New College Grad Engineer, System Design Engineering

  • Full-time
  • Business Function: Systems Design Engineering
  • Work Location: Milpitas Office--LOC_WDT_USCA25

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

  • Developing embedded NAND flash solutions for the Western Digital Technologies, Inc.’s current and future products with a focus on flash storage based systems.
  • Performing flash storage based systems design, analysis, integration, and verification from product definition and planning through production and release.
  • Developing systems, qualifications, production and application issues by working across functional groups to ensure rapid time to market, high performance and high reliability.
  • Serving as the central resource with design, process, manufacturing, test, quality, and marketing as the products move to completion and distribution.
  • Working across functional groups (Quality, memory test, firmware) to ensure successful qualification of these products thus ensuring rapid time to market high quality and high performance products.
  • Releasing specifications for development centered around the algorithms designed for firmware implementation for NAND flash SSDs.
  • Validating these algorithms on the drives post implementation in the firmware by developing scripts and analyzing back-end system traces.
  • Planning product for Memory technology transition to transition the NAND flash based SSDs to the next memory node.
  • Perform failure analysis related to memory and its system features to ensure smooth delivery of products.
  • Test script development for test platform/drive-level testing.

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
  • Minimum of 3.0 GPA cumulative.
  • Have preferably taken course related to semiconductor physics, logic design, VLSI, computer architecture.
  • Good Python programming skills are a plus.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Interest in flash, semiconductor, components, nonvolatile memory industry

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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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