About our group:

Servo Engineering’s primary mission is to provide robust ultra-precision position control technologies to enable aggressive advancement in high performance HDD areal density growth. The team also serves a critical HDD Systems role, working closely with and enabling other functions in the disciplines of Mechanical, Electrical, Recording Technology, Tribology, Customer Interface, Manufacturing, and Reliability. In this role you will be part of the Servo Advanced Dynamics Group and will provide high level design and architecture assistance to enable Seagate’s future roadmap.

About the role - you will:

Solve challenging multidisciplinary technical problems and lead extendibility initiatives in Control System design to ensure a sustainable roadmap for HDD Areal Density & Performance growth.

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  Focus on tracking and seeking performance problems under cabinet acoustic and vibrations environment. In particular:
  • Identify physical phenomena setting technical problems and engineering bottlenecks in product development;
  • Develop and Implement in HDD solutions addressing the design problems
  • Perform design validation and verification;
• Participate in cutting edge technology development in HDD Multi-actuator/Parallelism initiatives
• Work in an open-minded environment which
  • Supports and fosters Innovation.
  • Supports solutions deployment in Factory for successful product development on a high volume manufacturing scale.

About you:

Successful Servo Advanced Dynamics Engineers have excellent breadth and depth of technical capabilities, and work effectively within a highly collaborative, dynamic and capable team in a high technology lab environment.

Key characteristics defining outstanding candidates:

• Teamwork
• Desire and eager to learn and discover new ideas and theories
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills
• Flexibility and excellent time and task management capabilities

Your experience includes:

• Ph.D. in Aerospace, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering OR Master’s degree in the same areas with 5+ years of experience including in a University setting.
• Knowledge and skills on Controls and Analysis of Dynamic Systems is a requirement
• High level of comfort with Matlab and basic knowledge of embedded software development

You might also have:

• Control systems implementation
• Matlab + Simulink, C, Python
• Programming for embedded systems and real time computing
• Data collection (Scopes, DAC NI Equipment)
• Machine learning

Location:

Shakopee, MN:

Our Shakopee campus is located 25 minutes southwest of Minneapolis in a setting with a rural vibe – it overlooks a horse racing track and stables, yet it has great entertainment venues close by as well. With wide-open spaces, the campus has plenty of space for running, biking, shooting some hoops or playing volleyball over lunch. If working out is your thing, the on-site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, tournaments and group workouts. Hungry? Seagate offers an on-site café with freshly sourced foods and specialty coffees, or if you prefer, drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away.

Location: Shakopee, United States
Travel: None