Principal Engineer, Development Engineering - SIT Lab

Western Digital•Rochester, MN

5h•Onsite

About The Position

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Verify the compatibility of Western Digital storage drives in enterprise customer systems Create test schedules, write reports, and communicate written and verbal status to stakeholders Work closely with development engineering and customer technical support to ensure the quality of the product's design and to verify that the product works flawlessly in the customer's systems Configure systems for test, then monitor and analyze drive logs, system logs, bus signals, etc. to determine test status Isolate, analyze, and document test failures as they occur Develop and maintain test scripts and automation

Requirements

BS degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
10+ years of related professional experience
10+ years of experience managing projects
Experience validating complex computer systems in a hands-on environment
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to perform detailed failure analysis and independently investigate system hardware and software issues
Experience with storage interface protocols (SAS / SATA)
Customer Facing Experience

Nice To Haves

Application-level programming (Java, C++, C#, etc.)
Application-level scripting (Python, Perl, Tcl, etc.)
Experience installing and operating Windows and Linux server storage systems
Ability to speak about complex technical topics with customers and stakeholders
Industry speciation knowledge

Responsibilities

Verify the compatibility of Western Digital storage drives in enterprise customer systems
Create test schedules, write reports, and communicate written and verbal status to stakeholders
Work closely with development engineering and customer technical support to ensure the quality of the product's design and to verify that the product works flawlessly in the customer's systems
Configure systems for test, then monitor and analyze drive logs, system logs, bus signals, etc. to determine test status
Isolate, analyze, and document test failures as they occur
Develop and maintain test scripts and automation

Benefits

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
the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan