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Western Digital · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

# Test & Characterization Staff Engineer

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Full-time Senior individual contributor Operations 

Listed on Western Digital’s official careers site. Posted June 24, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Western Digital’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternDigital/744000133875967-test-characterization-staff-engineer)

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## Job description

### ESSENTIAL DUTIES

AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. head-media HAMR laser -magnetic recording physics investigation; 1) cooperate with US head-media design team to understand the key feature of new head-media, investigate head-media performance by design of experiments, data characterization and physic FA. Provide fast response and constructive suggestion /feedback to design team; 2) work closely with testing HW/SW team to get their support on enable special HW/SW testing request; 3) Work together with Thailand DOE team to make whole DOE testing smoothly, support for special engineer test and head FA. 2.

### ADC Head-media ADC DEMO

demonstrate head-media capacity of each qualter by applying new feature of head-media design and detailed characterization

## Qualifications

### QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED：
- Master degree or above in applied physics, optics, electrical engineering, materials science and other related disciplines;
- Preference will be given to those who have internship experience or interest in hard disk storage and laser-related fields;
- Strong ability to analyze problems independently, explore the root causes of problems take corrective measures;
- Enthusiastic about research and exploration of physical mechanisms, strong learning ability;
- Excellent data analysis skills, including data processing, statistical analysis and data understanding;
- Highly self-motivated, keen to troubleshoot and solve complex problems;
- Good English communication skills;
- Be responsible in doing things.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Jun 24, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Jul 11, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
- Listed for: 116 days
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Western Digital’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternDigital/744000133875967-test-characterization-staff-engineer)

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