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Staff System Design Engineer - Firmware

Western Digital

Staff System Design Engineer - Firmware

Irvine, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    The System Design Engineer is a part of the Systems Design and Architecture organization. The successful candidate will excel at problem solving and critical thinking at the system level to enable the investigation, planning, and implementation of test systems and methods, vet architectural direction and provide practical implementation methods, as well as provide overall system guidance that enables Western Digital to produce the best enterprise SSDs in the storage market.  As part of a broad cross-functional team, the candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of product system development.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:                                    

    • Help identify and fill system gaps in products to ensure all teams’ output integrate in an optimal manner.
    • Vet architectural decisions and directions and provide practical implementation methods that span a variety of potential products related to a platform.
    • Devise experiments and critically evaluate test results.
    • Effectively document work, the results of experiments, and conclusions drawn, as well as provide training documentation for system tools.
    • Use broad skill base to support the above activities. These skills include hardware design and analysis, diagnostic and application software and firmware development, data analysis and reporting.
    • Apply critical thinking to competitive analysis results/data and provide product development guidance.
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    REQUIRED: 

    • Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical degree.
    • Firmware Python and C/C++
    • Minimum five years industry experience.

    PREFERRED:

    • Storage experience in development, testing and/or failure analysis preferred.
    • Flash experience, NAND or NOR, or other non-volatile memory technologies preferred.
    • Control systems experience is a plus.

    SKILLS:

    • C/C++ and Python programming proficiency.
    • 2-5 years of professional experience.
    • Ability to develop code that drives hardware directly.
    • Ability to work well with multiple teams of various disciplines.
    • Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
    • Hands-on laboratory experience using equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, and analyzers.
    • Disciplined approach to problem solving, running experiments, documentation and presenting results.
    • Proficient with Microsoft Office tool suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook).

    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.

    Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at staffingsupport@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

     

  • Industry
    Manufacturing