The Head Gimbal Assembly (HGA) Process Development team is responsible for early‑stage HGA process invention, feasibility, and KPIV understanding to enable future product requirements.

The team builds deep, physics‑based understanding of HGA processes, focusing on identifying critical KPIVs, defining their relationships to KPOVs, and developing validated, tool‑ready process concepts.

Working in close partnership with HGA/TGA design and product teams, the group ensures strong alignment to next‑generation architecture and performance needs, while proactively shaping process capability and design tradeoffs.

The role emphasizes mechanical engineering–driven process development with a strong focus on process physics, materials behavior, and reliability, supported by analytical tools such as finite element analysis (FEA) and advanced data-driven modeling. It further extends the team’s capability in physics-based modeling and data interpretation, enabling d...