United States - San Jose

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hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

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Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Electrical FA Engineer - 5179

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 world's 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 Mexico, 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
An Electrical FA Engineer will be responsible for identifying root cause of failed hard disk drives. At bench level, the FA engineer will be responsible for testing a heavy workload of Enterprise and Entry Server class hard disk drives. Using diagnostic software tools, the engineer will collect drive logs, interpret to isolate a failing symptom, and drive down to root cause. A variety of bench tools will be used to assist in the FA investigation and a expert level understanding is required (these include oscilloscope, logic analyzer, bus analyzer, test PC, programmable power supply, GPIB, environmental chambers, and Microsoft Windows. Programming languages are desirable (C++). Proven background in systematic problem solving is a must as well as an ability to identify root cause of failure and self motivated determination to drive these findings to a team that implements corrective actions. Ability to write formal reports in an 8D format that thoroughly describes teardown findings. Candidate must be a self starter with an ability to communicate across a wide range of engineering teams.

Qualifications
The candidate must have a college degree in a related filed and 5 years of direct experience in hard disk drive electrical analysis. Working conditions include 8+ hours bench work in an open laboratory.

A electrical aptitude and ability to work in a systematic manner is desired.

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 requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Requirements:
• Master's degree and above in mechanical, electrical or computer engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics. Familiarity with ABS is preferable.
• Background in modeling, numerical analysis or mathematical programming
• Minimum 2 years of experience in finite element or finite volume modeling, specifically structural solid modeling and/or CFD
• Minimum 4 years of experience in programming C, C++, FORTRAN or MATLAB. Familiarity with UNIX operating system is preferable.
• Creativeness with willingness to learn and strong teamwork skills.
• Strong capability in communication and presentation in English.

*Qualifications
Job Description:
• Design Air Bearing Surface (ABS) for Mobile and Desktop hard disk drive (HDD). Provide engineering analysis on ABS/Spacing related issues.
• Interface with groups in slider fabrication, wafer design and HDD mechanical integration to achieve required spacing control.
• Generate and Maintain Air Bearing Design code and pre/post processor code.
• Interface with other Air Bearing designers to determine and reduce model/empirical offsets.
• Add new capabilities and functions to the code as required by the technology roadmap.
• Generate project plans and present regular progress reports to management.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of HGST, a Western Digital company 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Rochester, MN

Details:

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
This position is for a candidate with 5 years of experience who will join Enterprise Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Products Firmware Development for next-generation server-class storage products supporting SAS and SATA interfaces. The primary development environment is Windows with some Linux.-based software development tools. Debugging involves use of typical lab equipment such as logic analyzers, bus analyzers, debuggers, and scopes. Knowledge of TCL, software development, and debuggers (such as American Arium) is a plus. Experience and/or knowledge of structured design processes is desirable.

The ideal candidate will have a BS &/or MS Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, with a focus on coding and/or testing firmware in C/C++ at the system level. Excellent communication skills are required to interface within the team, outside the team across various disciplines, and across multiple sites. The successful candidate will work in a small, fast-paced, multi-site team so strong teamwork and proactive communication are fundamental to success.

*Qualifications
- MS/BSEE, MS/BSCE, or MS/BSCS with 7+ years experience
-Software development/test background with proficiency in C/C++, with system emphasis.
- Strong knowledge of structured code development methods and debug techniques
- - Knowledge of and experience using typical lab equipment such as logic analyzers, bus analyzers, debuggers, and scopes is required.
- Ability to solve problems as part of multi-site organization and cross functional team
- Ability to provide accurate and timely scheduling and resource information to team leads and managers, and meet scheduled commitments

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of HGST, a Western Digital company 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
This is an experienced position in a firmware development team to develop drive control firmware. The candidate is expected to own an assigned area of code with responsibility for the design, implementation, bench-level verification, support, and documentation of new firmware, using a structured code development process.

*Qualifications
MS/BSEE, MS/BSCE, or MS/BSCS
- Software development background proficient in C/C++ with an emphasis on, or experience in, real time environments.
- Strong knowledge of structured code development methods and debug techniques
- Knowledge of and experience using typical lab equipment such as bus analyzers, and in line firmware debug tools is required.
- Ability to solve problems as part of multi-site organization and cross functional team
- Ability to provide accurate and timely scheduling and resource information to team leads and managers, and meet scheduled commitments

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of HGST, a Western Digital company 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Responsible for all business activities for several divisions of a leading Tier 1 storage OEM in the Western US. Manage and grow the advocacy base within the assigned locations and lead a cross-matrixed team to on-going success. Ability to influence decisions by business and technical contacts and close new opportunities as well as forecasting the exisiting revenue pipeline.

Deliver price book, establish and communicate supply and generally exceed the account requirements for responsiveness and support

Qualifications
Previous experience in High Tech Sales with a technical background. Minimum of 4 years in the field with an established track record of quota and goal achievement. Ability to travel 25%

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of HGST, a Western Digital company 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Rochester, MN

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
The Hitachi GST Enterprise System Integration Group is seeking a system integration engineer to work in our System Integration Test (SIT) Lab located in Rochester, MN. The SIT Lab is a dynamic environment where test engineers work closely with Hitachi drive development engineers and our customers' engineers during the process of bringing a drive to market. The SIT Lab supports the full Hitachi hard disk and solid state drive lines as well as Hitachi-branded products.

This is a technical position for a team which verifies the compatibility of enterprise (server) drives in our customers' operating environments. System integration engineers work closely with the product lead engineer, development engineers, and our customers' engineers to ensure successful bring-up, development, and verification of the product. System integration engineers are responsible for configuring the drives and systems for test, then monitoring and analyzing drive logs, system logs, bus signals, etc. to determine test status. Problems will be isolated, analyzed, and documented as they occur; this may require development of unique test scripts to exercise the drive and system in the area of problem occurrence. Responsibilities also include the creation of test schedules, writing reports, and communicating written and verbal status.

Qualifications
Qualified candidates will have earned a BS degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science. Skills and prior experience should also include:
• Application-level programming (C++ / PERL / etc.)
• Windows and UNIX / Linux server storage environments
• SCSI command set
• Strong verbal and written communication

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Rochester, MN

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
This is a Coop position in the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Firmware test/ tools development team testing customer requested code features/ functions on the next generation Server class/ consumer electronic storage products. Responsible for creating and executing firmware/software development tests for Enterprise HDD's or consumer storage devices. This includes configuring hardware test environments and writing/ debugging test cases to simulate the operating environment, supporting existing tools, exploring/ creating/ maintaining supplier relationships, and creating. cataloging, and maintaining new tools for future development. Most tools are PC based and written in C or TCL. The primary development environment is Windows with some Linux. Knowledge of software development tools, lab debug tools (logic analyzers, bus analyzers, and scopes), device drivers, and SCSI/ FCAL/ SAS/ SATA interfaces is a plus.

The successful candidate will work in a small, fast moving, multi-site team so strong teamwork and proactive communication are fundamental to success. A structured code development process will be used to create and verify firmware designs based on internal and external inputs. Initial tasks would include working with code developers to create test cases and platforms for automated design verification, learning debugging skills, trap code writing and other problem isolation techniques. This experience will help in understanding our different host interfaces, code architecture, and firmware library structures.

Qualifications
Junior or Senior in the following majors: BSEE, BSCE, or BSCS
Software development background proficient in C/C , TCL knowledge a plus
Knowledge of test equipment suppliers, set-up, and test case writing and debugging skills preferred
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to solve problems quickly and make strong individual contributions while working on a small fast moving team
Experience developing device drivers, middleware, or applications for Windows/ Linux a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

CMP Equipment Engineer - 5798

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Collect data, graph and analyze information for equipment MTBF, MTTR and Availability improvements.
Schedule and manage equipment CIP (continuous improvement projects)
Provide specifications to vendors for new CMP equipment and consumables
Keep current on equipment manufacturer's technical notices, upgrades and safety issues.
Provide technical support to equipment maintenance and other manufacturing organizations.
Define preventive maintenance procedures and schedules.
Serve as the principle contact for equipment vendors and services
Resolve line down situations and use failure analysis to investigate root causes of problems

Qualifications
Applicant must be able to demonstrate the following abilities:
• 5+ years engineering experience in thin film head wafer manufacturing or related field.
• Strong technical ability with minimal supervision
• Experience on the following types of equipment is preferred:
o Strasbaugh 6DS CMP system, Ebara FREX CMP system
o DNS 813 SPW, DNS AS2000 or other wafer scrubber systems
• Familiarity with SPC, OEE, and standard Equipment engineering practices.
• Strong communication and team building skills.
• Ability to prepare and present reports of technical nature.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Product Quality Engineer - 5760

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
1. Drive continuous improvement on server HDD quality, closely monitor mfg & field quality trends and proactively identify areas need focus attention.
2. Organize and lead failure analysis and root cause corrective actions with participation of responsible function/site to resolve all quality related problems.
3. As a QA representative, responsible for weekly QA/CTS Interlock for all 4. The EMC account is unique in that the PQE plays a leadership during HDD and SSD Qualifications and assumes roles traditionally associated with the PAE and PE teams
5. Actively participate and review of product quality factory reports (JQE reports)

Qualifications
Masters Degree in Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Systems Engineering is required.
A Minimum of 10-years HDD Industry Experience is required to support this highly technical customer.
Development Engineering in HDD or SSD products is preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

HDC ASIC Integration Engineer - 5091

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Interface on a daily basis with silicon suppliers regarding features, schedules, and problem resolution. Test and validate performance of analog and digital circuits in lab and on HDD drives. Lead team in daily work activities and problem resolution. Writing scripts and GUI's to automate performance testing and hard disk controller (HDC) feature usage for drive development teams. Periodic travel to development sites for support of drive development teams and manufacturing.

Qualifications
Applicant should have an electronics or magnetics design background, HDD or SSD hardware based lab experience, C++ or Java programming skills, TCL script writing experience. Applicant should also have experience and desire to work with silicon suppliers.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Successful applicant will participate in the research and development of new recording materials for high density perpendicular recording. Activities will include the evaluation of magnetic materials for novel recording professes. New techniques and methods will be developed to enable understanding of reversal process and their relationship to microstructure and magnetic properties. Close interaction with sputter engineers and magnetic characterization teams will be required. Publication of scientific papers and presentations at major international conferences will be expected.

Qualifications
PhD in Physics,Electrical Engineering, Materials Science or a related field. Knowledge of some combination of magnetic materials, magnetic reversal, magnetic measurements, synchrotron scattering, electronics, lab computer interfacing, data acquisition, and data analysis.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
- Process owner for Global OPEX reporting for both gross and allocated
spending
- Process owner for US plan/forecasts for the business units and parent
organization
- Lead & coordinate planning and reporting activities for the monthly
close, operating plan, forecasting processes, and target setting
- Business Partner with functional and finance executive management
as a contributing member of the finance team.
- Develop infrastructure and consistent practices at global sites.
- Perform financial analysis, as directed by management, and
recommend alternative courses of action
- Identify new opportunities and spending initiatives by modeling
alternative financial scenarios to reduce OPEX spending

Qualifications
- 10+ Year's experience in an Accounting/Financial Analyst position.
- Work intedependently with the finance team members and functional leaders to create resolutions.
- BS or higher in finance or Accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Working knowledge of SAP and Essbase
- Good communication and people skills
- Excellent analytical skills

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Provide financial support to various overhead functional teams within HGST. Meet with the functional teams monthly to submit forecasts for spending and headcount. Perform worldwide variance analysis on forecast to forecast, quarter to quarter, and forecast to actual variances. Highlight spending risks and opportunities by owner and help drive actions to realize spending reductions.

Qualifications
BS or higher in finance
Working knowledge of Essbase and SAP preferred
Good communication and people skills
Good analytical skills

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Qualifications
MS in Mechanical Engineering with 5 years industry experience designing high volume, high reliability products (disk drive experience preferred). 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.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Responsible for high performance and robust tracking controller and seek controller design. Architect servo system for better vibration/shock rejection. Active involvement in technical leadership team to define and implement next generation servo requirements; Provide direction to a team of servo engineers in developing and implementing the next generation servo system. Perform simulation and prototyping of advanced technologies and servo subsystems and evaluate its feasibility

Qualifications
Previous experience in tracking and controller design, robust/non-linear control, excellent working knowledge of MATLAB/Simulation, C/C++ and assembly language programming, control engineering and excellent communication skills.

Education Level and Years of Experience:
Ph.D with 6+ years or M.S. with 10+ years

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Conversion of engineering drawings and solid models from CATIA CAD to SolidWorks CAD tool. Will work with reposnsible HGST engineer to prepare drawings of new program components and assemblies into SolidWorks format per corporate IT direction.

Qualifications
Mechanical engineering student with minimum of 2 years of related college course work. Must have good familiarity with SolidWorks CAD tool and understanding of engineering design and drafting methods.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is seeking an experienced ASIC development engineer to join its controller development team in San Jose, CA. You will be part of a multi-site team that develops SoC controller designs for new SSD products. Your primary focus will be ASIC design and verification. Previous storage development experience is preferred. Development responsibilities include:
* ASIC design using SystemVerilog hardware description and verification language
* SSD Controller SoC development with a focus on the PCIe (PCI Express) interface partition and standards participation
* ASIC design verification using Mentor Graphics ModelSim
* Documentation development
The Controller SoC development team has members located in California, Minnesota and Japan.

Qualifications
* BS/MS Electrical Engineering, or BS/MS Computer Science, BS/MS Computer Engineering with hardware emphasis, with 3-7 years experience in the Hard Disk Drive, SSD or storage industry preferred. Minimum required education level is Bachelor's Degree.
* Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems
* Logic design skills: VHDL or Verilog, with SystemVerilog preferred
* Verification skills: environment development, model build, test case design and debug using Mentor Graphics ModelSim
* C/C++ knowledge is a plus
* Strong verbal and written communication skills are required to interface across various disciplines and within PCIe standards meetings
* The successful candidate will work in a small, fast moving, multi-site team so strong teamwork and proactive communication are fundamental to success

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Maintenance Manager responsibility for large Wafer Fabrication Manufacturing & Development operation Sat-Tues night shift. Manage 20-30 Technicians and Staff to optimize tool Availability, MTBF, MTTR, Cost, Quality, and Next Generation technology. Cross-functional leadership between Manufacturing, Maintenance, Process Engineering, and support staff to solve tooling challenges. Hands on tool root cause, corrective, and preventative actions implementation. Responsible for all aspects Maintenance staff including: hiring, goal setting and achievement, training, quality, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications
Job Requirements HS diploma or equivalent with 15+ years Wafer Equipment experience. Proficency in the following tool sets: Veeco PVD/IBE/IBD, Anelva PVD, Plasma-Therm RIE, Comptech PVD, Self starter able to lead with little supervision, ability to technically lead the team, project manage, high level of enthusiasm for efficient operation and completion of assigned tasks. LEAN experience a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
New Product Head-HDD Characterization Engineer

* Responsible for one or more head product performance/yield/quality
* Technical interface between head teams (design, development, manufacturing, QA) and HDD business units for the designated product(s)
* Co-develop, own, & execute Head Performance/Yield-Cost/Quality-Reliability roadmaps
* Create and Support HDD yield/performance/quality improvements by wafer-through-HDD data analysis and FA to optimize head design targets, specs, testing and processes and to identify/drive other head improvement actions
* Indpendently perform technical analysis and data mining using large data sets, and make recommendation to management
* Support wafer/slider process/tooling change qualifications and the communication with the HDD customer

Qualifications
* MS or PhD in Physical Science, Engineering or Statistics
* Strong analytical skills, coding, data-mining
* Familiar with HDD testing and wafer/slider/hga processes
* Strong communication skills (verbal, written)
* Teamwork, collaboration, negotiation skills

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Rochester, MN

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
This is an experienced position in a firmware development team to develop host bus interface code, based on the PCIe interface, for the next-generation of SSD storage products. The work will focus on attaching an SSD based adapter using industry standard protocols over the PCIe host bus. The candidate is expected to own an assigned area of code with responsibility for the design, implementation, bench-level verification, support, and documentation of new firmware, using a structured code development process.

