Early Career Talent - Software Engineering (Apps)

Western Digital•Irvine, CA

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™, and SanDisk® Professional brands. 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. Responsible for the design, development, and support of new or existing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) embedded software features Design, implement, validate, and maintain embedded software components to support products using best-practice development methodologies Design and develop test cases for embedded software features being implemented Design, develop, and implement tools to improve embedded software debug/test capabilities and analytics Participate in design meetings, test planning sessions, and code reviews Collaborate with internal and cross functional teams to derive innovative quality solutions Document the findings in bug tracking system, create and update web pages for sharing information, and create presentations for communication of ideas Be self-motivated and work as part of a SAFe agile team to accomplish planned tasks

Requirements

BS/MS students or Graduates with graduation dates bewteen Dec 25 - May 26
Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case).
Fluency with programming languages such as C/C++
Software testing background with experience developing automated test script and experience with test development, test plan creation, and developing automation software is strongly desired
Familiar with micro-processors and microcontrollers, knowledge of ARM a plus
Familiarity with real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded firmware
Clear understanding of basic Boolean logic, be familiar with C/C++ syntax
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Strong technical skills in area of study
Interest in HDD,semiconductor, components, nonvolatile memory industry
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
Interest in data analysis

Nice To Haves

Bonus (not required): knowledge/experience with interface bus analyzers, SATA/SAS, script languages such as Python and TCL.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the design, development, and support of new or existing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) embedded software features
Design, implement, validate, and maintain embedded software components to support products using best-practice development methodologies
Design and develop test cases for embedded software features being implemented
Design, develop, and implement tools to improve embedded software debug/test capabilities and analytics
Participate in design meetings, test planning sessions, and code reviews
Collaborate with internal and cross functional teams to derive innovative quality solutions
Document the findings in bug tracking system, create and update web pages for sharing information, and create presentations for communication of ideas
Be self-motivated and work as part of a SAFe agile team to accomplish planned tasks

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.

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