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Job Field: Architect / Engineering Jobs
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary: $Depending on experience

JOB SUMMARY:

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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>Company Statement
HGST, a Western Digital company, is a market leader in enterprise hard disk drives and develops advanced hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, and external storage solutions and services that are used by large and sophisticated technology companies to store, preserve and manage data. HGST storage solutions have a reputation for quality, reliability and innovation. Our drives are trusted by the worlds high-transactional enterprises, Internet services companies, creative professionals, and consumer electronics and automotive system manufacturers to store the avalanche of new content resulting from cloud computing and services, virtualization, social networks, HD video and mobile platforms.
The company employs tens of thousands of people throughout the world. We have manufacturing locations in the US, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and China. Development laboratories are located in San Jose, CA and Rochester, MN, USA and in Odawara and Fujisawa, Japan. Our sales and technical support offices are strategically located throughout Europe, Asia and North America.
Responsibilities
Experienced mechanical engineer responsible for all aspects of mechanical design, analysis and evaluation of critical disk drive components and associated HDD performance. Conduct designs using CAD, FEA, and validate performance by component and drive level testing. Will plan and execute evaluations, analyze and report results, optimize designs, perform failure analysis and develop timely solutions. Work with external suppliers and internal manufacturing teams to produce robust, manufacturable, cost effective designs for high volume production. Provide technical leadership of cross functional teams to resolve key problems. Must have good communication skills and be comfortable presenting to executives and customers. Some international travel may be required.
Qualifications
MS in Mechanical Engineering with 10 years industry experience designing high volume, high reliability products disk drive experience preferred. Extensive skills in design, finite element analysis, dynamics and vibration control, testing  data analysis is required. Hands-on working experience using basic electro/mechanical test instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, LDVs, dynamic signal analyzers, and accelerometers is necessary. Experience working with overseas suppliers employing various manufacturing processes such as die casting, injection molding, stamping, machining and other high volume manufacturing methods. Must have demonstrated ability in creative problem solving and innovation experience leading cross functional teams, effective communication skills, and be highly motivated.
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of HGST, Inc. to hire the best-qualified candidates for opportunities within the company, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and military status. However, applicant eligibility for employment-authorized immigration status, temporary or permanent, will be considered. Any subsequent sponsorship for permanent residence is at the sole discretion of HGST, Inc. management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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10 years Masters degree