Qualifications
MS/BSEE, MS/BSCE, or MS/BSCS
- Knowledge of the PCIe host bus interface is highly desired.
- Software development background proficient in C/C++ with an emphasis on, or experience in, real time environments.
- Strong knowledge of structured code development methods and debug techniques
- Knowledge of and experience using typical lab equipment such as bus analyzers, and in line firmware debug tools is required.
- Ability to solve problems as part of multi-site organization and cross functional team
- Ability to provide accurate and timely scheduling and resource information to team leads and managers, and meet scheduled commitments

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
The Field Application Engineer is a key member of the CTS organization responsible for all aspects of qualifications at a customer. This will include organizing design reviews, communication of customer requirements to development, development of the qualification schedule, ensuring the SIT lab has tools/testers necessary to complete their testing, monitor testing, report on and drive failures internally and with customer, ensure COC is properly updated, ensure a smooth transition from qualification to steady state and work on special projects with our customers. This position is primarily focused on SSDs but HDD experience is a plus.
You will be the 'voice of the customer' within HGST as well as the primary contact to the customer for HGST. As such you will be the primary person responsible for owning the message and making sure that it is delivered consistently and in line with the goals of the company no matter how or by who it is being delivered.

Qualifications
The ideal applicant will have experience working with SSDs and be familiar with its testing methods as well as failure modes and performance characteristics. Understanding of drive logs and interface traces for SAS/FC and PCIe are key in working through failures at the customer. There are usually multiple issues being worked concurrently so organization and multitasking are a must.
This position is for the Yerba Buena campus in San Jose but the customer is not on the west coast so some travel will be required. Engineering bachelor's degree and minimum 5 years experience required.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Primary responsibilities are to use TEM to characterize and perform failure analysis on advanced magnetic recording technology, including TMR sensors and perpendicular recording heads and media. The majority of analyses will also involve in-situ materials analysis, utilizing EDS, EELS, and EF-TEM. The acquired images, element maps, land ine scans are then processed and documented in Lotus Notes reports.
The position is located in our world-class Materials Laboratory in San Jose, California.

Qualifications
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is seeking an engineer/scientist with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) experience to join a team of talented electron microscopists who support Hitachi GST's manufacturing and development efforts in magnetic recording. Experience in energy-filtered imaging (EF-TEM), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) is preferred. Knowledge of magnetic recording devices is also desirable.

The applicant must demonstrate superior oral and written communication skills. Strong problem solving abilities and the desire to work in a team environment are essential.

Ph.D. in Materials Science or equivalent is required.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Must have demonstrated talent as a leader. Must be able to communicate clearly and unambigiously. Must be able to set priorities and mulitplex easily. Organizational and Project Mgmt skills are a must. Engineering experience, Mfg experience, and demonstated capability are required. Vacuum, Photo litho, Test, and/or Plating experience are important qualifications.Must have good people, problem solving, leadership, SPC/Computer skills, and technically competent. Candidate must be flexible, able to learn fast, and be a Team Player.
Candidate will work 12 hour AWS schedule, and overtime is required

Qualifications
Support manufacturing operations in the Wafer Fabrication line. Get results. Interface with Line Mfg and Engineering Mgmt to achieve Mfg objectives. Resolve quality, productivity, cycle time, output, product mix, and cost problems. Must be able to drive projects and grow the business system. Self starter, strong leadership skills, and experience in Wafer Mfg. is preferred. This position will have wide responsibility for achieving production goals, cycle time committments.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Product Technical Support Engineer supporting OEM accounts for both Pre and Post Sales. Involves qualification plan generation, engineering and quality support at the assigned customers. Post sales activity includes failure analysis, integration and field monitoring. Driving features and corrective actions back to manufacturing and development.

Qualifications
BSEE
Customer Technical Interface Experience
Good Communication skills, and Business Sense
Project Management Expereince
Some Travel Required
Disk Drive Knowledge a plus

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Product Technical Support Engineer supporting OEM accounts for both Pre and Post Sales. Involves qualification plan generation, engineering and quality support at the assigned customers. Post sales activity includes failure analysis, integration and field monitoring. Driving features and corrective actions back to manufacturing and development.

Qualifications
BSEE
Customer Technical Interface Experience
Good Communication skills, and Business Sense
Project Management Expereince
Some Travel Required
Disk Drive Knowledge a plus
Minimum 1 year of experience

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Candidate will be responsible for monitoring and ensuring all written procedures are being followed within the established process instructions. Most be able to understand and resolve various problems within the quality team. Understanding of SPC, process reports, procedures, and provide practical assistance. Must have good communication, problem solving, computer and teamwork skills. Candidate must be flexible, able to learn fast, and coordinate training within the cell. The candidate will work in a class 100 cleanroom.

Qualifications
3 yrs Quality hands on experience, Must have a strong sense of urgency/commitment and be results oriented, Intermediate/advanced level of Excel a plus. Should have a good understanding of wafer manufacturing process build and flow is a plus. Must be a self-starter and quick learner..

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Product Technical Support Engineer supporting OEM accounts for both Pre and Post Sales. Involves qualification plan generation, engineering and quality support at the assigned customers. Post sales activity includes failure analysis, integration and field monitoring. Driving features and corrective actions back to manufacturing and development.

Qualifications
BSEE
Customer Technical Interface Experience
Good Communication skills, and Business Sense
Project Management Expereince
Some Travel Required
Disk Drive Knowledge a plus
Minimum 5 years experience

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Product Technical Support Engineer supporting OEM accounts for both Pre and Post Sales. Involves qualification plan generation, engineering and quality support at the assigned customers. Post sales activity includes failure analysis, integration and field monitoring. Driving features and corrective actions back to manufacturing and development.

Qualifications
BSEE
Customer Technical Interface Experience
Good Communication skills, and Business Sense
Project Management Expereince
Some Travel Required
Disk Drive Knowledge a plus
Minimum 5 years experience

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Lubricant Research Engineer - 5766

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Work with a team of researchers dedicated to the fundamental understanding of chemical and physical phenomena occurring at the head-disk interface of a disk drive, and to the development of future interface materials and processes enabling higher storage densities. Design molecular lubricant structures with enhanced boundary lubrication properties, and work with synthetic chemists to have them fabricated. Characterize nanometer-thin polymer lubricant films, and evaluate their properties and performance attributes using laboratory scale equipment. The ideal candidate will have superior creativity, great communication skills, and outstanding interpersonal and team-player ability.

Qualifications
PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Material Science. Experience in surface chemistry, and molecule-substrate chemical and physical interactions, with good knowledge of surface science techniques (ESCA, FTIR, AFM, XRR etc..). Some knowledge of polymer science, tribology and/or molecular dynamics modeling would be very valuable, but not required.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
1. Evaluate and develop media mechanical interface to meet future server HDD program requirements
2.Develop component reliability tests to predict server HDD performances

Qualifications
1. Deep understanding of the head disk interface (HDI)
2. Experience in software programming
3. Experience in signal processing
4. Hand on experience in instrumentation
5. Good verbal and writting communication skills

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Lead worldwide head team to optimize head design, processes, testing and specifications to meet product requirements
Interface with HDD team to review head performance, delivery plan, improvement actions and spec optimizations
Identify and drive actions to improve head and HDD performance, yields and reliability
Coordinate wafer, slider & HGA starts and HDD deliveries for both development builds and head qualifications.
5 years experience
Masters degree

Qualifications
MS or Ph.D. in science/engineering
Experience in head technologies preferred
Experience in characterization skills preferred
Good communication and negotiation skills preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Work with worldwide head team to optimize head design, processes, testing and specifications to meet product requirements
Identify and recommend actions to improve head and HDD performance, yields and reliability
5 years experience
Masters degree

Qualifications
MS or Ph.D. in science/engineering
Experience in head technologies preferred
Experience in characterization skills preferred
Good communication skills preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Manager, Training and Organization Development - 5754

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
•Implements OD and training initiatives; including effective processes and systems; may supervise training coordinator position
•Develops OD and training curriculum/initiatives and implementation plans/schedules; manages implementation/roll-out of curriculum/initiative
•Conducts training programs, presenting information using a variety of instructional techniques and formats
•Designs and implements quality performance management training programs and materials
•Measures results of learning interventions and initiatives using appropriate methods for determining participant reaction, amount of learning, and ability to demonstrate new skills
•Develops and implements train-the-trainer programs
•Acts as an internal consultant, assess need and creates appropriate solutions address gaps.
•Identifies organization development issues and designs and implements/facilitates interventions
•Implements and supports organization change initiatives
•Facilitates team development, including leadership, team effectiveness, process
•Acts as resource for intact team development: assesses needs, designs and implements interventions; provides ongoing coaching and consulting on team process and/ or team facilitation
•Partners with other HR functions to provide integrated and aligned solutions

Qualifications
Education, Certifications, and/or Licenses and Experience
Any combination equivalent to, but not limited to, the following:
•Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree; MA Preferred in rated field
•Years of Experience (General Guidelines): Career Level: 5-10 years organizational development and training experience in a high volume environment

Competencies
•Knowledge of training and organizational development theory and practice
•Effective communication, active listening, internal consulting, interpersonal, and influencing skills; present ideas clearly and convincingly
•Knowledge of training and organizational development theories, instructional design models, such as ADDIE, and e-learning standards
•Small and large group facilitation skills, across a wide variety of audiences
•Team process and development
•High level of learning agility, committed to professional growth
•Collaboration skills including the ability to work with diverse perspectives of business unit managers, HR and external vendors
•Consulting skills including client-facing skills aimed at determining the client's need, perceived roadblocks, business unit culture, and work environment issues
•Project management skills and ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and/or projects, including effective planning and time management
•Business acumen and understanding of the impact of training on overall corporate performance
•Ability to work autonomously within teams
•Flexible and adaptable to changing business needs and priorities
•Able to work effectively with remote team members
•Global, cross cultural orientation

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Processes all training enrollment activities
Administers ETP Contract paperwork and processes
Completes enrollment tracking and department metrics
Coordinates with internal and external instructors and site coordinators to schedule training dates and reserve facilities
Manages training schedules to ensure class have appropriate facilities, instructors and participants
Monitors enrollment and facilitates changes to enrollment and waiting lists
Coordinate special requests (e.g. programs, specific courses, intact group sessions, etc.)
Updates/completes documentation of procedures
Manages document control
Duplicates course materials
Completes classroom set up and break down
Maintains and updates department websites on intranet
Processes invoices and work closely with procurement and accounting to ensure accuracy
Orders and inventories training materials
Updates course materials
Create and distribute departmental communications such as training calendars and promotional flyers
Conducts new hire orientation and employee on-boarding
Conducts some employee briefings on various topics
Interact with all levels of WD employees to answer questions and respond to requests
Pulls data and creates reports on training enrollment, onboarding surveys and other reports as needed which requires pulling in data from multiple sources and creating basic formulas
Takes an active role in project teams as assigned

Qualifications
Education and/or Experience
Associate's degree or equivalent experience in human resource-related functions.
2-3 years administrative/coordinator experience in Training/Human Resources

Computer Skills
Strong knowledge of MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
MS Word – able to create documents with intermediate formatting and tables.
MS Excel – able to create and modify spreadsheets with formulas and charts.
MS PowerPoint – able to create/edit presentations with basic formatting.
MS Outlook - able to send and receive messages, manage calendars, tasks and contacts
MS Publisher – able to create flyers with basic formatting
Experience with Learning Management software or other HR Data tracking system a plus

Language Skills
Able to read, write and speak English proficiently.
Able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Detail-oriented and able to follow process documentation
Strong team orientation, effectively partnering with T&OD, HR, and employees at all levels
Able to organize and prioritize work in a fast paced business environment
Able to multi-task and use tools to keep track of deadlines and priorities
Able to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from managers and employees in both written and verbal form
Able to write reports, business correspondence, and document procedures
Able to identify and resolve problems; identify opportunities to prevent problems
Able to interact and communicate effectively with employees, vendors, contractors, and management on business matters in a business-professional manner.
Strong customer service orientation
Takes ownership of work to complete in a timely manner

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Position Overview
Supports the organization's goals and objectives by developing and implementing training and organization development (OD) programs and process, including a variety of workshop training, group facilitation, team development, program design and development for all levels of employees throughout the organization. Focus on leadership and management development, team development, performance management. Domestic travel required.

Key Duties
•Implements OD and training initiatives; including effective processes and systems; may supervise training coordinator position
•Develops OD and training curriculum/initiatives and implementation plans/schedules; manages implementation/roll-out of curriculum/initiative
•Conducts training programs, presenting information using a variety of instructional techniques and formats
•Designs and implements quality performance management training programs and materials
•Measures results of learning interventions and initiatives using appropriate methods for determining participant reaction, amount of learning, and ability to demonstrate new skills
•Develops and implements train-the-trainer programs
•Acts as an internal consultant, assess need and creates appropriate solutions address gaps.
•Identifies organization development issues and designs and implements/facilitates interventions
•Implements and supports organization change initiatives
•Facilitates team development, including leadership, team effectiveness, process
•Acts as resource for intact team development: assesses needs, designs and implements interventions; provides ongoing coaching and consulting on team process and/ or team facilitation
•Partners with other HR functions to provide integrated and aligned solutions

Qualifications
Education, Certifications, and/or Licenses and Experience
Any combination equivalent to, but not limited to, the following:
•Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree; MA Preferred in rated field
•Years of Experience (General Guidelines): Career Level: 5-10 years organizational development

Competencies
•Knowledge of training and organizational development theory and practice
•Effective communication, active listening, internal consulting, interpersonal, and influencing skills; present ideas clearly and convincingly
•Knowledge of training and organizational development theories, instructional design models, such as ADDIE, and e-learning standards
•Small and large group facilitation skills, across a wide variety of audiences
•Team process and development
•High level of learning agility, committed to professional growth
•Collaboration skills including the ability to work with diverse perspectives of business unit managers, HR and external vendors
•Consulting skills including client-facing skills aimed at determining the client's need, perceived roadblocks, business unit culture, and work environment issues
•Project management skills and ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and/or projects, including effective planning and time management
•Business acumen and understanding of the impact of training on overall corporate performance
•Ability to work autonomously within teams
•Flexible and adaptable to changing business needs and priorities
•Able to work effectively with remote team members
•Global, cross cultural orientation

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
The job opening is for a Post-Doc to conduct original research in the area of magnetic (micromagnetic) modeling for recording write heads applications. Responsibilities include:
The investigation of the fundamental limits for the frequency response and flux propagation in nano-fabricated inductive yoke structures and recording write heads.
Modeling exploration of yoke geometry and material designs to improve the flux propagation speed through control of the gyromagnetic precession, eddy currents effects and magnetic domain states;
The development of novel concepts and solutions for recording write heads with improved frequency response.
Working closely with other colleagues in Research to experimentally verify the modeling results and demonstrate the new concepts through proto-type recording heads;
Contributing to professional societies including publishing and presenting scientific results at international conferences.

