Staff Engineer - Cleaning Process & Contamination Control (HDD Heads)

About the role - you will:

• Drive process improvement projects aligned with defined technology roadmaps and operational excellence objectives.
• Develop and maintain cleaning process plans in collaboration with IE, Facilities, and Manufacturing teams.
• Support the introduction, qualification, and control of new material-handling and cleaning processes, including tape-related processes.
• Apply data-driven methods to improve process capability, yield, and defect prevention.
• Establish and maintain cleanliness standards, procedures, and best practices to support current and next-generation products.
• Collaborate closely with upstream and downstream teams (Slider, HGA, Product) and partner with operations, software, tooling, and maintenance teams during evaluation builds and technology deployment.
• Execute process experiments and evaluations using statistical tools and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Perform root-cause analysis for cleaning-related issues and provide technical support during manufacturing escalations and new product introductions.
• Build and maintain strong technical expertise in cleaning chemistries, contamination control, and cleaning process technologies.