Reliability Integration and Failure Analysis Engineer
Job Description
WD is seeking a Drive Failure Analysis and Reliability Integration Engineer to join the Hyperscale HDD Development Team. In this role, you will help identify causes of HAMR and ePMR HDD failures by analyzing manufacturing, engineering validation, and reliability test data. You will work at the intersection of hardware engineering, reliability, data analysis, and product development to provide clear findings that support next-generation storage products.
What You Will Do
• Analyze failures from manufacturing, engineering validation, and reliability testing to support root-cause determination.
• Partner with HDD Development Engineering, Manufacturing, Customer teams, and Reliability partners to define analysis plans and next steps.
• Use bench electrical failure analysis measurements, characterization data, and manufacturing data to determine likely failure causes.
• Document failure analysis data, summarize findings, and communicate conclusions to technical stakeholders.
• Apply programming and data analysis skills to improve reporting, trend analysis, and engineering efficiency.
• Support corrective action discussions that improve product reliability, quality, and recurrence prevention.
This role is part of WD's early career development program. WD's early career development program is ideal for individuals at the early stages of their professional career. Participants receive foundational training through structured onboarding, mentorship, and a curated development curriculum. The responsibilities of this role are typically aligned with candidates who have approximately 0–2+ years of relevant professional experience, though candidates of all experience levels are encouraged to apply.
Requirements
Function: Engineering
Experience Level: Entry Level