Qualifications
Minimal of Ph.D degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or closely related field.
The candidate should have demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas: numeric electromagnetic, micromagnetic or multiphysics modeling using commercial and/or custom code;
Programming experience in C, matlab, and/or Phyton;
Magnetic characterization of nano-fabricated devices and/or magnetic domains is a pro;
Experience with modeling that is directly applicable for advanced recording write heads and magnetic recording is preferred;
Demonstrated ability to self direct a research project is desired;
Strong communication skills and the ability to both work independently and in a team environment are essential.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Responsibilities will include:
• Primary responsibilities will be to design and support process Firmware for upcoming new technology.
o Participate in product staging and technology firmware development and support
o Algorithm design/development (SMR/DFT/VRRO/TAM/etc...) working with research and system architecture teams
o Mentor and potentially lead sub-project for technology development, working closely with other functional team members

Qualifications
The qualified candidate will possess the following:
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineer, Electrical Engineering, and/or related field; MS preferred
• Minimum 8+ years' experience in real-time embedded systems firmware development with at least 4+ years of disk drive firmware development
• Working knowledge in embedded system & channel technology
• Working knowledge in HDD system firmware (data path; from host interface to disk r/w code)
• Leading-edge SoC & ARM working knowledge is a must
• Sound SW Engineering concept/methodology (process)
• C/C++ and Assembly programming skills + OOD/OOP
• In-depth working knowledge of firmware development and debugging tools
• Ability to work independently as a self starter as well as with a team
• Good oral and written skill (presentation and documentation)
• Ability to multi-task effectively under considerable pressure of deadlines and be easily adaptable/flexible within a fast-paced environment.
• Must be open to domestic and/or international travel for technical consultation/presentation/support
• SATA/SAS interface firmware development background a plus
• Working knowledge in SMR, Distriuted Test is a plus

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Rochester, MN

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, HGST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Responsible for the definition, analysis, simulation, implementation and optimization of advanced architectures for disk drives, hybrid drives and SSD's. This position will demand close collaboration with Research groups and the Core System Engineering teams. Work areas include:

Adaptive caching and queuing algorithm design and simulation.
Firmware performance analysis and optimization.
Design and implementation of prototype firmware.
Workload analysis including SAS and SATA protocols.

Qualifications
- Candidates must demonstrate relevant experience, interest and aptitude in both analytical and practical aspects of the above topics as well as HDD Mechanical & Firmware architectures, and a clear understanding of magnetic recording technology.
- Education: BS/MS in EE, ME, Physics, or related field
- Experience: 1- 3 years experience in the HDD/data storage industry; new college grads considered.
- Experience using Excel and MatLab for data analysis is a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of HGST 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 management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
As an integral member of our Firmware Performance Team you hold a special place within the Enterprise Products Firmware Group. Responsibilities include working in a multidisciplinary field with team leads and experienced engineers to develop performance features for new products, code, and verification. Additional responsibilities include optimizing/customizing drive performance for major customers and modeling. This position will demand close collaboration with the Core System Engineering teams.

Qualifications
* Software development background in C/C++, with system emphasis.
* Excellent communication skills are required to interface within the team and outside the team across various disciplines.
* Use of lab equipment including oscilloscopes and analyzers; knowledge of analysis/optimization and debug techniques, and knowledge of control systems.
* Experience with HDD servo control behavior is a plus.
* Experience using Matlab or Mathematica for modeling and optimization is a plus.
* The successful candidate will work in a small, fast moving, multi-site team so strong teamwork and proactive communication are fundamental to success.

* MSCE/MSEE/MSME or BSEE/BSCE/BSME with 5-10 years work experience preferred. Minimum required education level is Bachelor's Degree.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Import/Export Analyst II, Opened: April 19, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

•Process Import/Export Classification.
•Responsible for daily import operations.
•Coordinate customs clearance/activities with contracted customs broker and freight forwarders
•Execute import requirements according to the 19 Customs Code of Federal Regulations
•Provide classification support to WW HGST locations
•Determine changes to HTS and ECCN classifications and update databases as appropriate
•Process Deemed Export Reviews at all WW HGST locations.
•Provide back up support to Import-Export Trade Compliance Analyst, Manager, and Export-Import Regulations Office (EIRO) Program Director, as needed.
•Maintain knowledge and serve as the expert for all trade compliance matters import and export
•Special projects as assigned

Qualifications

•6-8 years experience in export/trade compliance with a high-tech company
•Must have experience/ knowledge of U.S. 19 Code of Federal Regulations & Harmonized Tariff Code
•Must have experience/ knowledge of conducting Import self assessments
•Must have experience/ knowledge of C-TPAT
•Must have experience/ knowledge of Special Trade program
•Must have experience/ knowledge of how to apply special duty exemptions
•Must have experience/ knowledge of providing FCC, FDA and EPA requirements at the time of imports needed.
•Excellent communication skills; ability to work with accuracy and efficiency; self motivated
•Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access)

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Surface Science Engineer, Re-opened: April 19, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Will be sole engineer responsible for FTIR and Raman laboratory and using the instruments and laboratory to analyze materials and small particles and smears of materials. Will document all work in Lotus Notes databases and present work and summaries of work in a variety of meetings. Will interact closely with a team of engineers in other fields to support analyses of disk drives under development and being shipped to customers.

Qualifications

Must be able to perform FTIR and Raman analyses of materials used to make disk drive parts and manufacturing tools to assemble disk drives. Must also be able to analyses small particles and thin films on parts of disk drives. Must be able to interpret spectra and identify known and unknown samples.
Experience in surface chemistry, and molecule-substrate chemical and physical interactions, with good knowledge of surface science techniques (ESCA, FTIR, AFM, XRR etc..). Some knowledge of polymer science, tribology and/or molecular dynamics modeling would be very valuable, but not required.

PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Material Science
or field related to these is desirable.

Some years of working experience utilizing the above skills and areas of expertise is desirable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: MI Summer Co-Op (HDD Advanced Technologies), Opened: April 10, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Assist engineers with component and drive tests to evaluate, develop, compare new technologies for HDD reliability

Qualifications

Academic background/experience in advanced tribology - specifically, knowledge of head disk interface in Hard Disk Drives (HDD)
Knowledge of standard material characterization tools in R&D for nanotechnologies such as Laser Doppler Vibrometer, Optical Surface Analyzer, Atomic Force Microscope, Piezoelectric transducers, Microscope, Voltmeters
Hands-on experiment set-up capability with experience in circuits and data acquisition
Experience with data analysis, project management and report documentation skills
Computer programming (Matlab, C++) and engineering simulation experience

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Senior Manager, Logistics Finance, Opened: April 18, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Overall responsibility is to manager the logistics financial processes and results, including forecasting, analysis, development of tools & models, and development of logistics key initiatives that deliver results for reduced costs and improved logistics financial performance. Plays a key role in creation and review of annual logistics operating plans, forecasting, reporting metrics, and is responsible for providing analytical and financial support to all related teams in Finance, Internal Audit, Logistics Operations, Procurement and external 3rd party service providers. Primary liaison between logistics operations and finance. Evaluates and proposes potential opportunities to modify/optimize the network design. Develops models, performs queries, analyzes data, and maps detailed processes to draw clear and concise conclusions and identifies improvement opportunities. Manages the 3rd party freight invoice service provider relationship. and the respective supplier performance.

Cost / Financial:

• Core financial deliverables include logistics spending/accrual forecasts, annual operating plan and strategic plan in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner
• Includes responsibility for monthly logistics accrual forecast, monthly logistics spending forecasts, transportation operating budget; maintaining cost analysis reports, and analysis of financial trends
• Develop methods and procedures that facilitate achievement of financial goals,
• Maintain audit readiness and audit compliance at all time, including SOX compliance and support of external audit requirements.

Analytics & Reporting:
• Analyze trends in logistics cost performance, freight invoice payment process and other key operational indicators. Develop solutions for cost performance improvement.
• Develop, format and publish weekly and monthly Key Performance Indicators related to logistics cost and freight invoice payment process
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to enhance team's overall efficiency, depth of insight, accuracy, etc.
• Provide analytical support for projects, new business opportunities, and proposals

Process & Tool Ownership:
• Responsible for the internal finance and logistics operations communication channel.
• Responsible for the 3rd party freight payment service provider relationship & service provider performance.
• Responsible for the end-to-end freight invoice process and process performance,
• Manager the 3rd party freight carrier invoice performance & accuracy. Reconcile and resolve carrier specific invoices.
• Develop an Excel-based logistics landed cost/unit model to provide real-tome & accurate logistics cost outlooks.
• Maintain and enhance an Excel-based freight quotation tool

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Transportation & Logistics, Business/Management, Accounting/Finance or a related discipline required
• 7+ years of experience and practical exposure in the following related areas: Transportation, Logistics Operations & Analysis, Cost Accounting, budgeting and analysis, and/or evaluating business operations and investments
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail required
• Results-oriented, innovative thinker with a focus on continuous improvement
• Ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines
• Independent problem solving skills required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required
• Advanced knowledge in use of Microsoft Excel required. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required
• SAP and Access knowledge is a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Metrology Inspection Process Engineer, Opened: April 3, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Wafer manufacturing metrology/inspection engineer.
Candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing precise, robust, high-throughput metrology and inspection solutions for defect inspection and critical dimension metrology using advanced optical, laser scanning, scatterometry and SEM equipment to develop and control complex, multi-dimensional thin film head structures in high volume manufacturing.
Candidate will work closely with process engineering in support of wafer manufacturing.
Activities include:
Characterization, development, optimization, and documentation of automated inspection and metrology recipes.
Development, deployment, and documentation of robust system calibration and correlation strategies across systems and platforms.
Development and deployment of web-based process trends.
Statistical analysis of process trends and development of process improvements for yield optimization.

Qualifications

Educational background in physics or engineering is required.
Candidate must be self-motivated and have excellent skills in problem solving, data analysis, statistics, and communications.
Java, .NET, HTML programming experience.
Wafer defect inspection, critical dimension metrology, or processing experience would be helpful.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Metrology Inspection Process Engineer, Opened: April 6, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Wafer manufacturing metrology/inspection engineer.
Candidate will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and deploying precise, robust, high-throughput metrology and inspection solutions for defect inspection and critical dimensions metrology using optical, laser scanning, scatterometry and SEM equipment to develop and control complex, multi-dimensional thin film head structures in high volume manufacturing.
Candidate will work closely with process engineering in support of wafer manufacturing.
Activities include:
Characterization, development, optimization, and documentation of automated inspection and metrology recipes.
Development and deployment of robust system calibration and correlation strategies across systems and platforms.
Development and deployment of web-based process trends.
Analysis of process trends and development of process and logistics improvements for yield optimization.

Qualifications

At least 3 years experience with automated metrology/inspection systems.
Educational background in physics or engineering is required.
Candidate must be self-motivated and have excellent skills in problem solving, data analysis, statistics, and communications.
Java, .NET, HTML programming experience.
Wafer processing and/or 6sigma experience would be helpful.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Read/Write Integration Engineer, Opened: February 16, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

- Implementing RSS optimization algorithm and improving component and HDD characterization and failure analysis capability
-Implementing next generation of head/medai/AE/channel for the developing products
-Enhance MFG tests to improve recording system performance
-Develop more effective bench level testing tools to enhance FA capability
-HDD FAs

Qualifications

-Good understanding on magnetic recording and HDD singal process and coding
.Minimum 5 years Experience in head/meda/preamp/channel/recording subsystem integration
-Direct experience in HDD product development cycles, manufacturing, and test
-Capable of developing special test algorithms to identify recording system problem root cause
-Being persistent on problem/issue resolution
-Strong communication skills and good team player
-Strong statistical analysis skills
-Strong programming skills (C/C++, TCL, etc.) preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Wafer Lithography Process Engineer, Opened: April 10, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

The opening is in Wafer Manufacturing Engineering Organization. Candidate will be expected to
1. Develop and Implement lithography solutions using the Canon, Nikon and ASML toolsets.
2. Develop control strategies (SPC, APC) for improving and sustain manufacturing processes (CD, OLY control)
3. Provide MFG instuctions including inspection criteria.
4. Analyze data in support of process control and yield improvement activities.
5. Solve engineering problems as needed.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Engineering. In addition
1.Training in Chemical Engineering or Materials Science with some hands on experience in using wafer process tools.
2. Team oriented, good verbal and written communication skills, high integrity.
3.Highly motivated, work independently with minimum supervision and follow up issues closely to closure.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Failure Analysis and Yield Engineer, Opened: April 3, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Lead failure analysis activities related to advanced products with goal of improving thru put yield and outgoing wafer quality. New products have additional design features, new materials, processes and mask layout. This creates new failure modes that have to be understood and resolved. Candidate will be responsible for understanding (root cause) and resolving (implementing corrective actions) for defects identified during wafer manufacturing and for defects or performance shifts identified at downstream factories (slider Fab, DET). Candidate is expected to use physical FA and data analysis techniques to identify root cause. Corrective actions can include tool or process optimization, routing changes and/or mask layout changes.

Qualifications

Key skills include
Wafer build and ability to follow mask layout.
Data mining skills to check process, time and tool trends.
Competency in some wafer fabrication processes (plating, CMP, RIE, lithography, deposition)
Ability to work with process engineers across multiple disciplines.
Prior experience in wafer FA or integration is a plus.

Educational Background

B.S or M.S. in Chemistry , Chemical Engineering, Material Science

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Wafer Lithography Process Engineer, Opened: April 5, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

The opening is in Wafer Manufacturing Engineering Organization. Candidate will be expected to
1. Develop and Implement lithography solutions using the Canon, Nikon and ASML toolsets.
2. Develop control strategies (SPC, APC) for improving and sustain manufacturing processes (CD, OLY control)
3. Provide MFG instuctions including inspection criteria.
4. Analyze data in support of process control and yield improvement activities.
5. Solve engineering problems as needed.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Engineering.In addition
1.Hands-on wafer lithography experience with Canon, Nikon and ASML toolsets.
2. Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and improve lithography processes.
3. Data analysis skills (JMP, QMF etc), DOE, Statistical Analysis.
4. Team oriented, good verbal and written communication skills, high integrity.
6..Highly motivated, work independently with minimum supervision and follow up issues closely to closure.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: SJ Wafer Manufacturing IT/IE Project Manager, Opened: April 9, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Project Manage Manufacturing IT Projects involving Industrial Engineering, IT Programming, and Manufacturing Semi-Conductor Production Line disciplines. Understand Business problems, recommend solutions, prototype IT System Tools, formulate project plans, obtain resources, manage project schedules, and implement the business and computer system changes to sustain the SJ Wafer Mfg Line.

Qualifications

Semi-conductor production line experience, software coding skills, Project Management skills, deep statistics background, and 5 to 10 years of leadership experience. Must be familiar with C++ and C#. Knowledge of SJ Wafer Mfg line logistical knowledge is required. Production Management/Industrial Engineering experience is a must.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: IBE Process Engineer, Opened: April 2, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Responsible fo Write head process parameter control and process integration to meet product yields and quality requirements

• Perform data analysis to develop process model optimization for Run to Run control to meet product specifications. Design and specify fault detection solutions based on data analysis and prediction modeling for critical manufacturing processes. Strong mathematical background in statistical methods and process control algorithms is desired.
• In depth knowledge of IBE process, Photo, RIE and Thin Film Deposition to understand product parameters sensitivity due to process integration.
• Perform Design of experiments and data analysis to understand process sensivity to improve process capability
• Provide training to other engineering and manufacturing team members for manfacturing efficiency improvements
• Correlate process, product parameters to product performance and yields
• The ideal individual is motivated, flexible and open-minded to a wide range of possible solutions. They are organized, quality-conscious and have an independent working style that is driven by their desire to improve the manufacturing process.

Qualifications

Education:

• BS & MS in Industrial, mechanical, Materials Sci.,Computer Engineering or Statistics
• Advanced training in Six Sigma practices and Statistical techniques. (preferred)
• Good understanding of Information Technology infrastructure and systems (networking, server/client, databases, software development and life cycle management), Process Development and Characterization.

