Data Engineering Intern

Summary

Join Western Digital's RSS data team as a Data Science Engineer! Collaborate with a diverse team of engineers, scientists, and product managers on projects involving large, complex datasets. You will leverage big data platforms to develop automated processes, identify and solve data issues, and lead the development of generative AI techniques. This role requires a strong background in data science, programming, and communication. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive compensation, paid time off, health insurance, and retirement plans.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a MS or BS degree program in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Math
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficient in one or more of the following programming languages: Python, R, NodeJS
• Solid understanding of Gen-AI, relational databases and associated tools/libraries
• Self-motivated individual, driven by curiosity and a passion for unlocking the potential of data

Responsibilities

• Leverage existing big data platform and data pipeline tools to develop optimal automated processes to assemble and process large data sets from different sources and ensure optimal and consistent delivery of analysis-ready data at scale
• Identify data issues, evaluate their impacts on analytic projects, and find/implement solutions
• Lead the development and evaluation of generative AI techniques to expand the existing portfolio, support innovation, and deliver value to the engineering community
• Build on existing efforts with the in-house Nebula data platform and collaborate with the team to deploy a service ready for production-scale use

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
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance
• Annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents
• RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires