Western Digital Hiring! Full Time Reliability Lab Manager in Pulau Pinang - Ricebowl

• 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

Required :

• Bachelor's 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