Competency:

• Software Applications: SAS Institute JMP, Rudolph Technologies ProcessWORKS, Artist and Autoshell. Microsoft Office, Project, Visio., Labview
• Operating Systems: Windows XP/2000/NT/DOS, Linux (Redhat & SUSE Enterprise), UNIX
• Experience using relational databases (Oracle 10G, IBM DB2) and writing SQL queries with QMF and configuring DB connections
• Experience with Network hardware and protocols (TCP/IP)
• Statistical Methods: Regression Analysis, Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Optimization, Adaptive Tuners and Multivariate Analysis.
• SEMI Standards (E30, E133)

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Qualifications
1.Minimal 10 years of wafer/slider process experience in magnetic recording head industry.
2. Demonstrated project management skills and interpersonal skills
3. In-depth understanding of magnetic recording technology and slider process
4. In-depth, hands-on experience with at least one of major process technologies: grinding, lapping, diamond blade technology, tool operation
5. Excellent communication skills
6. Excellent data analysis skills
7. Highly motivated, work independently with minimum supervision and follow up issues closely to closure
8. Team oriented and work well with cross functional groups. Experience managing cross-functional projects is a plus.
9. Have a high standard of integrity

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

*Qualifications
 BS/MS in Mechanical, Controls, or Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Servo or control systems with experience in seeded or self-servowriting systems
 Minimum 7 years industry experience in development of HDD servo/servo write control systems
 Demonstrated experience with managing the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debug, verification, validation, and transfer to manufacturing,.
 Excellent verbal and written communication skills as demonstrated through experience in mentoring others and leading design efforts
 Strong ability to manage teams through FA/debug of servo issues
 Ability to move between leadership and hands-on engineering levels when required, with proven ability to work well in a team environment
 Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Qualifications
Ph.D. or M.S. in Physics, Materials Science, Electrical / Mechanical Engineering or related fields. Advanced training in magnetic recording technology is a plus but not mandatory. Ability to work well in a team environment is important.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Qualifications
PhD
Background understanding in magnetism
Experience in thin film growth and characterization
Knowledge of microstructure

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
The job opening is for a full-time Research Staff Member to conduct original research and recording system development in the area of Thermally Assisted Magnetic Recording (TAR). Responsibilities include magnetic/optical/thermal characterization of the magnetic media and/or plasmonic head using near-field and far-field techniques; characterization of the thermo-magnetic recording process using a spin stand; participating in and initiating internal and external collaborations to develop new technologies; initiating and developing intellectual property; and publishing and presenting scientific results at conferences.

Qualifications
Minimum of Ph.D degree in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or closely related field. Industrial experience is desired but not required.
The candidate should have demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Novel instrumentation and experimental techniques in the physical sciences (e.g. scanning probe microscopy, device characterization, atomic physics techniques)
Experience with plasmonic devices, integrated optical devices, or lasers.
Laboratory programming skills, such as Matlab and Labview.
The candidate should have demonstrated the ability to provide technical leadership in research and strong problem-solving abilities. Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently and in a team environment are essential.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
The job opening is for a full-time Research Staff Member to conduct original research and development in the area of Thermally Assisted Magnetic Recording (TAR) light delivery characterization. Responsibilities can include: characterization of the optical path (laser, coupler, waveguide, and plasmonic antenna) using near-field and far-field techniques; initiating and developing intellectual property; and publishing and presenting scientific results at conferences.

Qualifications
Minimum of Ph.D degree in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optics or closely related field. Industrial experience is desired but not required. The candidate should have demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas: novel instrumentation and experimental techniques in physical science, optical characterization or design of waveguides, couplers, plasmonic devices, integrated optical devices, or lasers, skills in LabView and Matlab. The candidate should have a demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership in research and strong problem-solving abilities. Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently and in a team environment are essential.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Qualifications
Electrical Engineering Degree. Knowledge of test equipment for electrical components. Knowledge of HDD operation and preamp's functional blocks is a plus, Strong analog background, Good understand of RF design and measurement environment, knowledge of transmission line theory and interconnects, Hands on with working knowledge of high speed high frequency measurement tools, Ability to develop test scripts and automate measurements, Good written and oral communication skills

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Qualifications
PhD in Physics,Electrical Engineering or a related field. Postdoc experience is desirable, but not required. Knowledge of some combination of magnetic recording physics, electronics, lab computer interfacing, data acquisition, data analysis, and media spin stand tesing desireable.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Research Staff Member - Nano Fabrication Engineer - 5536

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Position for engineer to work in the Nanofabrication and Advanced Head Research group at the HGST San Jose Research Center. Candidate will take a leadership position in developing new process modules to help build novel magnetic devices. Demonstrated ability to build new wafer level devices to explore new concepts is a key attribute. Position will involve working with design team and other members of process team to invent and build novel magnetic heads. Experience with building fully integrated magnetic heads is a plus. Teamwork skills are critical to interface with rest of multi-disciplinary group.

Qualifications

• MS / PhD in Engineering, Chemistry, or Physics
• Expertize in nanofabrication of novel devices. Exposure to process modules: lithography, etch, thin film deposition, CMP.
• Experience in magnetic head process technology.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

• Provide world-class customer service and technical support to the HR and end user community. Perform associated work to define and diagnose issues toward determining root cause and ensuring proper controls are put in place to prevent recurrence. Resolve complex and time-sensitive customer requests. Identify automation opportunities to reduce support calls, improve efficiencies and enable the user community.

• Responsible for assisting in, enhancing and maintaining company-wide reports/metrics. Perform appropriate analytics of this data in order to ensure meaningful management decisions can be made with its use.

• Ensure data integrity through ongoing data reviews and audits.

• Support PeopleSoft infrastructure including PS Tree, table updates, reviewing notes and patches and participating in testing of patches and upgrades.

• Develop and deliver HR systems training. Ensure material is accurate and accommodates different levels of the HR organization.

• Ensure functional specifications thoroughly address business requirements to minimize change requests during testing.

• Apply broad knowledge of HR business process to ensure the PeopleSoft system correctly configured, current, and accurately documented.

• Assist in creating testing methodology, test cases, and test evidence that are complete and support system development and enhancements.

• Analyze current business needs and processes with a focus on reducing redundancies and identifying areas for potential improvement. Work with HR, Comp Benefits, Payroll and IT to design HR processes and systems. Write detailed process documents, functional specifications, test scripts and training material to support system projects. Work with IT to implement solutions through to production. Foster productive working relationships with related business partners.

*Qualifications
• Minimum education required: Bachelors degree
• Education desired: BA/BS
• Years of relevant experience: 5+ years related work experience

Knowledge, skills and abilities required

• 5+ years of experience in HR/Payroll systems working as an Analyst: PeopleSoft or SAP preferred.
• Prior experience supporting Compensation Systems, Talent Management Systems or Learning Management Systems.
• Experience implementing a global HRMS a plus.
• Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe and PowerPoint skills required.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Project management experience a plus.
• Ability to present technical concepts and solutions to non-technical functional teams.
• Broad understanding of HR business processes.
• High level understanding of the different Technical Components to be considered for creating outstanding HR solutions.
• Global experience a plus.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in EE or CE required, Master degree preferred.
- Strong background in device physics or NAND recording physics needed.
- 5 years experience within HDD or SSD industry, NVM device design, or NVM controller integration experience.
- Experience with memory component integration and failure analysis.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Rochester, MN

Details:

Responsibilities
This is an experienced position in a firmware development team to develop drive control firmware. The candidate is expected to own an assigned area of code with responsibility for the design, implementation, bench-level verification, support, and documentation of new firmware, using a structured code development process.

Qualifications
MS/BSEE, MS/BSCE, or MS/BSCS
- Software development background proficient in C/C++ with an emphasis on, or experience in, real time environments.
- Strong knowledge of structured code development methods and debug techniques
- Knowledge of and experience using typical lab equipment such as bus analyzers, and in line firmware debug tools is required.
- Ability to solve problems as part of multi-site organization and cross functional team
- Ability to provide accurate and timely scheduling and resource information to team leads and managers, and meet scheduled commitments.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

*Qualifications
The qualified candidate will possess the following:
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineer, Electrical Engineering, and/or related field; MS preferred
• Minimum 4+ years' experience in real-time embedded systems firmware development with at least 2+ years of storage device firmware development (SSD prefered)
• Working knowledge in embedded system, channel technology, solid state memory
• Working knowledge in SSD system firmware (data path; from host interface to FTL code)
• Leading-edge SoC & ARM working knowledge is a must
• Sound SW Engineering concept/methodology (process)
• C/C++ and Assembly programming skills + OOD/OOP
• In-depth working knowledge of firmware development and debugging tools
• Ability to work independently as a self starter as well as with a team
• Good oral and written skill (presentation and documentation)
• Ability to multi-task effectively under considerable pressure of deadlines and be easily adaptable/flexible within a fast-paced environment.
• Must be open to domestic and/or international travel for technical consultation/presentation/support
• SATA/SAS/PCIe interface firmware development background a plus

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Responsibilities
• Primary responsibilities will be to design and support Manufacturing Test Firmware for upcoming newer SSD product lines
o Participate in product staging and technology firmware development and support
o Algorithm design/development (Optimization, DefectMapping, etc...) working with HW vendors and with internal design teams
o Mentor and potentially lead sub-project for technology development, working closely with other functional team members

Qualifications
The qualified candidate will possess the following:
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineer, Electrical Engineering, and/or related field; MS preferred
• Minimum 4+ years' experience in real-time embedded systems firmware development with at least 2+ years of storage device firmware development (SSD prefered)
• Working knowledge in embedded system, channel technology, solid state memory
• Working knowledge in SSD system firmware (data path; from host interface to FTL code)
• Leading-edge SoC & ARM working knowledge is a must
• Sound SW Engineering concept/methodology (process)
• C/C++ and Assembly programming skills + OOD/OOP
• In-depth working knowledge of firmware development and debugging tools
• Ability to work independently as a self starter as well as with a team
• Good oral and written skill (presentation and documentation)
• Ability to multi-task effectively under considerable pressure of deadlines and be easily adaptable/flexible within a fast-paced environment.
• Must be open to domestic and/or international travel for technical consultation/presentation/support
• SATA/SAS/PCIe interface firmware development background a plus

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Santa Ana, CA

Details:

Responsibilities
This is an experienced position in a firmware development team to develop base drive code for next-generation SSD storage products. The work will focus on the NAND management of the SSD design. The candidate is expected to own an assigned area of code with responsibility for the design, implementation, bench-level verification, support, and documentation of new firmware, using a structured code development process.

Qualifications
-MS/BSEE, MS/BSCE, or MS/BSCS with 5+ years of experience in the Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive development
- Knowledge of NAND management algorithms is required.
- Firmware modeling capability is desired
- Software development background proficient in C/C++ with an emphasis on, or experience in, real time environments.
- Strong knowledge of structured code development methods and debug techniques
- Knowledge of and experience using typical lab equipment such as bus analyzers, and in line firmware debug tools is required.
- Ability to solve problems as part of multi-site organization and cross functional team
- Ability to provide accurate and timely scheduling and resource information to team leads and managers, and meet scheduled commitments

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Rochester, MN

Details:

Qualifications
MS/BSEE, MS/BSCE, or MS/BSCS
- Software development background proficient in C/C++ with an emphasis on, or experience in, real time environments.
- Strong knowledge of structured code development methods and debug techniques
- Knowledge of and experience using typical lab equipment such as bus analyzers, and in line firmware debug tools is required.
- Ability to solve problems as part of multi-site organization and cross functional team
- Ability to provide accurate and timely scheduling and resource information to team leads and managers, and meet scheduled commitments

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Responsibilities
This is an experienced position in a firmware development team to develop drive control firmware. The candidate is expected to own an assigned area of code with responsibility for the design, implementation, bench-level verification, support, and documentation of new firmware, using a structured code development process.

Qualifications
MS/BSEE, MS/BSCE, or MS/BSCS
- Software development background proficient in C/C++ with an emphasis on, or experience in, real time environments.
- Strong knowledge of structured code development methods and debug techniques
- Knowledge of and experience using typical lab equipment such as bus analyzers, and in line firmware debug tools is required.
- Ability to solve problems as part of multi-site organization and cross functional team
- Ability to provide accurate and timely scheduling and resource information to team leads and managers, and meet scheduled commitments

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Rochester, MN

Details:

Responsibilities
This is an experienced position in a firmware development team to develop drive control firmware. The candidate is expected to own an assigned area of code with responsibility for the design, implementation, bench-level verification, support, and documentation of new firmware, using a structured code development process.

Qualifications
MS/BSEE, MS/BSCE, or MS/BSCS
- Software development background proficient in C/C++ with an emphasis on, or experience in, real time environments.
- Strong knowledge of structured code development methods and debug techniques
- Knowledge of and experience using typical lab equipment such as bus analyzers, and in line firmware debug tools is required.
- Ability to solve problems as part of multi-site organization and cross functional team
- Ability to provide accurate and timely scheduling and resource information to team leads and managers, and meet scheduled commitments

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hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Title: Chemical Support Mix Technician, Opened: March 30, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Candidate will mix and maintain plating baths, including bath calculations, preparation and adjustments. Candidate will use Wet Chemistry Techniques and perform daily/weekly/monthly Titrations, Extractions, Surface Tension, XRF, pH Readings of chemicals and bath solutions. Must be able to communicate clearly and unambiguously in a diverse team environment with team members at all levels. The person will work with the equipment on a daily basis and must know or learn how to run but also troubleshoot the apparatus and make repairs in a timely manner. Candidate will make sure equipment and the area around it is clean at all times.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have an Associates Degree in Biology or Chemistry, or a high school education with 2 years of college in a related scientific discipline plus 5 years laboratory experience or a high school education with 7 years of laboratory experience. A very hands-on person with a good knowledge or that can pick up technical details quickly is much better than just a book smart person. The ideal candidate will possess SPC/Computer skills, and be technically competent. Candidate will have exceptional attention to detail, strong leadership potential and good communication skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

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hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Title: Manufacturing Operator, Opened: March 19, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Candidate will be working in a wafer manufacturing production line. Responsible for quality, productivity, cycle time, and will be accountable for their individual results. Candidate must be able to understand and resolve various job related problems within wafer manufacturing. Have a strong understanding of SPC, process reports and procedures. Must have good communication, problem solving, computer and teamwork skills. Candidate must be flexible, able to learn fast, and run multiple tools within the cell. Candidate will work a 12 hour AWS Shift and overtime as required. The candidate will work in a class 100 cleanroom.

Qualifications

- Minimum 2 years degree.
- Minimum 3 years working experience directly in wafer related process.
- Self starter, with leadership and or technical skills in a high volume manufacturing area.
- Must be a highly motivated individual with good verbal and written communication skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Manufacturing Operator, Opened: March 19, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Candidate will be working in a wafer manufacturing production line. Responsible for quality, productivity, cycle time, and will be accountable for their individual results. Candidate must be able to understand and resolve various job related problems within wafer manufacturing. Have a strong understanding of SPC, process reports and procedures. Must have good communication, problem solving, computer and teamwork skills. Candidate must be flexible, able to learn fast, and run multiple tools within the cell. Candidate will work a 12 hour AWS Shift and overtime as required. The candidate will work in a class 100 cleanroom.

Qualifications

- Minimum 2 years degree.
- Minimum 3 years working experience directly in wafer related process.
- Self starter, with leadership and or technical skills in a high volume manufacturing area.
- Must be a highly motivated individual with good verbal and written communication skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

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Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Analyze user needs and develope software solutions. Deliver Business systems and applications required to support the Enterprise organization, including development of systems requirements, technical design specifications and operational processes. Analyze and design applications, perform scripting/SQL coding within an application area, working individually or coordinating application/database development as part of a team. Plan, prioritize, and deliver systems enhancements. Design and create end-user, business processes and procedures. Provide user training. Evaluate and troubleshoot production issues and perform day-to-day production support activities.

