Failure Analysis Manager - KV
Position: Failure Analysis Manager (Job ID: 20438) Pioneer
Basic + AWS + VB
Job Description: Seeking a highly technical and strategic Failure Analysis Manager to lead our diagnostics and rootcause investigations. As the Failure Analysis Manager, you will lead a team of engineers and technicians dedicated to identifying the root causes of media-level failures. You will oversee the transition from "symptom detection" to "physical root cause," bridging the gap between yield losses and field returns. Your insights will directly influence process engineering, R&D, and quality assurance. This role is also pivotal in bridging the gap between media manufacturing processes and Hard Disk Drive (HDD) system performance. Manage and mentor a specialized team of FA engineers; oversee lab operations, including equipment maintenance and safety protocols.
Lead deep-dive investigations into media defects such as protrusions, pits, scratches, lubricant migration, and corrosion including their impact on drive-level reliability.
Oversee the use of high-end analytical tools to characterize defects at the atomic and magnetic levels.
Partner with Media Process Development teams to correlate FA findings with process variables. Also act as technical bridge between Media teams and HDD Integration/Customer Quality teams.
Translate complex microscopic and chemical data into actionable executive summaries to drive both media and HDD yield improvement and product roadmap
Job Requirements: Master’s or Ph.D. in Materials Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
8+ years in the HDD industry, with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial capacity.
Demonstrated expertise in 8D, FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and ability to pursue a root cause when initial scans are inconclusive.
Knowledge of media manufacturing processes, thin-film deposition (sputtering), carbon overcoats, lubricant chemistry, and substrate topography.
Expert-level knowledge of advance analytical tool like SEM/EDX (Scanning Electron Microscopy / Energy Dispersive X-ray), FIB (Focused Ion Beam), AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy), XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy), Optical Surface Profilometry (OSA Candela, Zygo etc).
Understanding of HDD Channel Physics, Servo Systems, Head-Disk Interface (HDI), magnetic recording physics (PMR/HAMR), and the characteristics of glass and aluminum substrates.
Experience in JMP, Minitab, or Python for statistical analysis and defect mapping
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