Job Description
Job Title:  Engineer I
Posting Start Date:  11/11/26
Requisition Id:  15493
Job Description: 

About our group:

The Media Process Team is at the forefront of innovation in media manufacturing, specializing in lubricant application, UV curing, and tape burnishing technologies that support product reliability and performance. The team applies lubricant chemistry and advanced curing technologies to enhance media reliability. Our tape burnishing processes leverage advanced equipment, tape materials, and abrasives to deliver exceptional surface quality required for low flying height testing.

Working closely with Production, Equipment Engineering, and other cross-functional teams, the Media Process Team drives process control, yield improvement, equipment capability, and continuous improvement across backend manufacturing operations.

About the role - you will:

As a Media Process Engineer, you will support lubricant application, UV curing, and tape burnishing processes within backend media manufacturing. You will apply engineering principles, process controls, and experimental methods to maintain process performance, improve yield, and enhance product reliability.

You will:

  • Support Process Engineering and Production during disc manufacturing by ensuring adherence to established process flows, specifications, procedures, and documentation.
  • Implement and maintain effective process controls to ensure product and process compliance and conformance.
  • Plan and conduct engineering experiments to improve yield and enhance product and process performance.
  • Support the setup, troubleshooting, and qualification of backend process equipment.
  • Monitor and audit manufacturing processes and provide technical assistance to line operators and engineering personnel.
  • Investigate product, process, customer, and drive-related issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement appropriate corrective solutions.
  • Manage process consumables to support manufacturing requirements, process stability, and production continuity.
  • Support and manage corporate system, continuous improvement, and compliance-related projects, including PExA, EHS, and RBA initiatives.

About you:

We’re looking for someone who is:

  • Independent, disciplined, and self-motivated.
  • Proactive and enthusiastic, with a strong problem-solving mindset.
  • Detail-oriented and committed to product quality and process excellence.
  • Able to communicate effectively and build positive working relationships with operators, engineers, and cross-functional teams.
  • Comfortable working in a dynamic manufacturing cleanroom environment.

Your experience includes:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
  • Ability to work with technical specifications, process flows, procedures, and engineering documentation is an advantage.
  • Experience working in a manufacturing environment is an advantage.

Location:

Our Woodlands site is one of the largest electronics manufacturing sites in Singapore, housing our recording media operations. Spread over three sites, it is easily accessible via bus or from the MRT Station, with many employees taking mass transportation to work. Here at work, you can enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks at our onsite canteen and coffee shop. We offer a range of facilities including an in-house gym and dance studio, as well as after-work badminton and table tennis competitions. On-site celebrations and community volunteer opportunities also abound.

 

Location: Woodlands, Singapore, W2
Travel: None

Information at a Glance

About Us

With more than four decades of storage innovation, Seagate empowers humanity to thrive in the data age and helps people and businesses navigate the ever-expanding data landscape. 

We craft precision-engineered, cutting-edge solutions that help the world store and manage exponential data growth.

Seagate is powered by our talented and passionate workforce of 29,000 employees across the globe who embody our core values: integrity, innovation, and inclusion. Striving towards excellence every single day, we show up with these values for our customers, business partners, shareholders, and communities alike.

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