Bachelor of Science degree or foreign equivalent, in Engineering, Computer Science or related.

Five years progressive experience in job offered or a related position. Must have academic background or professional experience in design development implementation and testing of internet/intranet business applications. Expertise in high level programming Java and scripting languages javascript, skills in databse design and SQL, experience in application interface with external systems/Lotus Notes/RDBMS, knowledge of middleware MQ, familiarity using third party integration tools, software etc.

Email resume to: us-jobs@hitachigst.com, Reference Req# HWGB2012

or Mail Resume to: Hitachi Gobal Storage Technologies, inc. ATTN Staffing HW-A135 5601 Great Oaks Pkwy. San Jose, CA 95119, Reference Req# HWGB2012

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Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Title: Servo Firmware Manager, Updated, March 29, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Manage a team of highly talented servo firmware engineers responsible for development, integration, and failure analysis of HDDs. The team is also tasked with developing best-in-class servo algorithms for high performance enterprise drives as well as source convergence with desktop & mobile drives. Responsible for day-to-day operations of the servo firmware team; Setup & enforce the process for a highly reliable and effective development of servo product & manufacturing codes; Provide regular updates on the status of servo activities to the functional, program and site management; interaction with customers, technology & production process development teams; provide leadership in setting up the necessary architecture and process to develop best in class IOPS performance for enterprise drives: lead the servo engineers in detailed failure analysis; work closely with manufacturing and integration teams.

Qualifications

Independent, Creative, highly analytical, leadership qualities, excellent communication skills, previous experience in HDD and servo development and HDD manufacturing; M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Engineering or Computer Science; Expertise in embedded system software development & release best practices; Demonstrated capability of working cross-functionally with other engineering teams, manufacturing and customer; Understand the latest in embedded system & real time control technology and prior experience with embedded servo firmware development. Demonstrated knowledge in C/C++, assembler, signal processing, control engineering.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

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hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Senior Software Engineer - Test Development - 5508

Responsibilities
Work on a cross-functional team to design, develop and verify software in Windows based parametric testing and automated manufacturing test systems.

Create, document, test, and implement software designs in a sophisticated testing and robotic system

Manage software issue tracking system – drive issues to resolution

Contribute to multiple areas of software including the following:

Parametric test software maintenance and development
Channel and preamp optimization algorithm development
Development of new test algorithms for future platforms
Software build, change control, and development/test process improvement
Test results statistics application development in a Windows environment
Documentation and training
Contribute to the definition and specification of future designs and test requirements

Qualifications
BS/MS in Software, Electrical, or Computer Engineering

Minimum 5 years HDD industry experience, with 2 years developing test algorithms for HDD applications, head testing experience a plus

Experience with HDD channels and preamp based test and algorithm development

Knowledge and experience with scripting languages, TCL preferred

Knowledge of C# and other high level programming languages, experience with MATLAB a plus

Strong ability to isolate and debug hardware and software problems

Demonstrated experience in the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debug, verification, validation, and transfer to
Manufacturing

Experience with designing software products in mission critical applications; comfort with concepts of design input, design output, traceability, and risk analysis

Strong sense of ownership and hands-on engineering experience with proven ability to work well in a team environment

Excellent communication and documentation skills

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Qualifications
-Strong leadership skills with minimum 3 years experience.
-Must have 3 years of extensive Wafer experience
-Knowledge of SPC
-Good interpersonal communication skills (written/verbal)
-Ability to multitask in fast paced environment
-Good computer skills (Excel, Lotus, etc)

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Qualifications
1. Mininum M.S degree, prefer Ph.D. degree in physical science or engineering
2. Hands-on wafer process or process integration or process FA experience in dev or mfg in high volume wafer manufacturing lines is preferred. Experience with photo lithography, CMP, or IBE/RIE process is preferred.
3. Experience on wafer process is a must.
4. Team oriented and works well within cross functional groups. Project management experience/skill is a plus.
5. Good verbal and written communication skills
6. Highly motivated, work independently with minimum supervision and follow up issues closely to closure.
7. Have a high standard of integrity

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Qualifications
M.S. or Ph. D. in E.E. or Physics, or equivalent.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in the field of storage, magnetic recording.
Familiarity with magnetic recording head design, recording physics, perpendicular recording technology.
Experience with head design and modeling simulation.
Perpendicular recording integration experience (e.g., spin-stand/drive testing, system integration).
Knowledge on material science and wafer processing is a plus.
Familiarity with advanced disk technology (in particular, perpendicular media) is a plus.
Excellent communication/coordination skills.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Qualifications
BS or MS degree in process
Physics or Engineering Sciences

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Make recommendations for short-term interconnect improvements in existing Test System

Collaborate with HDD design engineers to integrate best practices into future Test System interconnect design

Model and design the next generation interconnects for Test System with special attention to system level integration, interactions amongst various subsystems

Characterize interconnects across range of Test System models and determine Electrical margin per model

Characterize parametric (test result) impact of design choices

Document various stages of design/verification and provide training to off-site teams to carry out electrical FA

Qualifications
BS/MS in, Electrical or Computer Engineering

Minimum 5 years industry experience in electrical design, signal layout and design verification (HDD experience a plus)

Hands-on experience with the necessary tools for modeling, characterization, verification (Oscilloscope, Network Analyzer, TDA, etc) of high frequency signals

Strong ability to manage teams through FA/debug of hardware and electrical issues

Ability to move to a hands-on engineering level when required, with proven ability to work well in a team environment

Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Strong communication skills to work effectively amongst a growing WW team

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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*ualifications
• M.S. in EE, computer science, physics, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of magnetic recording physics.
• Proficient LabView programming skills.
• Experience in software development for testing hardware and automation.

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hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Qualifications
Ph. D. in Physica, EE and MAterial Science or equivalent.
Minimum 5 years working experience in Magnetci Recording Recording Technology.
Familar with magnetic recording physics, magnetic thin films and all the Read Head testing methodology; TestChip, Quasi and Guzik DET.
In depth knowledge about wafer fabrication technology of TMR heads and the associated characterization metrology.
Good communication skill.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Qualifications
Ph. D. Physics, EE or equivqlent with 3 years Head simulation experience.
Need working knawledge/experience with Micrmagnetics/Finite Element tools for Read/Write and intergrated magnetic recording simulation.

Familar with the Read/Write Head structures and critical design parameters.

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hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Title: Advanced Overcoat Development Engineer, Opened: February 27, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Responsible for developing ABS overcoats for slider and tape head to support future product requirements (TAR, MAMR, LT07, TMR-Tape). Responsible for identifying the metrology for process control and design verification.
Responsible for system integration (disk, lube, head, tape) to ensure inteface reliability and product lifetime tests.

Qualifications

10+ years experience in slider process for IBD, FCA, PVD, IBE.
10+ years experience in reliability testing for slider overcoats.
5+ years experience advanced process control

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Title: Head Media Integration Engineer, Opened: February 16, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

-Spin-stand recording characterization of head-media integration for high density/high data rate future products.
-Working closely with writer design team and internal/external media teams to provide best head/media match for high area density application.
- Developing & implementing new testing algorithms to characterize head/media noise breakdown, on track/off track noise characteristics and high density/high data rate recording phenomena.
-Weekly interlock with HDD, media team on HMI progress and direction.

Qualifications

-MS or PHD in Physics, Electrical Engineering or Materials Science.
-Strong background in magnetic recording.
-Hands on experience in electronics, spin-stand experience preferred.
-Programming skill in VB,C++ or Matlab.
-Self-motivated and detail-oriented.
-Good team player with flexibility to work in a highly dynamic environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Title: Media Reliability Development Engineer, Opened: December 21, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

1.Evaluate and develop media mechanical interface to meet future HDD program requirements
2.Develop component reliability tests to predict HDD performances
3. Supervised lab technician for the test activities
4. Design and develop mechanical interface to mee product requirements for desktop and server products

Qualifications

1. Familiar with media process and technology
2. Hand on head disk reliability tests
3. Test equipment development experience prefer
4. Experience in data analysis. Computer modeling skills recommended.
5. Must have good oral and written communication

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Title: Senior Spacing Engineer, Opened: February 23, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Develop test methodologies to characterize and verify reliability of heads with TAR, MAMR technologies. Perform measurements to understand the detailed TD behavior, writer and reader magnetic spacing and reliability of different head designs. Set up necessary test capability to achieve the aforementioned objectives. Work with the design teams to help optimize the design for maximum magnetic performance while meeting or exceeding mechanical reliability requirements. Summarize and present data in a complete and well organized package.

Qualifications

Minimum 10 years experience in disk drive industry with hands-on experience on Guzik and acoustic emission touch down (TD) detection. Experience on TD detection, magnetic performance testing, analysis, wear and reliability. Good understanding of electronics, function generators, and signal filtering. Experience in testing and characterizing Thermal Assisted Recording (TAR) is a definite plus. Highly self motivated and self directed.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Air Bearing Surface (ABS Designer), Opened: February 23, 2012 

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Requirements:
* Master's degree and above in mechanical, electrical or computer engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics. Familiarity with ABS is preferable.
* Background in modeling, numerical analysis or mathematical programming
* Experience in ABS code generation to support ABS designs for future technologies such as TAR is a strong plus
* Minimum 2 years of experience in finite element or finite volume modeling, specifically structural solid modeling and/or CFD
Minimum 4 years of experience in programming C, C++, FORTRAN or MATLAB. Familiarity with UNIX operating system is preferable.
* Willingness to learn
* Strong capability in communication and presentation in English is preferable.

Qualifications

Job Description:

* Design Air Bearing Surface (ABS) for Mobile and Desktop hard disk drive (HDD). Provide engineering analysis on ABS/Spacing related issues.
* Add new capabilities and functions to the code as required by the technology roadmap, especially TAR, MAMR
* Interface with other groups in slider fabrication, wafer design and HDD mechanical integration to achieve required spacing control.
* Generate and Maintain Air Bearing Design code and pre/post processor code.
* Interface with other Air Bearing designers to determine and reduce model/empirical offsets.
* Generate project plans and present regular progress reports to management.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Title: HDD/Read Head Characterization Engineer, Opened: February 17, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Characterization of read head stability/reliability in QST, DET and HDD coherently to ensure drive and head product quality.
Characterization of read heads for high performance that enables high recording density and transfer of learning of downstream DET and HDD to read head design team and wafer process and integration team for optimization.

Qualifications

Candidate must have a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or others equivalent, or a Master degree with five plus years of industrial experience in magnetic materials and devices with in-depth knowledge of magnetics and statistics training. Experience and knowledge of HDD test and DET test is a plus. Candidate must be highly innovative and motivated. Strong verbal and written communications skills are required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Title: Read Head Design and Product Engineer, Opened: February 16, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Read head design and product coverage for successful product delivery and launch.
Characterization of read head for high performance that enables high recording density. Upstream data analysis of read heads to understand wafer process. Involvement in development of TMR heads and next generation read heads.
Downstream data analysis, magnetic device reliability test, and transfer of learning to read head design team and wafer process and integration team for optimization.

Qualifications

Candidate must have a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or others equivalent, or a Master degree with five plus years of industrial experience in magnetic materials and devices with in-depth knowledge of magnetics and statistics training. Candidate must be highly innovative and motivated. Strong verbal and written communications skills are required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Read Head Failure Analysis Engineer, Opened: February 16, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

HGA and slider device-level failure analysis for read heads to acquire in-depth understanding of TMR heads and next generation heads in stability and reliability that meet the technology roadmap requirements for high density recording systems.
Downstream data analysis, magnetic device reliability test, and transfer of learning to read head design team and wafer process and integration team for optimization.
Characterization of read head for high performance that enables high recording density. Upstream data analysis of read heads to understand wafer process. Involvement in development of TMR heads and next generation read heads.

Qualifications

Candidate must have a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or others equivalent, or a Master degree with five plus years of industrial experience in magnetic materials and devices with in-depth knowledge of magnetics and statistics training. Experience and knowledge of HDD test and FA is a plus. Candidate must be highly innovative and motivated. Strong verbal and written communications skills are required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Adtech Write Head Engineer, Opened: February 16, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Design write head for future generation products.
Head design, process and HDD characterization, as well as failure analysis for future products.
Lead write head design and integration effort, interact with wafer process, research, PM and HDD teams.

Qualifications

M.S. or Ph. D. in E.E. or Physics, or equivalent.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in the field of storage, magnetic recording.
Familiarity with magnetic recording head design, recording physics, perpendicular recording technology.
Experience with head design and modeling simulation.
Perpendicular recording integration experience (e.g., spin-stand/drive testing, system integration).
Knowledge on material science and wafer processing is a plus.
Familiarity with advanced disk technology (in particular, perpendicular media) is a plus.
Excellent communication/coordination skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Adtech Write Head Design and Modeling Engineer, Opened: February 16, 2012

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Design and modeling of write head for future generation products
Study dynamic behavior of recording head and interaction between head/media
Optimize head design for high area density and high data rate recording

Qualifications

M.S. or Ph. D. in E.E. or Physics, or equivalent.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in the field of storage, magnetic recording.
In-depth experience with head design and modeling simulation;
Familiarity with magnetic recording head design, recording physics, perpendicular recording technology
Knowledge on material science and wafer processing is a plus;
Familiarity with advanced disk technology (in particular, perpendicular media) is a plus;
Excellent communication/coordination skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Title: Head Program Manager, Opened: December 12, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Head Program Manager

Launch head-HDD program on schedule and volume.
Lead worldwide head team to create and execute Performance/Cost-Yield/Reliability-Quality roadmaps.
Key Interface with HDD team to review head performance, delivery plan, improvement actions and spec optimizations.
Optimize head design, head processes, testing and specifications to meet product requirements.
Identify and drive actions to improve head and HDD performance, yields and reliability
Coordinate wafer, slider & HGA starts and HDD deliveries for both development builds and head qualifications.

