Jobs at Western Digital

Senior HR Data Analyst responsible for designing and maintaining HR dashboards, conducting statistical analyses, building HR data models, ensuring data governance, and delivering actionable workforce insights to HR leadership to optimize recruitment, retention, compensation, and talent management.

Support environmental, health, and safety management at the Shenzhen Engineering Center. Conduct hazard and environmental aspect identification, risk assessments, EHS inspections, safety reviews for new processes/equipment, execute safety training and emergency drills, assist with regulatory inspections and corrective actions, and support production EHS management at manufacturing facilities.

Lead a technical team to develop and scale glass substrate processes from R&D to high-volume production. Drive equipment installation and qualification, root-cause and failure analysis, yield and quality improvements, and cost reduction using Lean/Six Sigma. Ensure SOPs, safety (HIRAC), process control, and cross-functional alignment with suppliers and R&D.

Ensure execution and improvement of back-end post-sputter processes: monitor KPOV/KPIV, trigger maintenance, ensure compliance to procedures, evaluate process improvements, and own quality issues and corrective actions.

Ensure manufacturing equipment performance and reliability via PM oversight, troubleshooting, improvement projects, spare-parts and vendor management, technician training, safety/compliance, documentation, and cross-functional reporting to sustain uptime and quality.

Lead employee relations for Thailand, managing complex ER/IR cases, investigations, and labor/union matters. Coach managers, develop preventative ER programs, track ER metrics, and partner with legal, ethics, and regional HR to ensure policy compliance and a respectful workplace.

Lead creation and scaling of a Supply Chain PMO: define governance, intake/prioritization, and delivery frameworks. Drive cross-functional transformation programs, enable AI/automation use cases, develop dashboards and executive presentations, support digital tool implementation, and embed process improvement and training to improve supply chain planning, inventory, logistics, and KPI-driven outcomes.

Develop and maintain HDD validation test management software: implement features for a MERN web portal and FastAPI microservices, build automation for tester monitoring and data analytics, establish CI/CD and E2E testing, troubleshoot test environments, and participate in code reviews.

Design, develop, and validate precision mechanical components and assemblies for HDD systems using advanced CAD and GD&T. Perform FEA, modal and tolerance analyses; design for cleanroom operation; build prototypes; develop test fixtures and environmental validation protocols; conduct FMEA and root-cause analysis; and collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers for system integration and manufacturability.

Lead mechanical design and industrialization of PVD/CVD vacuum coating equipment. Responsible for 3D modeling, structural/thermal/CFD simulation, prototype development, issue resolution, DOE validation, documentation, supplier coordination, and supporting installations in Shenzhen and Penang.

Design, develop, test, integrate, and maintain firmware for enterprise HDDs. Implement data structures, algorithms, drivers and data paths in C/C++ and Python. Work with SAS, SATA, PCIe interfaces, collaborate across hardware and OS platforms (Windows/Linux), create design documents, run technical investigations, and follow unit test/CI best practices.

Design, develop, test, integrate and maintain embedded firmware for enterprise HDDs. Implement drivers, data structures, algorithms and data path code (C/C++/Python). Work with SAS/SATA/PCIe interfaces, collaborate across hardware and software platforms (Windows/Linux), produce design documents, run CI/unit tests, and lead technical investigations to resolution.

Lead strategic scenario modeling and automation for supply chain planning, linking demand, manufacturing, inventory, capital, and financial outcomes. Provide executive decision support, build scalable reporting and self-service dashboards, partner with IT/data engineering to automate workflows, mentor analysts, and influence cross-functional leaders with data-driven recommendations.

Design, develop, test, integrate, and maintain firmware for enterprise HDDs. Implement data structures, algorithms, drivers, and data paths in C/C++ and Python. Work with SAS, SATA, PCIe interfaces, collaborate across hardware and software, create design documents, and participate in technical investigations and CI-driven testing.

Sustain and characterize vacuum thin film deposition (PVD/IBD); analyze wafer processing and probe results; perform wafer-level failure analysis (TEM, SPC); correlate process steps to yield issues; transfer and qualify new deposition processes and tools for production.

Support HDD media-head performance characterization and guide media manufacturing engineering to optimize processes. Collaborate cross-functionally to improve product specs, yield, cost, and manufacturability from development to high-volume production. Drive digitalization and data-driven decisions using analytics and AI/ML, ensure compliance with industry standards, and stay current on Industry 4.0 technologies.

Drive capacity planning, facility layout optimization, and process improvements for manufacturing. Lead layout redesigns, apply Lean/Six Sigma, perform time studies and data analysis, manage engineering projects, and coordinate cross-functional teams to improve productivity, utilization, and reduce costs.

Senior HR leader partnering with global and Malaysia executive leaders to translate business strategy into workforce, engagement, and organization plans. Drive talent strategy, workforce planning, org design, succession, leader development, and adoption of enterprise talent programs. Serve as trusted advisor and coach, lead local HR operations in Malaysia, integrate local and global HR initiatives, and support manufacturing transformation and upskilling efforts.

Lead a Global Accounting Operations team to manage month/quarter/year-end close, consolidation, audits, SOX and balance sheet governance; drive process improvements, ERP/automation/AI initiatives, ensure US GAAP/IFRS compliance, and develop accounting talent.

Develop and execute internal communications for factory-based employees and Global Operations. Create and translate corporate content (toolkits, newsletters, digital signage, talking points), support executive and leader communications, manage channels and programs, and provide Thai translation (written and live) for Thailand meetings.