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Western Digital · Fremont, CA

# Fall 2026 PhD Intern - Hardware Development Engineering

Fremont, CA, United States Internship or early career Early career Operations 

Listed on Western Digital’s official careers site. Posted July 16, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Western Digital’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternDigital/744000138191379-fall-2026-phd-intern-hardware-development-engineering)

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## Job description

We are inviting applications for an internship on the Hardware Development Engineering Team. Learn how to disposition non-critical layers and assign non-critical layers’ ownership to their daily routine disposition and trouble shoot for excursion related to their layers. Primary responsibility is to sustain layers own by their. Working with production to ensure smooth process for their layers. Photo process development work for new layers/future products, Work with mask management ME owner to help with day in day out work related to mask management.

Help current ME to execute their projects, will be project by project case.

## Qualifications

REQUIRED ​​​​​​Currently pursuing or recently completed PhD in Engineering or Core Science (For Ex, EE, ME, Physics, etc)

### SKILLS

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills Ability to Quickly Ascertain a Situation and Determine What is Needed Strong Communication and Presentation Ability Salary Range: 42.02-56.00

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Jul 16, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
- Listed for: 94 days
- Location: Fremont, CA, United States
- Employment type: Internship or early career[Apply on Western Digital’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternDigital/744000138191379-fall-2026-phd-intern-hardware-development-engineering)

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