Integration Engineer - San Jose, United States
Originally posted 10 August 2026 by the employer.
Work on Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) technology to increase storage capacity for data centers worldwide.
About the role
This role focuses on developing, validating, and optimizing Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) drives from prototype through manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Develop and validate new HDD features that improve performance, reliability, and capacity
- Test hardware across bench, drive-level, and manufacturing environments using Python, Kiko, and manufacturing test systems
- Analyze manufacturing and quality data using Python, R, and MATLAB to identify trends, optimize performance, and prevent customer issues
- Perform hardware failure analysis, investigate root causes, and partner with firmware engineers to resolve complex issues
- Read and interpret C/C++ manufacturing test code to understand system behavior and troubleshoot problems
- Contribute to patents and innovative technologies that shape future HDD products
What you'll need
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a PhD in Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience programming in Python, R, and/or Matlab
- Ability to read and understand C or C++ code
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills using large engineering datasets
Nice to have
- Research in HAMR, magnetic recording, spintronics, magnetics, or storage technologies
- Hands-on laboratory or hardware testing experience
- Experience applying AI or machine learning to engineering data
- Internship or co-op experience in hardware, semiconductor, or storage engineering
- Publications or conference presentations related to your research
Skills: HAMR drives, HDD features, hardware failure analysis, manufacturing data, firmware engineers, magnetic recording
This role has been open 68 days — slightly above the 62-day median for Process Integration roles.
Process Integration · Process Integration
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Open roles in category
240
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Median days open
62 d
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Median salary
$161k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Western Digital | All employers we track in this specialty (240 roles · 40 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 240 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 165 | 9862 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 68 d | 62 d (+6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $161k |
Skills observed across this category: HAMR drives, HDD features, hardware failure analysis, manufacturing data, firmware engineers, magnetic recording
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 94 open roles · median 60 d
- GlobalFoundries · 28 open roles · median 74 d
- Intel Corporation · 13 open roles · median 22 d
- Infineon Technologies · 9 open roles · median 32 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 8 open roles · median 85 d
- SkyWater Technology · 8 open roles · median 30 d
How we counted: 240 open Process Integration (Process Integration) roles from 40 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.