Staff Engineer, Applications Engineering (APC) at WesternDigital

WesternDigital

San Jose, CA, us·16h ago

SeniorFull-timeMachine LearningAIML

Salary Range

$132,600 - $179,400 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

The Applications Engineering Staff Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining Advanced Process Control (APC) systems to improve manufacturing yield, process capability, cycle time, and equipment productivity. This role requires close collaboration with process, equipment, and IT engineering teams to deploy scalable APC solutions and drive continuous improvement across wafer manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

→Implement APC solutions in collaboration with Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, IT, and external partners.
→Lead APC/automation projects through production release and quantify improvements against baseline metrics.
→Perform data analysis to develop and optimize FDC models for real-time fault detection.
→Configure and deploy new control strategies and automation recipes; support recipe management and specification database setups.
→Develop and tune R2R control models using feedback and feed-forward algorithms.
→Create advanced FDC models for scrap prevention, tool matching, predictive maintenance, and condition-based maintenance.
→Conduct system integration testing for R2R, FDC, and automation host systems.
→Maintain R2R and FDC systems; monitor controller/model performance and initiate continuous improvement activities.
→Troubleshoot system issues and support system recovery during failures.
→Participate in roadmap planning for future APC and automation capabilities.