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As part of a seasoned team, reporting to the R&D Manager, you'll help define and drive groundbreaking innovations that shape the future of storage solutions. The Advanced Transducer Development team is leading the charge in delivering the next generation of high-performance recording head devices, critical to enabling cutting-edge data storage, retrieval and reliability. If you're energized by pioneering technology, fueled by creativity, and driven to turn bold ideas into reality, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.\nAbout the role - you will:\nLeveraging our high-tech wafer fabrication facility in Derry UK, with state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and design tools, you will be part of the research and development team responsible for Seagate's future HDD products. You'll work closely with design engineers, global development teams and process engineers to build, test and characterize nano-scale devices across a wide range of material needs. Your focus will be on defining materials requirements in collaboration with design and enabling the material property options, across metals, dielectrics and thin film growth techniques, that make future devices possible.\nYou will:\nAs a key player in materials engineering, you will drive innovation in nano-scale head devices, ensuring device performance, reliability, yield and sigmas. Your expertise will shape next-generation storage technology through:\nDefining materials requirements in collaboration with design, translating device and performance targets into clear material property specifications.\nEnabling material property options across metals and dielectrics, including electrical, magnetic, mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties, stress, microstructure and interface quality.\n Developing and optimizing thin film growth processes, including sputtering, atomic layer deposition (ALD), electroplating and evaporation, at 200mm wafer scale.\nCharacterizing films and devices using techniques such as XRD, XRR, XPS, SEM/TEM, AFM, ellipsometry, four-point probe and stress measurement, and translating the results into process and design improvements.\nCollaborating with equipment and materials vendors to define, test, and integrate next-generation deposition capability and materials aligned with future product roadmaps.\nContributing to Seagate's intellectual property portfolio, including invention disclosures, patents, and peer-reviewed publications.\nAbout you:\nYou are an innovative and self-motivated worker with an insatiable curiosity\nYou have excellent organizational, project management and problem-solving skills\nYou have a reputation for honesty, integrity, and showing respect toward others\nYou earn the technical respect of peers and can effectively influence technical decisions\nYou are analytical with excellent data analysis skills and with an ability to find breakthrough solutions\nYou have a track record of innovation and routinely use outside sources (journals, patents, university work and conferences) for developing new ideas and directions\nYour experience includes:\nYour educational background should be in materials, physics, chemistry, materials engineering, or a related field.\nGraduated with PhD within the last 24mths or within the next 6mths.\nA solid materials science background covering structure-property relationships in metal and dielectric thin films. Also, knowledge of epitaxial magnetic materials would be an advantage.\nHands-on experience with thin film processing, such as sputtering, ALD, electroplating or evaporation, and an understanding of how process conditions control film properties.\nKnowledge of characterization techniques, including structural, compositional, electrical and mechanical.\nExperience in micro/nanofabrication or semiconductor wafer processing is desirable.\nPlease note that you must demonstrate on the application how you meet the criteria for the role as identified above. To facilitate shortlisting, the company reserves the right to apply enhanced criteria.\nCompleted applications should be submitted no later than midnight on 26th November 2026\nThis is a Full-Time position working 39 hours per week, on-site working.\nAt Seagate we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. To see all vacancies that Seagate has available, please sign up - Register your interest for career updates with our Talent Network and to be considered for future opportunities: Seagate Careers\nSeagate Technology is committed to equal opportunity in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community irrespective of sex, marital status, religious affiliation, age, disability or ethnic origin. The Company specifically welcomes applications from the protestant community who are currently underrepresented in this job category. All applications will be considered strictly on the basis of merit.\nLocation:\nSpringtown, Derry / Londonderry, Northern Ireland\nOur Springtown site is Derry/Londonderry’s largest manufacturer, we’re proud that Seagate is a flexible and inclusive place to work.\nHere at work, you can grab breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks at our subsidized on-site cafe.\nLooking for an active break from your workday? We’ve got you covered. 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