Job Description

The future. It’s on you. You & Western Digital.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Members of the Firmware Tools Team work closely with Firmware Design Engineers to assist in the development of the latest hard disk drive (HDD) and solid state drive (SSD) products. 
• Members of this team work in an Agile development environment to develop the in-house software tools used to interact, debug, and test the drives. 
• The primary programming languages used are C++ and scripting languages such as Python and TCL. 
• Firmware Tools engineers work in a team atmosphere in the Western Digital Development Lab, where there is full collaboration between firmware development, test, and tools engineers.

Qualifications

REQUIRED: 

• B.S or M.S in Computer Science
• 1+ year of professional experience with C/C++ and software development is required.

SKILLS:

• Some knowledge and experience with Systems Programming (either Windows or Linux).  This involves working with OS specific calls made from user programs.
• Some knowledge and experience with Kernel or OS internals (either Windows or Linux) programming.  This involves writing or supporting kernel modules, like device drivers.
• Working knowledge of SCSI  or ATA protocols.  Some knowledge of SAS and SATA protocols is also helpful.
• Some knowledge and experience of host based device protocol test packages.
• Some knowledge with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOSs) and embedded programming.  RTOSs share many (and often more) of the constraints as OS kernel modules

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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