Job Description

As an experienced engineer, you will:

• Collaborate with various technical experts to continuously improve the HDD manufacturing test release validation process
• Establish strong working relationships with partner teams across the organization to define, monitor and refine HDD manufacturing test continuous integration practices
  • Participate in manufacturing CI issue debug/triage
  • Interlock with various cross-organizational & sub-system teams to define needed improvements for manufacturing test CI process and drive their implementation
• Represent HDD DI Team in SAFe Solution meetings and PI planning discussions
  • Act as a point of contact between the FW Development Community and the DI team
• Educate/Promote Agile best practices throughout the worldwide Drive Integration team
  • Create new, or modify existing, HDD DI practices or processes to align with the SAFe framework

   

• Define methods to automate repetitive, manual tasks that exist in current business process

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• BS (10+ years) or MS/PhD (8+ years) CE, CS or EE or direct relevant experience
• Knowledge of HDD operation and HDD manufacturing
• Familiar with SAFe Agile development (Continuous integration, Automated testing, User Stories, etc.)
• Strong influencer with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences (Engineers and/or Executives) via written, verbal and presentation formats
• Experience working cross-functionality and cross-organizationally to align dependencies and deliverables
• Ability to take initiative and apply critical thinking techniques & trouble shooting skills to analyze problems, develop solutions or manage risk
• Strong sense of ownership with ability to organize and facilitate team meetings and initiatives to effectively develop plans and achieve goals
• Experience using Confluence & Jira as well as with data extraction, data analysis & statistics

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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