Developer 2, Programming

Western Digital • San Jose, CA

5d

About The Position

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 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®, 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, Western Digital 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 Apply Leading advaned ML and AI concepts for new and exiting automation solutions. Challenge the status quo with solution designs that eliminate repeat failures and reduce business overhead and costs and provide MFG operators with user friendly and easy to understand feedback To design, develop, test, and support Automation hosts & applications to fulfill business requirements Responsible to communicate with various department stakeholders to gather requirements, analyze and provide suitable solution by applying concept of scalability, flexibility, simple and standard. Responsible to handle operation issues, perform root cause analysis, and apply preventive actions and measurements via IT solutions. Follow SDLC phases in software development, document and execute as per requirements and specifications Provide documentation and training to 24/7 L1 support team. Test and support deployment of new and/or enhanced automation hosts, interface to tools & multiple MES at both Wafer factories. Provide support for applications used in the factory operating in a 24/7 fast moving environment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate automation solutions with existing systems and processes. Implement and maintain version control systems for all developed software and applications. Participate in code reviews to ensure high-quality, efficient, and maintainable code. Optimize existing automation processes to improve performance and reduce operational costs. Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends in automation and software development. Contribute to the development of internal tools and frameworks to enhance team productivity. Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Requirements

• Candidates must possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology.
• This position demands a high level of commitment and flexibility.
• Successful candidates must be prepared to engage in periods of on-call duty and overnight work to support our critical 24/7 factory environment.
• The successful candidate must have experience in using C++, C#, as well as source control, object-oriented programming, along with core AI and ML concepts and understanding
• Experience with the Microsoft Visual Studio development suite and debugging multi-tier architecture is preferred.
• Knowledge of MS SQL and/or Oracle DB including queries, functions, and stored procedures.
• Strong understanding of structured/iterative code development and documentation, and the communications and collaboration with offshore code development team that goes with it
• Written communication skills: The successful candidate must be able to write clear requirements documents, design documents, test plans and end-user documentation.
• Verbal communication skills: The successful candidate must be able to present requirements, designs, test plans and status to peers and management.
• Team Skills: The successful candidate must have demonstrated successes in operating in a collaborative team development environment.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of SECS/GEM protocol and/or other industrial automation standards is a plus.
• Exposure to or experience in leveraging ML and AI technologies to support the image analysis, edge computing, and augmented support solutions coming down the road.

Responsibilities

• Apply Leading advaned ML and AI concepts for new and exiting automation solutions.
• Challenge the status quo with solution designs that eliminate repeat failures and reduce business overhead and costs and provide MFG operators with user friendly and easy to understand feedback
• To design, develop, test, and support Automation hosts & applications to fulfill business requirements
• Responsible to communicate with various department stakeholders to gather requirements, analyze and provide suitable solution by applying concept of scalability, flexibility, simple and standard.
• Responsible to handle operation issues, perform root cause analysis, and apply preventive actions and measurements via IT solutions.
• Follow SDLC phases in software development, document and execute as per requirements and specifications
• Provide documentation and training to 24/7 L1 support team.
• Test and support deployment of new and/or enhanced automation hosts, interface to tools & multiple MES at both Wafer factories.
• Provide support for applications used in the factory operating in a 24/7 fast moving environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate automation solutions with existing systems and processes.
• Implement and maintain version control systems for all developed software and applications.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure high-quality, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Optimize existing automation processes to improve performance and reduce operational costs.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends in automation and software development.
• Contribute to the development of internal tools and frameworks to enhance team productivity.
• Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level