Summer 2025 HAMR Device-Fabrication PhD Internship

Summer 2025, HAMR Device-Fabrication, Ph.D. Internship (Ph.D. Only)

The Western Digital R&D center in Fremont, CA is a world-class research laboratory, wafer fab and manufacturing center at the intersection of San Francisco Bay and Silicon Valley.  We are inviting applications for an internship on the device-fabrication team in the Advanced Head Development organization, where our mission is to invent and develop technology for future products, such as Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR).  This is an opportunity to work where magnetic, optical and plasmonic devices converge on a nanoscale.  We have the capabilities of a fully-functional cleanroom with state-of-the-art equipment and a 24/7 support staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Responsible for developing new processes for fabrication of HAMR devices.
• The job requires interfacing with engineers and scientists in process, characterization and design groups.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• PhD candidate in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or Physics
• PhD students in 3rd year or higher, preferably graduating within a year
• Cleanroom experience, exposure to wafer processes such as lithography, wet etching, ion milling, reactive etching, thin-films and characterization are all desirable

SKILLS

• Candidate must be innovative, detail-oriented and have strong oral and written communication skills
• Excellent teamwork and people skills are required.