Job Description
About our group: We are seeking a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership and architectural ownership for systems supporting advanced hard disk drive (HDD) recording research and development. This onsite role partners closely with recording technology teams across wafer, design, process, and integration, enabling efficient experimentation, data-driven development, and accelerated innovation. This role has a strong focus on AI-enabled recording development , including simulation, characterization, analytics, and automation. The successful candidate is a senior technologist with deep systems expertise, capable of operating at the intersection of recording physics, software platforms, data infrastructure, and lab environments , and influencing across organizations through technical excellence. About the role - you will: Recording R&D Systems Architecture: Own the technical architecture, system design, and roadmap alignment for R&D systems supporting recording technology development. Ensure systems effectively support head, media, servo, and recording path experimentation. Design recording head and test systems that enable rapid experimentation while maintaining data integrity, traceability, and repeatability . Drive technical integration across laboratory tools, R&D platforms, data systems, and enterprise applications. Act as the technical authority for system tradeoffs, scalability decisions, and architectural evolution. AI and Advanced Analytics Enablement: Lead the technical enablement of AI and advanced analytics within recording development workflows. Architect and evolve data pipelines for characterization, test, and simulation data. Enable AI/ML applications such as trend detection, anomaly analysis, yield correlation, and model-based optimization. Work directly with recording engineers to identify, prototype, and harden high-value AI use cases. Guide the transition of AI solutions from exploratory prototypes to sustained R&D usage. Onsite Technical C
