Senior Development Engineer - Early Career

About our group:

We are seeking to fill an engineering position on the reader process development team. Our team’s mission is to develop new processes and evaluate new materials for state-of-the-art thin film magnetic recording head technology. Specifically, the design and development of novel read transducers within the thin film recording head, utilizing many of the same techniques and methodologies employed in nanoscale semiconductor manufacturing.

About the role - you will:

• Develop new best in class vacuum deposition, plasma etch, and ion mill processes for future transducer designs
• Evaluate and optimize new magnetic and dielectric materials
• Provide support for the reader development team on critical processes
• Maintain baseline processes for our latest designs
• Investigation of root cause process failure
• Design and coordinate critical experiments and provide in depth data analysis.

About you:

• Work effectively within both small and large teams, while taking initiative and executing on independent tasks to generate results
• Familiarity and experience with thin film dielectric processing and characterization is critical
• Talented engineer with a broad engineering background, a deeper understanding of vacuum deposition and etch processing
• Learn quickly and adapt to changing priorities
• Communication of results and issues effectively within our team, as well as collaborating well with other support, process and design groups is particularly important

Your experience includes:

• Experience in thin film vacuum deposition, plasma etch, and/or ion mill.
• Previous experience with the characterization and development of magnetic and/or dielectric materials, especially for nano-scale devices
• Because the device utilizes multiple magnetic elements for sensor activation and stabilization, it is greatly desired that the candidate has some familiarity or background in magnetics and/or magnetic materials though no previous experience in magnetic recording technology is required
• PhD degree in engineering related field (i.e. Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Computer Engineering, Materials, Physics, or Information Technology)

Location:

Our Normandale campus spans two suburbs, Edina and Bloomington, and serves as the Recording Head development and manufacturing arm of Seagate. Located in the heart of a bustling community, Seagate offers an on-site café, or if you prefer, you can drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away. Need to grab a gift over lunchtime? Shopping is abundant in the area. If working out is your thing, the on-site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, outdoor activities, tournaments, and group workouts. Looking for something more laid back? Reset in one of our meditation rooms, or simply take a walk around our indoor walking path. On-site cultural festivals, celebrations, and community volunteer opportunities also abound. 

The estimated base salary range for this position is $92,310.00 - $131,994.00. The individual salary is based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Seagate offers comprehensive benefits to its eligible employees, including, but not limited to, eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short-and long-term disability, 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, health savings account, dependent care, and healthcare spending accounts. Seagate also offers paid time off, including 12 holidays, flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy, a minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave. The benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year and may differ depending on work location.

Location: Normandale, United States
Travel: None