer technologies, including Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR). 
• Integrate those technologies into the factory and bring to volume production readiness. 
• Work and specialize in a specific discipline (litho, vacuum, plate, CMP, metrology, configuration/product support) within the new process launch space. 
• Interact with levels of personnel from Directors to Technicians and Operators. 
• Communicate well to foster strong relationships and common understanding. 
• Develop and deliver tactical direction on critical issues. 
• Prepare and present documented results to a variety of audiences. 
• Demonstrate good judgment related to technical and business impacts of process change recommendations. 
• Design experiments in a way that generates meaningful and accurate results. 
• Actively contribute to daily troubleshooting of material, manufacturing process and product design issues  
• Develop skills in Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Data Science 
• Support and Develop Automation with Training using Microsoft Power Automate, Python, and OCAPs. 

About you:

• Being part of a team that produces state-of-the-art products and will keep you excited about your work! 
• Contributing their knowledge in a collaborative environment and among some of the brightest minds in the storage business 
• Developing effective solutions to complex engineering challenges.
• Working independently on mission critical, technical process and failure analysis projects.
• Leading projects and/or owning process modules on a complex build route. 
• Working across process disciplines as a generalist process integrator. 
• Acting as a spokesperson and subject matter expert through the presentation of project data and conclusions to management of all levels within Seagate

Your experience includes:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey complex and technical subject matter to a variety of audiences.
• Capability to work in a clean room environment and sometimes be on-call to support off-shift issues. 
• Demonstrable ability to apply design of experiments and statistical process control techniques such as Minitab, JMP.
• Ability to travel to international manufacturing sites on an occasional basis. 
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering related field (i.e., Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Computer Engineering, Materials, Physics, or Information Technology) and 5+ years of experience or master’s degree in the same and 3+ years’ experience or PhD and 0+ years’ experience or equivalent experience and education.

You might also have: 

• Experience in the semi-conductor/wafer fabrication and /or data storage product development environment.
• Experience with vacuum mill and etch processes, AI, and ML applications.
• Materials Science background 

Location:

Our Normandale campus spans two suburbs, Edina, and Bloomington, and serves as the Recording Head development and manufacturing arm of Seagate. Located in the heart of a bustling community, Seagate offers an on-site café, or if you prefer, you can drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away. Need to grab a gift over lunch time? Shopping is abundant in the area. If working out is your thing, the on-site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, outdoor activities, tournaments, and group workouts. Looking for something more laid back? Reset in one of our meditation rooms, or simply take a walk around our indoor walking path. On-site cultural festivals, celebrations and community volunteer opportunities also abound.

Location: Normandale, United States
Travel: Up to 10%