Technologist Test Engineering - System Test

Western Digital•Roseville, 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. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Requirements

Bachelors degree or Masters degree in Engineering, Computer Science, other related discipline.
A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in Ethernet Storage/Networking
Networking protocols, Storage NVME
Programming experience utilizing Python, or other scripting languages
Secure Boot
Secure Firmware Download
Secure Debug
Authentication
Attestation
Data in Flight Encryption
IPsec, in Transport and Tunnel mode
Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3
Asymmetric (Public-Private key) Cryptography
Symmetric Cryptography (i.e. AES-GCM)
Quantum-safe (Post-Quantum) Cryptography

Nice To Haves

Secure development process
Penetration testing experience

Responsibilities

Using sound test engineering principles, knowledge of the product and technology to ensure the product meets functional and customer requirements and is ready to ship on schedule
Owns product validation regarding test plan definition, test plan execution, and primary lead in failure analysis
Primary lead in performing performance characterization of product and tracking down any observed anomalies
Contributes to overall test schedule development
Writes the test plans for new product features, generates test matrices, test reports, and other relevant test documentation that is required for flawless program execution
Defines new tests based on customer feedback and defect fixes
Executes existing/regression test cases for the project during the entire product development cycle
Works closely with the other system test, hardware, ASIC and firmware engineers to improve test methodology and develop new tests and new strategies
Configures customer hardware and software systems; troubleshoot problems to get to root cause
Maintains customer and test equipment to current revision
Comfortable instrumenting changes in Linux Kernel
Be an expert Guide for Automation, Script reviews

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