At WD, 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, WD 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 and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in defining Software Architecture and System Architecture for Automated HDD Assembly system.
• Participate in HDD Assembly Machine Control Software: Design, Code, and Test review process.
• Interact with HDD Assembly Machine including Robotics, Vision system and Sensing devices.
• Generate and maintain the following software at the function level:
  • The different generations of Assembly Machines.
  • The different generations of WD Software Framework
  • Others as may be assigned.
• Generate and maintain appropriate technical documentation:
  • Software Release notices.
  • Specifications.
  • Others as may be assigned.
• Validate and Test software releases
• Execute experiments and prepare data for analysis.
• Work together with Process and other teams to improve yield, process, downtime & scrap
• Maintain effective communications with the technical staff.
• Guide and be the technical resource for the junior staff.
• Comply with 6S activity to ensure working area is good housekeeping.
• Comply with EH&S policy to ensure all workforce safety and sustain good environment

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor Degree/Master Degree in Computer Engineering/Electrical/Mechatronics/Computer Science

PREFERRED:

• 3-5 years of experiences related to Automation, Robotics, I/O Programming and Image Processing
• Knowledgeable level the programming in
  - C# .NET , UML, C , Java, Python, IoT, Arduino devices
  - PLC (Beckhoff, Keyence, Mitsubishi); vision, robotics and HMI systems programming

SKILLS:

• OOP Programing, UML Design
• Windows, Linux, RTOS
• PC based machine controls
• PLC (Beckhoff, Keyence, Mitsubishi); vision, robotics and HMI systems programming
• Arduino devices and programming
• Interface, communication and controller integration for PC/PLC based automation systems, I/O controllers, bus interfaces, Frame Grabbers, Device Net, A to D, TCP/IP and serial communication devices

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