Qualifications

MS or Ph.D. in Physics, EE or related field
Experience in head design or technology
Program Management experience preferred
Strong communication (written, verbal) and negotiation skills
Strong leadership skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: New Product Head -HDD Characterization Engineer, Opened: December 12, 2011

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

New Product Head-HDD Characterization Engineer

* Responsible for one or more head product performance/yield/quality
* Technical interface between head teams (design, development, manufacturing, QA) and HDD business units for the designated product(s)
* Co-develop, own, & execute Head Performance/Yield-Cost/Quality-Reliability roadmaps
* Create and Support HDD yield/performance/quality improvements by wafer-through-HDD data analysis and FA to optimize head design targets, specs, testing and processes and to identify/drive other head improvement actions
* Indpendently perform technical analysis and data mining using large data sets, and make recommendation to management
* Support wafer/slider process/tooling change qualifications and the communication with the HDD customer

Qualifications

* MS or PhD in Physical Science, Engineering or Statistics
* Strong analytical skills, coding, data-mining
* Familiar with HDD testing and wafer/slider/hga processes
* Strong communication skills (verbal, written)
* Teamwork, collaboration, negotiation skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: New Product Head Characterization Engineer, Opened: December 12, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

New Product Head Characterization Engineer (Read/Write/Process)

* Responsible for one or more head product performance/yield/quality, and product launch on schedule and volume
* Co-develop, own, & execute Head Performance/Yield-Cost/Quality-Reliability roadmaps
* Create and Support Head-HDD yield/performance/quality improvements by wafer-QST-Slider-DET data analysis and FA to optimize head design targets, specs, testing and processes and to identify/drive other head improvement actions
* Collaborate actively with WW head process, design, manufacturing teams
* Indpendently perform technical analysis and data mining using large data sets, and make recommendations to management
* Support wafer/slider process/tooling change qualifications and the communication with the HDD customer

Qualifications

* MS or PhD in Physical Science, Engineering or Statistics
* Strong analytical skills, coding, data-mining
* Familiar with HDD testing and wafer/slider/hga processes
* Strong commincation skills (verbal, written)
* Strong teamwork, collaboration, negotiation skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Wet Etch/Strip/Plating Equipment Engineer, Opened: February 7, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Collect data, chart, and analyze information for equipment MTBF, MTTR and Availability improvements.
Oversee and manage the design, modification, upgrade and maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
Provide specifications to vendors for new plating & wet equipment
Keep current on equipment manufacturer's technical notices, upgrades and safety issues.
Schedule and manage equipment CIP, continuous improvement projects.
Provide technical support to equipment maintenance and other manufacturing organizations.
Define preventive maintenance procedures and schedules.
Serve as the principle contact for equipment vendors and services
Resolve line down situations and use failure analysis to investigate root causes of problems

Qualifications

Wet Etch & Strip, Plating Equipment Engineer: Advanced experience in Plating and Etch equipment maintenance such as Plating Stations, Resist Strippers, Wet Etch benches, SRD equipment, Chemical Blending, Robotic wafer handlers. Working knowledge of cathode design and functionality. Understand the chemistry and technology of electrochemical plating. Ability to read electrical and flow schematics.
Proficient in MS Windows Software (Word/Excel/Power Point), CAD or similar.
Interact well with process engineering, manufacturing and vendors. Ability to multitask projects and handle responsibilities that will affect the productivity and utilization of his/her equipment tool set with emphasis on material costs, quality and service from vendors.
B.S. in Chemical/Materials/Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering Discipline
The candidate will have a minimum of 3 years related experience in a similar function

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Adtech Head Characterization Engineer, Opened: February 7, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Adtech DET and HDD data analysis, establish component to HDD correlation
Provide feedback to Adtech team on design and yield optimization
Assist FA by providing root cause data analysis

Qualifications

M.S. or Ph. D. in E.E. or Physics, or computer science, or equivalent
Proficient at data analysis, modeling, and programming
Experience in the field of storage, magnetic recording is a plus
Excellent communication/coordination skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Vacuum Operator, Opened: February 7, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Candidate will be working in a wafer manufacturing production line. Responsible for quality, productivity, cycle time, and will be accountable for their individual results. Candidate must be able to understand and resolve various job related problems within wafer manufacturing. Have a strong understanding of SPC, process reports and procedures. Must have good communication, problem solving, computer and teamwork skills. Candidate must be flexible, able to learn fast, and run multiple tools within the cell. Candidate will work a 12 hour AWS Shift and overtime as required. The candidate will work in a class 100 cleanroom.

Qualifications

- Minimum 2 years degree.
- Minimum 3 years working experience directly in wafer related process.
- Self starter, with leadership and or technical skills in a high volume manufacturing area.
- Must be a highly motivated individual with good verbal and written communication skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Equipment Logistics Manager, Opened: February 7, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Equipmenet Logistics Manager responsibility for large Wafer Fabrication Manufacturing & Development operation. Manage up to 10 Equipment Technicians and Staff to optimize tooling, spares, shielding, parts, targets, in house rebuilds, metrology, quality, facilities and equipment metric operations. Cross-functional leadership between Manufacturing, Maintenance, Equipment/ Process Engineering, and support staff to solve support challenges. Hands on working manager. Responsible for all aspects of support staff including: hiring, goal setting and achievement, training, quality, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Minimum Associates degree, Bachelor Degree preferred. 10 years experience in a semiconductor wafer fab environment. Logistics experience required. Self starter able to lead with little supervision, ability to technically lead the team, project manage, high level of enthusiasm for efficient operation and completion of assigned tasks. LEAN/ Six Sigma experience a plus

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Wafer Line Production Supervisor, Opened: February 7, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Must have demonstrated talent as a leader. Must be able to communicate clearly and unambigiously. Must be able to set priorities and mulitplex easily. Organizational and Project Mgmt skills are a must. Engineering experience, Mfg experience, and demonstated capability are required. Vacuum, Photo litho, Test, and/or Plating experience are important qualifications.Must have good people, problem solving, leadership, SPC/Computer skills, and technically competent
Candidate must be flexible, able to learn fast, and be a Team Player
Candidate will work 12 hour AWS schedule, and overtime is required

Qualifications

Support manufacturing operations in the Wafer Fabrication line. Get results. Interface with Line Mfg and Engineering Mgmt to achieve Mfg objectives. Resolve quality, productivity, cycle time, output, product mix, and cost problems. Must be able to drive projects and grow the business system. Self starter, strong leadership skills, and experience in Wafer Mfg. is preferred. This position will have wide responsibility for achieving production goals, cycle time committments, and will be supplementing the Management Team during vacations and line absences.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Wafer Line Production Supervisor, Opened: February 7, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Must have demonstrated talent as a leader. Must be able to communicate clearly and unambigiously. Must be able to set priorities and mulitplex easily. Organizational and Project Mgmt skills are a must. Engineering experience, Mfg experience, and demonstated capability are required. Vacuum, Photo litho, Test, and/or Plating experience are important qualifications.Must have good people, problem solving, leadership, SPC/Computer skills, and technically competent
Candidate must be flexible, able to learn fast, and be a Team Player
Candidate will work 12 hour AWS schedule, and overtime is required

Qualifications

Support manufacturing operations in the Wafer Fabrication line. Get results. Interface with Line Mfg and Engineering Mgmt to achieve Mfg objectives. Resolve quality, productivity, cycle time, output, product mix, and cost problems. Must be able to drive projects and grow the business system. Self starter, strong leadership skills, and experience in Wafer Mfg. is preferred. This position will have wide responsibility for achieving production goals, cycle time committments, and will be supplementing the Management Team during vacations and line absences.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Wafer Logistics and Lean Operations Manager, Opened: February 7, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

The responsibilities of this position include Management of the San Jose Wafer Lean and Logistics Operations. It includes continued improvement activities utilizing Lean practices, cycletime reduction, tool layouts, process flows, manufacturing effeciency, tool capacity model, operations and inventory controls.

Qualifications

The person selected must have Management experience in working with the Manufacturing, Engineering and CE teams. Knowledge of the Wafer ead build process is beneficial..

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Wafer Manufacturing Industrial Engineer, Opened: February 7, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

This person will be responsible wafer manufacuting improvement activities utilizing Lean practices, cycletime reduction, tool layouts, process flows, manufacturing effeciency, tool capacity model, and inventory controls.

Qualifications

The person selected must have Wafer experience in working with the Manufacturing, Engineering, Logisitics and Facilities teams. Knowledge of the Wafer head build process is preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Parts/Purchasing Coordinator, Opened: February 7, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Respond to manufacturing time critical needs by ordering spare parts. Expedite the delivery of parts by working with Procurement and Vendor's management chain. Report on status of requested parts to manufacturing management with reliable ETA. Setup part delivery mechanisms such as counter-to-counter shipment in order to minimize tool down time. Identify OEM's and alternative suppliers for needed parts. Identify rebuild alternatives to purchasing new parts. Research catalogs in order to determine possible replacement parts. Determine replacement parts required, according to inspections of old parts, specific customer requests. Advise customers on substitution or modification of parts when identical replacements are not available. Discuss use and features of various parts, based on knowledge of machines or equipment. Communicate with customers/suppliers through a variety of means; telephone, email, fax regular mail or in person. Manage the delivery of parts from various sub-contractors and vendors. Process PO requests for purchase of parts from customers.

Qualifications

1. Experience in parts purchasing for production lines
2. Prefer someone with experience in purchasing parts for Wafer Fab
vacuum, photolithographic and wet etch/plating equipment
3. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in person and over
the phone
4. Should be able to pull/organize data (Excel/SAP) or have technically
ability to learn this quickly
5. Make spread sheets to track parts usage, service contract payments

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Metrology Process Technician, Opened: February 6, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Wafer manufacturing metrology technician responsible for implementing metrology system calibrations, recipe setup, product dispositioning, and engineering experimentation across multiple automated tool platforms in high volume manufacturing. Candidate will work closely with the metrology engineering team in support of wafer manufacturing. Position requires significant independent work with minimal supervision including nights and weekends. Activities include: Optimization of automated inspection and metrology recipes, deployment of system calibration and correlation studies, and analysis of process trends.

Qualifications

At least 2 years experience with automated metrology/inspection systems.
Self-motivated and have good skills in problem solving, data analysis, statistics, and communications.
Wafer processing experience would be helpful.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Wafer Lithography Process Technician, Opened: February 7, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

The opening is in Wafer Manufacturing Engineering Organization. Candidate will be expected to
1. Support manufacturing engineering activities in the lithography area during off hours.
2. Ability to run Canon 2X, ASML, Canon 5X and Suss toolset. Challenges include ability to align wafers, make dose corrections for CD control and overlay corrections for alignment.
3. Ability to disposition wafers and do first level of FA for non compliant wafers. Solve engineering problems as needed.
4. Ability to react to SPC events and improve SPC/APC control systems is a plus.
5. Communication skills and ability to work in a wafer fab environment is a must

Qualifications

Hands on experience in working in a wafer fab for atleast four years.
Demonstrate ability to create process recipes, run process tooling (eg. Canon, ASML) and run experiments under engineering supervision is a must.
Experience with manufacturing process control is a must.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Wafer Line Production Supervisor, Opened: February 7, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Must have demonstrated talent as a leader. Must be able to communicate clearly and unambigiously. Must be able to set priorities and mulitplex easily. Organizational and Project Mgmt skills are a must. Engineering experience, Mfg experience, and demonstated capability are required. Vacuum, Photo litho, Test, and/or Plating experience are important qualifications.Must have good people, problem solving, leadership, SPC/Computer skills, and technically competent
Candidate must be flexible, able to learn fast, and be a Team Player
Candidate will work 12 hour AWS schedule, and overtime is required

Qualifications

Support manufacturing operations in the Wafer Fabrication line. Get results. Interface with Line Mfg and Engineering Mgmt to achieve Mfg objectives. Resolve quality, productivity, cycle time, output, product mix, and cost problems. Must be able to drive projects and grow the business system. Self starter, strong leadership skills, and experience in Wafer Mfg. is preferred. This position will have wide responsibility for achieving production goals, cycle time committments, and will be supplementing the Management Team during vacations and line absences.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: MFG Yield Improvement Engineer, Opened: February 6, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Lead and drive improvements in device yield and quality in a high volume, fast paced, HDD head component factory. Establish root cause understanding of failure modes and implement practical solutions. Work cross-functionally (with downstream processes) to develop business optimized solutions. Utilize SAS and JMP for data analysis and implementation of data analysis algorithms.

This is a full time position reporting to the manager of Wafer Yield improvement.

Qualifications

•Minimum requirements include 5 years of experience in high volume manufacturing of thin film products. Ideal candidate will have manufacturing experience in HDD thin film wafer processing, understanding of backend processing, and experience in failure analysis and yield improvement.
•Demonstrated success in driving process capability and/or yield improvement in high volume manufacturing production.
•Expertise in data intensive, multi-variable, complex root cause and effect analysis and implementation of practical solutions.
•Experienced practitioner of DMAIC (Six Sigma) methodologies.
•Able to lead problem solving cross-functionally.
•Competency in SAS programming and JMP.
•Able to work independently and as part of a high energy, diverse team.
•Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Materials Lab TEM Engineer / Scientist, Re-Opened: February 2, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Primary responsibilities are to use TEM to characterize and perform failure analysis on advanced magnetic recording technology, including TMR sensors and perpendicular recording heads and media. The majority of analyses will also involve in-situ materials analysis, utilizing EDS, EELS, and EF-TEM. The acquired images, element maps, land ine scans are then processed and documented in Lotus Notes reports.
The position is located in our world-class Materials Laboratory in San Jose, California.

Qualifications

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is seeking an engineer/scientist with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) experience to join a team of talented electron microscopists who support Hitachi GST's manufacturing and development efforts in magnetic recording. Experience in energy-filtered imaging (EF-TEM), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) is preferred. Knowledge of magnetic recording devices is also desirable.

The applicant must demonstrate superior oral and written communication skills. Strong problem solving abilities and the desire to work in a team environment are essential.

Ph.D. in Materials Science or equivalent is required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Head DET Test Engineer, Opened: January 20, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

• Develop and establish spinstand testing and documentation to support magnetic recording head performance characterization for next generation products.
• Coordinate with overseas teams to implement dynamic electrical testing (DET) setup, review and summarize DET data, and feedback to the WW development team on performance/yield improvement.
• Develop advanced DET algorithm and DET data analysis protocol to define test spec and optimize overall product yield/cost.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic team player with good communication skill.
• Working/research experience with solid background in magnetic recording.
• Demonstrated problem solving skill and ability to complete project from beginning to end.
• Good understanding of statistics and ability to analyze large data sets.
• Hands-on experience with DET testers is a plus.
• Knowledge of electronic systems is a big plus.
• Instrumentation experience/skill is a plus.
• LabView programming is a plus.
• Able to travel to overseas development and MP sites in Asia.
• MS or Ph.D. in EE, physics or materials science.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Research Staff Member, Opened: November 29, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

The job opening is for a full-time Research Staff Member to conduct original research and development in the area of recording system characterization for Thermally Assisted Recording (TAR/HAMR).
Responsibilities can include:
magnetic/optical/thermal characterization of the plasmonic head and/or magnetic media using near-field and far-field techniques; characterization of the thermo-magnetic recording process using a spin stand; initiating and developing intellectual property; and publishing and presenting scientific results at conferences.

Qualifications

Minimal of Ph.D degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or closely related field.
The candidate should have demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas: novel instrumentation and experimental techniques in physical science, magnetic recording, scanned probe microscopy, plasmonics, magnetic materials, LabView, and Matlab. The candidate should have a demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership in research and strong problem-solving abilities. Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently and in a team environment are essential.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Firmware Engineer in Technology Integration, Re-opened: January 31, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Engineer will work with development engineers in Technology Integration (MI and CI) to test and implement new firmware features for manufacturing and for normal product operation, such as SER, OW measurements, FH or Touchdown measurements.

Qualifications

Engineer must be fluent in firmware code. Knowledge of HGST code is an invaluable plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: MI Integration Lead, Re-opened: January 31, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Lead daily MI integration for server drives.
Includes working with resources inside MI and outside MI to enable the succesful qualification, design and quality control of components (HGA/suspension/slider/COC/ABS and Media/Lube/COC) as well as code integration for MI (TFC FH, L/UL and Media defect management).
Attend daily test and code meeting. Lead MI HDD test qualifications and MI failure analysis. Fix MI problems as needed.

Qualifications

This position requires detailed knowledge and experience in MI / HDI tribology, HGA and Media design, testing at component and HDD level, details of HDD integration including TFC code and spacing control. Experience with programming (C, C++, TCL or other) will be helpful in this position. Theoretical understanding as well as experimental knowledge of head-disk interface physics is desired to be effective in designing and executing experiments.
Candidate should have good communications and presentation skills for regular reporting upwards to program management, and horizontal to other functions to make progress. Candidate should also be able to lead a team to execute standard HDD qualifications as well as task forces when needed.
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Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Senior Electrical Circuit-RF and Signal Integrity, Opened: January 30, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Conduct research and product design support in the areas of front-end architectures, which include electrical interconnect design, EMI analysis, read/write head design and characterization, and analog electronics and architecture. Support product groups in research and prototyping of front-end architectures and the read/write transducer. Advise product groups in determining future front-end architectures and read/write transducer characterizations and filtering designs.

