Probe Software Engineer

Western Digital•San Jose, CA

23h

About The Position

The Software Engineer will design, develop, maintain, and enhance software systems supporting wafer test operations across development and manufacturing environments. This position is responsible for tester applications, factory automation interfaces, disposition systems, databases, analytics infrastructure, and integration with manufacturing execution systems (MES). The role requires strong software engineering fundamentals combined with knowledge of semiconductor test environments, production systems, equipment communications, and data-driven process improvement.

Requirements

BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
Software development experience in manufacturing, semiconductor, industrial automation, or test engineering environments.
Proficiency in C#, C++, Python, SQL, and modern software development practices.
Experience with database development and optimization.
Experience developing distributed applications, services, APIs, and enterprise integrations.
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, debug, and perform root-cause analysis on complex issues involving laboratory equipment and instrumentation.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain software applications, user interfaces, test programs, and automation tools that support manufacturing, engineering, and product development operations.
Develop new software capabilities and automated solutions to improve product quality, manufacturing efficiency, yield, cycle time, and operational productivity.
Build and maintain integrations between manufacturing systems, databases, equipment controllers, reporting platforms, and enterprise applications.
Design, optimize, and support data infrastructure, including databases, data models, reporting solutions, analytics tools, and data pipelines to enable engineering and business decision-making.
Develop low-level hardware and instrumentation interfaces, including equipment communications, data acquisition, device control, and automated measurement systems.
Develop and deploy AI/ML-powered applications and intelligent automation solutions to improve defect detection, process monitoring, predictive analytics, root cause analysis, decision-making, and manufacturing productivity.
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, quality, and IT teams to support new product introductions, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and drive continuous improvement initiatives while working in laboratory and cleanroom environments to evaluate, qualify, and support manufacturing equipment and test systems.

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
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 WD Savings 401(k) Plan
bonuses under either WD’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”)
annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents