Reliability Lab Manager

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the reliability test lab including equipment staffing and scheduling
• Ensure lab infrastructure (testers environmental chambers etc.) is maintained and calibrated
• Manage lab budget capital equipment procurement and resource planning
• Plan and execute reliability qualification tests
• Support new product introduction (NPI) by providing reliability data and insights
• Provide reliability test results to drive design/process improvements
• Lead coach and develop a team of reliability engineers and lab technicians
• Ensure lab activities comply with WD quality standards ISO requirements
• Maintain test documentation records and audit readiness
• Identify and implement improvements to test methods lab efficiency and turnaround time
• Support automation and digitalization of lab processes

Qualifications :

Required :

• Bachelors degree in Materials Science Mechanical Electrical/Electronic Chemical or Physics Engineering
• 8-12 years in reliability quality or product engineering in HDD semiconductor data storage or similar high-volume precision manufacturing
• 3-5 years leading engineers and/or technicians ideally managing a test lab or a reliability function

Preferred :

• Exposure to thin-film media magnetic recording tribology or head-disk interface reliability (strong plus for a media factory)
• Reliability test methods: accelerated life testing environmental and stress testing (temperature/humidity corrosion thermal cycling shock/vibration)
• Failure analysis workflows and root-cause methods (8D 5-Why Fishbone FMEA)
• Familiarity with analytical and failure-analysis tools (e.g. SEM/EDX AFM surface and defect analysis)

Skills :

• Lab equipment management: calibration maintenance capacity planning and test automation
• Data tools: JMP Minitab Python/R SQL; and dashboards (Power BI or similar)
• CAPA document control audit readiness and customer qualification requirements
• Lab safety and environmental health and safety (EHS) practices including chemical and gas handling
• Proven ability to build coach and develop a team

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time