• Research in high-speed and low-power front-end system electronic architectures.
• Characterize:
o RF amplifiers and electrical interconnect.
o EMI and design of disk drive enclosures and systems for RF immunity.
o RF systems utilizing RF instrumentation such as network and spectrum analyzers.
• Design utilizing RF simulation techniques/tools.
• EMC review and design of electronic systems
• Create new intellectual property (patents) and/or generate publications.
• Work as part of a Advanced Technology team to develop new concepts and ideas, implement them, and transfer the results to product development.

Qualifications

• MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field experience.
• Demonstrated ability to perform very high quality original research in one or more of the areas listed above.
• Ability to work as part of a team and develop strong collaborative relationships with other parts of the Hitachi Research and Development organizations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Magnetic Head Nano Fabrication Research Engineer, Opened: November 29, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Position for engineer to work in the Nanofabrication and Advanced Head Research group at the Hitachi GST San Jose Research Center. Candidate will take a leadership position in processing technology for building next generation magnetic recording heads. Position will involve working with design team and other members of process team to invent and build magnetic heads. Experience with building fully integrated magnetic heads is a plus. Basic understanding of the physics of magnetic recording heads is an important attribute. Teamwork skills are critical to interface with rest of multi-disciplinary group.

Qualifications

•MS / PhD in Engineering, Chemistry, or Physics
•Experience in developing novel nanofabrication concepts and integrating them in fully functional devices
•Experience in magnetic head process technology

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Spacing Engineer, Opened: January 16, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Responsibilities: Interface between Head and HDD teams to provide product support on all matters relating to head spacing improvement and qualification. Work with and drive head development, slider fab development, as well as HGA development teams to implement technologies and designs that minimize reader and writer spacing while maintaining reliability requirements.

Qualifications

Qualifications: Experience in disk drive industry especially in head disk interface spacing and reliability, understanding the role of head TFC heater designs, location, and materials properties on the shape and performance. Ability to work cross-functionally is a must. Knowledge of various methodology, e.g., Guzik, Dynamic Protrusion Tester, Wyko, LDV, etc., to characterize geometry and dynamic behavior of heads, as well as various head processes and their impact on performance and reliability is a plus.
Degree: BS/MS Physics or Engineering Sciences

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Contract Firmware Engineer - (Temporary), Opened: October 19, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

As an integral member of our Security Firmware Team you hold a special place within the Enterprise Products Firmware Group. Responsibilities include working in a multidisciplinary field with team leads and experienced engineers to develop software security features for new products and maintaining/optimizing/customizing existing security code for major customers. This position will demand close collaboration with the Core System Engineering teams.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to interface within the team, outside the team across various disciplines, and across multiple sites. The successful candidate will work in a small, fast moving, multi-site team so strong teamwork and proactive communication are fundamental to success.

Qualifications

-Strong software development skills in C++, with system emphasis; TCL a plus.
-Good knowledge of software architecture and OOP principles.
-Ability to design and develop clean, readable, modular software.
-Excellent debugging skills.
-Ability to work independently and meet schedules.
-Knowledge of lab equipment, such as ICEs and protocol analyzers to aid in problem identification and analysis. Familiarity with SAS and SATA HDD/SSD is a plus.

-MSCS/MSCE preferred. Recent graduates welcome. Minimum required education level is Bachelor's Degree.

PRINCIPALS ONLY PLEASE.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Firmware Test/Tools Engineer - (Co-Op), Opened: September 19, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

This is a Coop position in the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Firmware test/ tools development team testing customer requested code features/ functions on the next generation Server class/ consumer electronic storage products. Responsible for creating and executing firmware/software development tests for Enterprise HDD's or consumer storage devices. This includes configuring hardware test environments and writing/ debugging test cases to simulate the operating environment, supporting existing tools, exploring/ creating/ maintaining supplier relationships, and creating. cataloging, and maintaining new tools for future development. Most tools are PC based and written in C or TCL. The primary development environment is Windows with some Linux. Knowledge of software development tools, lab debug tools (logic analyzers, bus analyzers, and scopes), device drivers, and SCSI/ FCAL/ SAS/ SATA interfaces is a plus.

The successful candidate will work in a small, fast moving, multi-site team so strong teamwork and proactive communication are fundamental to success. A structured code development process will be used to create and verify firmware designs based on internal and external inputs. Initial tasks would include working with code developers to create test cases and platforms for automated design verification, learning debugging skills, trap code writing and other problem isolation techniques. This experience will help in understanding our different host interfaces, code architecture, and firmware library structures.

Qualifications

Junior or Senior in the following majors: BSEE, BSCE, or BSCS
Software development background proficient in C/C , TCL knowledge a plus
Knowledge of test equipment suppliers, set-up, and test case writing and debugging skills preferred
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to solve problems quickly and make strong individual contributions while working on a small fast moving team
Experience developing device drivers, middleware, or applications for Windows/ Linux a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Firmware Test/Tools Engineer - (Co-Op), Opened, September 19, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

This is a Coop position in the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Firmware test/ tools development team testing customer requested code features/ functions on the next generation Server class/ consumer electronic storage products. Responsible for creating and executing firmware/software development tests for Enterprise HDD's or consumer storage devices. This includes configuring hardware test environments and writing/ debugging test cases to simulate the operating environment, supporting existing tools, exploring/ creating/ maintaining supplier relationships, and creating. cataloging, and maintaining new tools for future development. Most tools are PC based and written in C or TCL. The primary development environment is Windows with some Linux. Knowledge of software development tools, lab debug tools (logic analyzers, bus analyzers, and scopes), device drivers, and SCSI/ FCAL/ SAS/ SATA interfaces is a plus.

The successful candidate will work in a small, fast moving, multi-site team so strong teamwork and proactive communication are fundamental to success. A structured code development process will be used to create and verify firmware designs based on internal and external inputs. Initial tasks would include working with code developers to create test cases and platforms for automated design verification, learning debugging skills, trap code writing and other problem isolation techniques. This experience will help in understanding our different host interfaces, code architecture, and firmware library structures.

Qualifications

Junior or Senior in the following majors: BSEE, BSCE, or BSCS
Software development background proficient in C/C , TCL knowledge a plus
Knowledge of test equipment suppliers, set-up, and test case writing and debugging skills preferred
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to solve problems quickly and make strong individual contributions while working on a small fast moving team
Experience developing device drivers, middleware, or applications for Windows/ Linux a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: HDD Data Analyst / Sustaining Engineer, Opened: November 1, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Provide technical support and leadership in the analysis of manufacturing and drive log data for Enterprise Hard Disk Drive Sustaining Engineering group to improve reliability and yields, reduce costs, and to support volume ramp of new Enterprise class products. The candidate will work with multiple data systems and with various teams to analyze data to isolate root cause and identify new screening methods to improve quality and yields. They will also do analyses to help make technical judgements on qualification results. Responsible for preparing concise summary presentations and communicating results to global teams. Limited travel required.

Qualifications

REQUIRED: Data analysis skills and the ability to apply these skills to manipulate and analyze large sets of manufacturing data; Strong verbal and written communication skills; Statistical analysis; Project Management; Ability to organize information to solve real world problems

DESIRED: Knowledge of hard disk drive system integration and testing; Data mining experience; Working knowledge of some of the following: SAS / JUMP / Clementine / DB2 / Minitab / PERL / Matlab; Work experience in a manufacturing environment

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Program  Manager, Opened: December 9, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

The Program Manager is responsible for the development of Future Hard Disk Drives. The Program Manager is responsible for leading the world wide team in defining the product, schedule and business objectives; interacting with Sr. Executive Management to update them on program status and conducting all checkpoint reviews; and resolving cross functional issues that may delay the program. The job requires strong leadership and interpersonal skills to lead the various functions through the development and launch process.

Qualifications

The Program Management position requires strong project management experience leading a cross functional team through the development and launch of a new hard disk drive product. Managing an international team is preferred as development and launch involves teams from Asia and the US. Also required is a strong working understanding of all the technology used in hard disk drives with development experience preferred in one or more specific technologies utilized in HDD's. Critical skills required include project management, engineering skills, leadership, basic business concepts and excellent communication. Proficiency in MS Project Manager, MS Office, Lotus Notes required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Electrical Failure Analysis & Integration for HDD, Opened: December 9, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Responsible for electrical failure analysis support of HDD products during development and launch of new products. Failure analysis includes both electronics and magnetics. Also involved in yield improvement activities related to MFG test failures.

Qualifications

Minimum 4 year degree in Electrical Engineering or Magnetics. Minimum 10 years experience in HDD development environment. Failure analysis background is beneficial.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Lead Hard Disk Drive Integration Engineer, Opened 12/09/2011

Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

The lead integration engineer is responsible for coordinating activities for a multi-functional team to deliver a hard disk drive product. The activities include MFG yield, MFG test time, Test process implementation and new code introduction. The person must have good organizational skills and communication skills. Failure analysis skills are a plus.

Qualifications

Must have at least a 4 year degree and 5 years of work experience in hard disk drive integration and leadership roles. Need to have at least 2 years of disk drive integration experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Nano Fabrication Intern Engineer (Temporary), Revised January 18, 2012 

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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.

The Hitachi GST San Jose Research Center is a world –class research laboratory located in San Jose, California. Research activities at the lab focus on all aspects of information storage and storage architecture. The lab houses roughly 100 research employees, most of whom have PhDs in engineering, physics or related disciplines.

We are inviting applications for a position in the Advanced Processing and Nanostructures group, where our mission is to invent and develop new materials, processes, and designs for advanced magnetic recording heads, patterned media, and other nano-devices. We have the capabilities of a fully functional cleanroom with state of the art equipment and support staff.

The position is for a supplemental engineer to work on projects related to electrodeposition of novel materials and their integration into new devices or media. The position would involve working on developing new electrodeposited materials/processes and characterization of the materials. Communication skills are critical to interface with rest of multi-disciplinary group.

Background

· BS/MS in Engineering or Chemistry.

· Experience in working with chemicals and chemical laboratory equipment.

· Experience with electrochemistry and surface science is a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Electrical Facilities Engineer, Opened January 10, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Site Electrical System Engineer's responsibilities are to provide assistance with high voltage power system supplying this high tech manufacturing site and YB Research Center. Provide strategic planning for all electrical system and the 50MW generator. It is part of the engineer's responsibility to support and trouble shoot building systems issues. Suggest and evaluate ideas to conserve energy. Assist end users on project planning and perform engineering feasibility study and cost analysis for assigned projects. Perform design work on small electrical related projects, cost estimating and scheduling.
Interface with utilities companies on utilities issues and energy conservation activities. Design and implement energy management program focused on conservation and expense reduction.
Collect energy usage data and prepare energy summary report on monthly basis.

Qualifications

BS or higher in an accredited engineering school.
Minimum 10 years of experience with facilities rearrangement projects in high tech industrial. Knowledge of high voltage is required. Good written and oral communication skill. Able to design, project cost estimate, and manage construction activities as well as energy conservation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Software Engineer - Servo Firmware & Tools, Opened January 10, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Develop and maintain servo system tools & firmware for hard disk drives. Develop bench-level system test application & analysis programs. Programming in Windows &/or Linux environments. Servo system test, data mining, data reduction & analysis, first-level failure analysis. Applicant is expected to contribute to test application tools development, deployment, automation and maintenance. Contribute to servo system related firmware integration, manufacturing process development, and failure analysis activities. Ability to work & communicate effectively with remote & geographically distributed teams is a requirement.

Qualifications

Qualifications include knowledge of C/C++, complex data structures, object-oriented programming concepts, embedded systems software, familiarity with assembly language programming & ARM. Knowledge of Windows & Linux OS, COM, CORBA a plus. Additional applicable skills and/or languages include knowledge of Matlab, Tcl/Tk, XML, Perl. Experience with storage peripherals, embedded systems and/or test automation is considered to be a plus. Direct industry experience preferred. Graduate Degree CS, EE or Computer Engineering plus 5 yrs. experience, BS + 10 yrs., or equivalent preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Scientific Equipment Support Engineer, Opened December 8, 2010

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Lead engineering and maintenance support for several state-of-the-art thin film metrology and magnetometry tools. Hardware support as well as involvement in the design, procurement and installation of new equipment for characterization of thin film materials for future disk drive technologies. This job emphasizes data aquisition and analysis skills to support scientist in the design and evaluation of experiments. The candidate will work in an innovative research environment and is expected to be a good team player and collaborate across various functional research and development groups.

Qualifications

Five to ten years experience in the area of vacuum & electronic equipment maintenance and support. Basic familiarity with state-of-the-art magnetic thin film metrology & characterization equipment, such as AFM, MFM, SQUID & VSM magnetometers, SEM etc. Equipment engineering and basic data analysis skills. Good communication skills and ability to multitask and successfully work within a large team of scientists from around the world.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: A/R Credit & Collections, Opened December 27, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Responsible for supporting the N.A. credit and AR collections team on the SAP system. Duties include running A/R reports, sending invoices to external customers, customer collection calls, file maintenance transactions in SAP, filing.

Qualifications

Must be able to type at least 50 WPM and have working knowledge of SAP system. Must understand AR collections process. Must be able to multi-task, and person must be organized and very thorough. Must learn tasks quickly and perform with minimal direction.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Job Title: Manufacturing Wafer Lead/Cell Director, Opened November 16, 2011

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Candidate will be responsible for giving instructions/direction within the established process. Responsible for quality, productivity, cycle time, and accountable for individual/team results. Understand and resolve various job related problems within wafer manufacturing. Understanding of SPC, process reports, procedures, and provide practical assistance. Must have good communication, problem solving, computer and teamwork skills. Candidate must be flexible, able to learn fast, and coordinate training within the cell. Candidate will spend 90 percent of the time working within cell however, is expected to communicate daily activities in crossover meetings. Candidate will work a 12 hour AWS Shift and overtime as required. The candidate will work in a class 100 cleanroom.

Qualifications

- Minimum 10 years working experience directly in wafer related process area in a clean room environment.
- Self starter, with strong leadership skills that has worked in a high volume manufacturing area.
- Highly motivated individuals with good verbal and written communication skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Work with self-assembly and nanofabrication team to define requirements and identify sources for block copolymer materials suitable for directed self-assembly of master patterns for patterned media. Demonstrate directed self-assembly meeting pattern requirements for sub-15nm critical dimensions, tight feature uniformity, and low defectivity over full disk areas with circularly symmetric patterns. Optimize materials and integrated processes for successful pattern transfer to topographic master templates.

Qualifications

Either Ph.D. or combination of M.S. plus several years laboratory experience in the the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, physics, applied physics, or electrical engineering, with emphasis on directed self-assembly and nanofabrication in the sub-25 nm feature size regime. Particular skills of interest include directed self-assembly of block copolymers with chemical contrast guiding patterns, reactive ion etching, atomic layer deposition, spacer-based or other methods of line doubling (pitch division), and metrology of nm-scale features.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Successful applicant will participate in the research and development of new recording media for high density perpendicular recording. Activities may include reduction of grain size, improvement of crystallographic texture, improvement of grain size distributions, and optimization of magnetic properties. These will be explored through the use of novel media deposition and nucleation strategies and will require use of advanced structural and magnetic characterization techniques.

