System Design & Failure Analysis Engineer
Western Digital•Irvine, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
As a System Design & Failure Analysis Engineer, you'll investigate complex electronic failures, work with cutting-edge hardware, and help improve the next generation of enterprise HDDs. If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, working hands-on in the lab, and learning how complex systems work, this role is for you. No prior HDD experience? No problem. You'll receive a structured six-month onboarding program designed to build deep expertise in enterprise storage technology.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or ECE, or related disciplines.
- Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case in order to employ you at any point in the future.
- Experience with Python and Linux
- Familiarity with C++
- Understanding of electronics fundamentals, circuit analysis, and PCB concepts
- Experience using electronic lab equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, signal generator, or similar)
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Self-motivated with a willingness to learn complex technologies
Nice To Haves
- Embedded systems knowledge (ARM, SATA, SAS, PCIe, PCIe, DDR)
- Experience with Python automation or Linux scripting
- Circuit design or PCB analysis experience
- Robotics, mechatronics, or multidisciplinary hardware experience
- Exposure to firmware debugging or embedded software
Responsibilities
- Investigate electronic failures across manufacturing, qualification testing, and customer environments
- Identify root causes using structured troubleshooting and system-level analysis
- Help integrate new electronics into enterprise HDD products
- Use lab equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, and firmware debug tools
- Write Python scripts and work in Linux to automate analysis and testing
- Collaborate with firmware, SoC, manufacturing, mechanical, servo, and customer engineering teams
- Share technical findings that influence product improvements and future drive designs
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 WD Savings 401(k) Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
