Western Digital: Staff Mechanical Failure Analysis Engineer - HDD — Shanghai, Shanghai, China

About Western Digital

Western Digital develops and manufactures data-storage technology for data centres, cloud platforms and enterprise infrastructure. Its employer introduction connects this work with the need to retain, manage and access information generated by digital systems and AI applications. The business brings engineering and manufacturing together around the physical systems behind data storage. Its described purpose is to make growing volumes of information available over time, supporting the infrastructure on which other digital services depend.

The position and its setting

Western Digital lists Staff Mechanical Failure Analysis Engineer - HDD in Shanghai, Shanghai, China, under reference REF34850E. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 21 October 2026
• Brands: Western Digital
• Business Function: Failure Analysis
• Work Location: Shanghai Pudong Office

Responsibilities and work described

• ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• HDD Teardown FA all customers from China
• Owning of the mechanical failure analysis process and equipment
• Documentation of all observations and conclusions through images, teardown analysis and possible cause of failure
• Discussing the FA findings and communicating the next course of analysis
• General housekeeping, including maintenance logs and calibration schedule for all lab equipment
• Delivery: effective information on tool or process improvements related to FA

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Interact across all levels of the organization
• EDUCATION:
• 2-5 years of experience in hard disk drive or related industry
• Written and verbal English communication skills
• Hands-on individual who enjoys lab work and performs analysis using high-power microscopes and precision equipment
• Basic knowledge of hard disk drive and head/disk interface
• Familiarity: analytical techniques: Raman, FTIR, SEM, and TOF-SIMS
• Familiarity: electrical failure analysis methodology and interpretation of findings
• Data analytical skills

Education and qualification routes

• Degree / qualification: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (preferred), Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Employer details to confirm

• The employer’s seniority category and its stated experience requirements do not agree. Follow the role-specific requirements above rather than assuming this is a fresher opening.

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Western Digital

Applications follow the official employer page linked below. The source includes these application-specific points:

Open the official Western Digital posting below and match the title and reference REF34850E.

Compare your qualifications and experience with the essential conditions for the Shanghai, Shanghai, China position, then read the preferred criteria separately.

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• Accommodation requests: jobs.accommodations@wdc.com
• Employer states that applications and employment offers do not require payment

Practical preparation: process improvement

For process-improvement work, explain the starting problem and the evidence that guided the change. Describe what you altered, how the result was checked and whether the improvement was sustained.

Relevant skills

• process improvement
• maintenance
• housekeeping
• data analysis
• electrical engineering
• mechanical engineering
• communication