Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• As a technical team member within SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), you are responsible for developing firmware features that support the RSS goal of increasing device capacity while maintaining or improving the reliability performance and cost.
• The regular activities include understanding the requirements of the feature designs with cross function discussions, coding, verification and debug, in developing firmware using Agile/Lean mindset.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Masters/Bachelors in EC, EE, CS or similar disciplines
• 8+ years of relevant work experience

SKILLS:

• Good communication skills
• Demonstrated Ability to lead projects, teams
• Good programming and problem solving skills
• Skilled in automated test script development in Python, TCL, C/C++ etc.
• Good debug and Failure analysis skills
• Experience working with complex systems involving Controllers, SoCs, I/Os, Firmware etc.
• Advantageous to have working experience with I/O protocols such as PCIe, SATA, SAS, UFS, USB etc.
• Self-motivated to work both unsupervised and as part of an agile team. Collaborate to develop self and others within group.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn new technologies, products and processes
• Software engineering disciplines in design, development, test, source-code management, and CI/CD practices.

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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