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Here’s how you can help.
As a Firmware Engineer working within the Capacity Enterprise Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Firmware organization, you will be working within a technical team responsible for developing firmware features that support the recording subsystem goal of increasing drive capacity while maintaining or improving reliability performance and cost. You will participate in, and own projects related to HDD optimization firmware design, implementation, validation, test development, and failure analysis. This position can be in either San Jose or Irvine, California.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Development of real time firmware code required for hard disk drive performance optimization features
Directly participate in activities in firmware design, implementation, testing failure analysis, and documentation
Code quality refactoring and test development/enhancement including feature porting, unit testing, and manufacturing integration testing
Involvement in RSS (Recording Sub-system) feature algorithm development using AI/ML algorithms and/or manufacturing control learning loops
Collaborate and work effectively as a member of a multi-site agile engineering development team
Involve cross-functional efforts on solving complicated issues
Provide innovative solutions on development challenges
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Skills:
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Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.
Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 4/2/25 , although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.
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