Intern - Wafer Thin Film Development (Plating Deposition) Summer 2025
Seagate Technology
Date: 1 week ago
City: Bloomington, MN
Contract type: Intern
About Our Group
The HAMR Product Materials Group is responsible for delivering new material and deposition process solutions to Seagate’s advanced recording head development effort. As part of the wafer process team, we develop best-in-class films using vacuum- and electrochemistry-based deposition methods, and partner with integration teams to introduce these films into new recording head designs. As an enabler of head performance and reliability advances through materials innovation, we help Seagate lead in technology and time-to-market.
About The Role - You Will
Our Normandale campus spans two suburbs, Edina and Bloomington, and serves as the Recording Head development and manufacturing arm of Seagate. Located in the heart of a bustling community, Seagate offers an on-site café, or if you prefer, you can drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away. Need to grab a gift over lunchtime? Shopping is abundant in the area. If working out is your thing, the on-site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, outdoor activities, tournaments, and group workouts. Looking for something more laid back? Reset in one of our meditation rooms, or simply take a walk around our indoor walking path. On-site cultural festivals, celebrations, and community volunteer opportunities also abound. #internship
Location: Normandale, United States
Travel: None
The HAMR Product Materials Group is responsible for delivering new material and deposition process solutions to Seagate’s advanced recording head development effort. As part of the wafer process team, we develop best-in-class films using vacuum- and electrochemistry-based deposition methods, and partner with integration teams to introduce these films into new recording head designs. As an enabler of head performance and reliability advances through materials innovation, we help Seagate lead in technology and time-to-market.
About The Role - You Will
- Help develop novel metal thin films for next-generation heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) heads
- Develop new vacuum-deposition and/or electrodeposition processes to achieve controlled nucleation and growth in platinum group/noble metal films
- Investigate structure-process-property relationships for polycrystalline and epitaxial films including detailed microstructural and physical property assessment
- Work with engineering staff to pattern and validate new films using wafer-level optical and transport test structures
- Perform work with team of PhD engineers in lab and clean room environments using different experimental techniques including sputtering, ion-beam deposition, plating, atomic layer deposition, XRD, ellipsometry, wafer curvature, adhesion testing, SEM/TEM, 4pt probe, etc.
- You are self-motivated, able to work independently, and have excellent attention to detail.
- You are a team player capable of working in partnership with and communicating effectively with a diverse group of engineers and technicians.
- You are able to maintain thorough documentation of results and be able to clearly discuss them with other staff members in engineering forums.
- Graduate course work with hands-on experience in thin film deposition and characterization, with particular consideration given to backgrounds in metal materials, plasma physics, electrodeposition, nucleation and growth, microstructural evolution, and optical/transport/thermal property testing
- Prior experience in an industrial R&D environment is a plus
- Knowledge of basic analysis and presentation software (Excel, Powerpoint, JMP…)
- Pursuing a Masters or PhD degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Applied Physics, or similar degree
Our Normandale campus spans two suburbs, Edina and Bloomington, and serves as the Recording Head development and manufacturing arm of Seagate. Located in the heart of a bustling community, Seagate offers an on-site café, or if you prefer, you can drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away. Need to grab a gift over lunchtime? Shopping is abundant in the area. If working out is your thing, the on-site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, outdoor activities, tournaments, and group workouts. Looking for something more laid back? Reset in one of our meditation rooms, or simply take a walk around our indoor walking path. On-site cultural festivals, celebrations, and community volunteer opportunities also abound. #internship
Location: Normandale, United States
Travel: None
How to apply
To apply for this job you need to authorize on our website. If you don't have an account yet, please register.
Post a resumeSimilar jobs
Senior Value Based Care Clinical Program Manager
HealthPartners,
Bloomington, MN
1 week ago
Job DescriptionHealthPartners is currently hiring for a Senior Value Based Care Clinical Program Manager. The program manager will lead and oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs designed to enhance patient care and outcomes in a value-based care environment. This role will require collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to leverage data insights and drive innovative solutions and interventions in acute,...
Analyst, Provider Data Senior
HealthPartners,
Bloomington, MN
1 week ago
Job DescriptionHealthPartners senior business analyst provider data is responsible for delivering solutions that enhance the completeness and accuracy of our provider data while ensuring timeliness and compliance with regulatory standards. They work collaboratively in scrum teams with developers, product owners, UX, and QA representatives to achieve sprint goals. These analysts maintain a deep understanding of a business domain, its data,...
Vice President, Underwriting
HealthPartners,
Bloomington, MN
3 weeks ago
Job DescriptionHealthPartners is hiring a Vice President of Underwriting. This position is accountable for leading the underwriting and rating process for commercial group business and the medical underwriting process for commercial individual business for all funding types (fully insured and alternative funding options including self-insured). This includes accountability for the insurance risk exposure of the health plan and balancing overall...