As a System Characterization engineer, you will join the team responsible for the characterization of customer systems within the quality organization. A key aspect of this role is the identification of dynamics and vibration of customer systems that contribute to loss of performance and reliability, using measured results to formulate solutions for both internal and external customers. This role works closely with China‑based customers to ensure successful HDD qualification, debug complex system‑level issues, and drive improvements into product design and validation.
- Support system characterization team through detailed review of drive log to identify causes of failures and related drive problems on customer and qualification drives. Use log data and UECs to correlate to loss of performance or latency.
- Review and analyze Manufacturing data to establish a baseline for drives used in system characterization.
- Using system characterization results, collaborate with Engineering, manufacturing, and product teams to identify potential product improvements through tradeoffs with the engineering, manufacturing, and customer support teams.
- Understand new features impacting performance metrics such as command throughput and latency; develop associated failure analysis tools, processes, and documentation.
- Pro-actively engage with subject matter experts in Engineering (servo, mechanical, RSS), Customer Technical Support and Quality teams on customer and qualification issues and during cross-functional failure analysis task forces.
- Summarize findings and present information, ideas, and your perspective to peers, team members, and managers.
- Develop, improve, and document analysis, procedures, tool, and process improvements to expedite future characterization of systems.
- Travel within China and occasional international travel may be required to support customer engagements and joint investigations.