Qualifications

PhD in Physics, Materials Science or a related field. Postdoc experience is desirable, but not required. Knowledge of some combination of thin film growth, sputtering, magnetic materials, magnetism, magnetic characterization, x-ray diffraction, TEM, SEM, AFM, MFM, or recording physics is desirable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Equipment Engineering responsibility for large Wafer Fabrication Manufacturing & Development operation. Manage up to10 Equipment Engineers, Technicians, and Staff to optimize tool Availability, MTBF, MTTR, Cost, Quality, and Next Generation technology. Cross-functional leadership between Manufacturing, Maintenance, Process Engineering, and support staff to solve tooling challenges. Hands on tool root cause, corrective, and preventative actions implementation. Responsible for all aspects Equipment Engineering staff including: hiring, goal setting and achievement, training, quality, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

Job Requirements Bachelors degree in physical science, 10 years as Equipment Engineer, plus 5 years experience as an Vacuum Equipment Engineering Manager in a semiconductor wafer fab environment. Experience in the following tool sets: Veeco PVD/IBE/IBD, Anelva PVD, Plasma-Therm RIE, Comptech PVD, Self starter able to lead with little supervision, ability to technically lead the team, project manage, high level of enthusiasm for efficient operation and completion of assigned tasks. LEAN experience a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

• Primary responsibilities will be to design and support process Firmware for upcoming new technology.
o Participate in product staging and technology firmware development and support
o Algorithm design/development (SMR/DFT/VRRO/TAM/etc...) working with research and system architecture teams
o Mentor and potentially lead sub-project for technology development, working closely with other functional team members

Qualifications

The qualified candidate will possess the following:
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineer, Electrical Engineering, and/or related field; MS preferred
• Minimum 8+ years' experience in real-time embedded systems firmware development with at least 4+ years of disk drive firmware development
• Working knowledge in embedded system & channel technology
• Working knowledge in HDD system firmware (data path; from host interface to disk r/w code)
• Leading-edge SoC & ARM working knowledge is a must
• Sound SW Engineering concept/methodology (process)
• C/C++ and Assembly programming skills + OOD/OOP
• In-depth working knowledge of firmware development and debugging tools
• Ability to work independently as a self starter as well as with a team
• Good oral and written skill (presentation and documentation)
• Ability to multi-task effectively under considerable pressure of deadlines and be easily adaptable/flexible within a fast-paced environment.
• Must be open to domestic and/or international travel for technical consultation/presentation/support
• SATA/SAS interface firmware development background a plus
• Working knowledge in SMR, Distriuted Test is a plus

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Responsibilities will include:
• Primary responsibilities will be to design and support process Firmware for upcoming new technology.
o Participate in product staging and technology firmware development and support
o Algorithm design/development (SMR/DFT/VRRO/TAM/etc...) working with research and system architecture teams
o Mentor and potentially lead sub-project for technology development, working closely with other functional team members

Qualifications

The qualified candidate will possess the following:
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineer, Electrical Engineering, and/or related field; MS preferred
• Minimum 8+ years' experience in real-time embedded systems firmware development with at least 4+ years of disk drive firmware development
• Working knowledge in embedded system & channel technology
• Working knowledge in HDD system firmware (data path; from host interface to disk r/w code)
• Leading-edge SoC & ARM working knowledge is a must
• Sound SW Engineering concept/methodology (process)
• C/C++ and Assembly programming skills + OOD/OOP
• In-depth working knowledge of firmware development and debugging tools
• Ability to work independently as a self starter as well as with a team
• Good oral and written skill (presentation and documentation)
• Ability to multi-task effectively under considerable pressure of deadlines and be easily adaptable/flexible within a fast-paced environment.
• Must be open to domestic and/or international travel for technical consultation/presentation/support
• SATA/SAS interface firmware development background a plus
• Working knowledge in SMR, Distriuted Test is a plus

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

• Develop and conduct HDD and component level tribology tests to evaluate head and media tribology properties, design the head-disk interface for future disk products, work with manufacturing lines and HDD teams, and provide fast feedback and solution on any tribology issue.
• Understand the tribology impact of advanced flying height control technology on HDD reliability and develop new test methodologies to address reliability concerns for next generation HDD products development.
• Perform continual improvement of HDD products' mechanical and magnetic reliability.
• Drive 1st and 2nd level failure analysis for suspected head / disk interface related HDD failures.
• Develop design changes or corrective action for head ABS, slider or media designs based on results of HDD or component failure analysis.

Qualifications

1. Strong project management skills.
2. Strong communication skills, including project status communications to upper management.
3. Familiarity with slider Air bearing modeling and Optimization. Understanding of ABS design parameters and tradeoffs.
4. Head Thermal Flying Height Control and associated calibration and control methodologies.
5. HDD head and media tribology testing, both at component level and HDD level.
6. Familiarity with HDD failure analysis from first level electrical to tear down analysis including disk OSA.
7. Familiarity with materials analysis and analytical techniques. (SEM, FTIR, Raman, TOF-SIMS, etc).
8. HDD related programming and software development skills and statistics. (Matlab, etc)

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

An Engineer in Product Support will work with the customer account and product development organizations to understand customer qualification requirements, educate customers on technical aspects of the product (including conducting product design reviews with customers and explaining the failure analysis and corrective actions for any customer qualification incidents), and remove any roadblocks to customer qualifications.

Major areas of responsibility include:
• Provide overall technical expertise on newly developed disk drive products.
• Respond to Customer requests for detailed technical information on disk drive products.
• Support program updates on product technical status and schedule changes.
• Removing roadblocks for timely qualification of disk drive products at specified Customers.
• Conduct Concept Reviews and Design Reviews on new disk drive products.
• Resolve customer concerns such as qualification test failures, failure analysis on return drives, Performance errata, white papers, sample requests and all program/technical questions for current and future products.

Qualifications

A Product Support Engineer must have a solid technical understanding of the design and operation of all aspects of a disk drive; be familiar with the disk drive development, manufacturing, and quality assurance processes; and have excellent communication, customer interface, and negotiation skills.

• Broad knowledge and experience in: Disk Drive operations
• Above average skills in: attention to detail and follow-through techniques
• Excellent skills in: Critical thinking / technical expertise
• Demonstrated ability to: negotiate timelines, specs and results while at all times making the customer feel appreciated
• Demonstrated ability to: communicate with a broad base of individuals
• Demonstrated ability to: problem solve to an agreeable result
• General knowledge of: product development, manufacturing, and quality processes
• Experience in: Analysis of customer specifications to match disk drive products

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

As an integral member of our Security Firmware Team you hold a special place within the Enterprise Products Firmware Group. Responsibilities include working in a multidisciplinary field with team leads and experienced engineers to develop software security features for new products and maintaining/optimizing/customizing existing security code for major customers. This position will demand close collaboration with the Core System Engineering teams.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to interface within the team, outside the team across various disciplines, and across multiple sites. The successful candidate will work in a small, fast moving, multi-site team so strong teamwork and proactive communication are fundamental to success.

Qualifications

-Strong software development skills in C++, with system emphasis; TCL a plus.
-Good knowledge of software architecture and OOP principles.
-Ability to design and develop clean, readable, modular software.
-Excellent debugging skills.
-Ability to work independently and meet schedules.
-Knowledge of the following is desirable: cryptography, TCG Enterprise, TCG Opal, FIPS 140-2, Microsoft eDrive, IEEE 1667, and embedded real-time software development.
-Knowledge of lab equipment, such as ICEs and protocol analyzers to aid in problem identification and analysis. Familiarity with SAS and SATA HDD/SSD is a plus.

MSCS/MSCE preferred. Recent graduates welcome. Minimum required education level is Bachelor's Degree.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

Details:

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
As an integral member of our Security Firmware Team you hold a special place within the Enterprise Products Firmware Group. Responsibilities include working in a multidisciplinary field with team leads and experienced engineers to develop software security features for new products and maintaining/optimizing/customizing existing security code for major customers. This position will demand close collaboration with the Core System Engineering teams.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to interface within the team, outside the team across various disciplines, and across multiple sites. The successful candidate will work in a small, fast moving, multi-site team so strong teamwork and proactive communication are fundamental to success.

Qualifications
-Strong software development skills in C++, with system emphasis; TCL a plus.
-Good knowledge of software architecture and OOP principles.
-Ability to design and develop clean, readable, modular software.
-Excellent debugging skills.
-Ability to work independently and meet schedules.
-Knowledge of the following is desirable: cryptography, TCG Enterprise, TCG Opal, FIPS 140-2, Microsoft eDrive, IEEE 1667, and embedded real-time software development.
-Knowledge of lab equipment, such as ICEs and protocol analyzers to aid in problem identification and analysis. Familiarity with SAS and SATA HDD/SSD is a plus.

-MSCS/MSCE preferred. Recent graduates welcome. Minimum required education level is Bachelor's Degree.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

Details:

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
The Quality Engineer will be responsible for managing the development and volume manufacturing aspects of Branded Products quality. This position will include ownership of: product quality monitoring, managing and driving product quality projects, developing and documenting supplier and warranty quality procedures, test processes, and qualification requirements, investigating field problems, working with contract manufacturers, product support teams, third party testing organizations, and selected customers. You will communicate effectively with management and team members, and provide meaningful insight to resolving quality issues. This position reports directly to the BBG Quality Manager.

Responsibilities include:
• Management of product quality issues during development and volume manufacturing.
• Support Customer Service on product issues, escalations, and field actions.
• Generate regular product health status reports and lead quality improvement actions.
• Enact product stop-shipments, when applicable, and drive resolution.
• Address issues quickly, provide thorough documentation of quality issues and actions.
• Conduct root cause failure analysis on development/field/warranty issues, interface with Engineering and Suppliers on issue details and resolution.
• Define and develop product qualification requirements, test instructions, and test tools.
• Acting as an integral part of the product development core team.
• Manage supplier quality activities.
• Quality report card/QBR process.
• Supplier audit processes and issue/corrective action management.
• Incoming and Outgoing quality procedures, quality levels, and inspection plans.
• On-going process improvements.
• Solving problems utilizing classical and experimental quality methods.
• Statistical analysis, acceptance sampling, measurement systems.
• Design of experiments, reliability analysis, risk analysis.
• Fault Tree, FMEA, DFQ techniques.
• Use of systematic and data-driven methodologies.
• International travel is required with occasional extended visits.

*Qualifications
• MSME/EE/IE or equivalent with 7+ years related quality experience in product manufacturing or development, preferably of consumer products; prior management experience preferred.
• Knowledge of field management, returns, and warranty processes are a must.
• Project management, contract manufacturing, and process management experience.
• Broad software knowledge (both test/programming/scripting related and business standard programs); Software QA and development skills are a plus.
• Familiarity with electronic assemblies, PCB fabrication, and SMT processes.
• Able to breakdown complex problems into manageable projects; can create logical plans and schedules for themselves and others in the team to achieve the organizations goals.
• Effective at multi-tasking, exceptional organization and time management skills, self-motivated; shows patience, confidence, and composure.
• Proven problem-solving skills, experienced in: reliability methods, statistical process control, and quality measurement methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; Mandarin language is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to win respect and influence across all levels of the organization.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

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Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Responsibilities/Description:

Perform research activities in the area of hard-disk drive servo and mechanical system. Develop new servo/mechanical solutions for future magnetic recording technologies, such as Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording and Bit Pattern Media, and demonstrate their performances by experiments. Work with product development team and offer deep understanding and provide solutions for their problems.

Qualifications:

Hard-disk drive R&D experience strongly preferred, but not required. Ph.D. or equivalent in EE, ME, or closely related field. Required: Hands-on servo / mechanical experiment and measurement (LDV, accelerometer, spectrum / dynamic analyzer). Strongly preferred: Experience with FEM tools (ANSYS), CAD tools (Solid works, AutoCAD, CATIA), analytical tools (MatLab, SimuLink).

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hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

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Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Responsibilities/Description:

This job will focus on high quality pattern transfer of extremely small features (10-20 nm full pitch) via reactive ion etching (RIE) and related methods. Patterns will be generated by a combination of e-beam lithography, directed self-assembly of block copolymers, and nanoimprint lithography. The goal is to develop techniques with excellent uniformity and low defect rates over large areas (~100 mm diameter area). Successful applicant will join a small team of highly experienced nanofabrication experts on the cutting edge of small feature sizes.

Qualifications:

Ph.D. in electrical engineering, chemical engineering, physics, chemistry, materials science or related fields, with emphasis on nanofabrication. Industry or national lab experience is valuable, but not absolutely required, provided the applicant has performed thesis-related work in nanofabrication with great distinction.

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Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Responsibilities/Description:

Job opening is for a scientist with PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with a proven  publication track record and implementation experience in embedded systems, microcontroller/FPGA prototyping and device drivers and kernel level programming. Ideal candidate would work on conceiving, prototyping and guiding development of new storage and computing related projects and ideas, as well as writing invention disclosures and academic publications.           

Qualifications

a. Years of experience: 5+, including graduate school

b. Education level: PhD or MSc

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Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Responsibilities:

Design, develop, characterize (structural and magnetic ally) of recording media for future disk drive technologies. This job emphasizes new media architectures and understanding of the complexity and functionality of media in various recording environments including advanced continuous, thermal assist and patterned media recording. The candidate will work in an innovative research environment and is expected to collaborate across various functional research and development groups

Qualifications:

Professional: PhD in Materials Science or Physics with strong background in deposition, structural and magnetic characterization of thin magnetic films. Hands-on experience and familiarity with state-of-the-art media deposition equipment. 2+ years of post-graduate experience in magnetic thin films and a demonstrated strong record of journal publications are highly desirable

Education:

K Doctorate (professional)

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hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

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Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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The job opening is for a full-time Research Staff Member to conduct original research and development in the area of Thermally Assisted Magnetic Recording (TAR) head and media characterization. Responsibilities can include: magnetic/optical/thermal characterization of the plasmonic head and/or magnetic media using near-field and far-field techniques; characterization of the thermo-magnetic recording process using a spin stand; initiating and developing intellectual property; and publishing and presenting scientific results at conferences.

Qualifications:

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Responsibilities

 As an integral member of our Security Firmware Team you hold a special place within the Enterprise Products Firmware Group.  Responsibilities include working in a multidisciplinary field with team leads and experienced engineers to develop software security features for new products and maintaining/optimizing/customizing existing security code for major customers.  This position will demand close collaboration with the Core System Engineering teams.

 Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to interface within the team, outside the team across various disciplines, and across multiple sites. The successful candidate will work in a small, fast moving, multi-site team so strong teamwork and proactive communication are fundamental to success.

 Requirements

• Strong software development skills in C++, with system emphasis; TCL a plus.
• Good knowledge of software architecture and OOP principles.
• Ability to design and develop clean, readable, modular software.
• Excellent debugging skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet schedules.
• Knowledge of the following is desirable: cryptography, TCG Enterprise, TCG Opal, FIPS 140-2, Microsoft eDrive, IEEE 1667, and embedded real-time software development.
• Knowledge of lab equipment, such as ICEs and protocol analyzers to aid in problem identification and analysis. Familiarity with SAS and SATA HDD/SSD is a plus.
• MSCS/MSCE preferred.  Recent graduates welcome. Minimum required education level is Bachelor's Degree.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

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hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

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Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Job Title: IBE and RIE Integration Engineer, Re-opened: January 23, 2012

Company Statement

As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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

Integration of Thin Film Head Ion Mill and Reactive Ion Etch processes for Tapered Write Pole and Write Gap and Narrow Trackwidth Reader.
Responsibilities will include
1. Novel processes for advanced Writer and Reader.
2. Robust process routings to prevent defects.
3. Aggressive experiment management and wafer tracking.
4. Prompt defect Failure Analysis and resolution.
5. Comprehensive readiness reviews with FMEA and tolerance studies.

Qualifications

Job Requirements
1. PhD. degree in physical science or engineering.
2. Minimum of 3 years of Wafer Process experience and experience in Thin Film Heads is a plus.
3. Good verbal and written communication skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Yerba Buena - San Jose, CA

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Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.

We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, 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
Write code for HDD control and testing during manufacturing.
Code requests come from the engineering team inside our group.
Candidate will also be expected to debug, test and interpret results for better integration, increased robustness of the tests, and faster turnaround of test code

Qualifications
Programming skills in C++ to write firmware special and manufacturing commands and test code.
Programming skills in TCL and Perl.
Datamining and Data analysis skills and/or capability to support SQL database structure for datamining are a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 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 Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.

Contact:

hgstcareers@hitachigst.com

Location:

Great Oaks - San Jose, CA

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