Electronics Design Engineer

Summary

Join Western Digital, a leader in data storage technology, and contribute to the development of high-speed mixed-signal chips for hard disk drives (HDDs). This role involves collaborating with internal and external teams to design, test, and optimize these critical components. You will perform component-level characterization, develop test scripts, and conduct failure analysis. Strong analog knowledge, RF design expertise, and experience with high-speed measurement tools are essential. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, health insurance, retirement plans, and various other perks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in EE (Master’s degree is preferred) with a graduation date of December 2024 or before
• Strong analog knowledge
• Good understanding of RF design and measurement environment, knowledge of transmission line theory and interconnects
• Hands on with working knowledge of high-speed high frequency measurement tools (Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, etc.)
• Ability to develop test scripts and automate measurements
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Strong team player who can collaborate with colleagues

Responsibilities

• Work with the internal teams and external suppliers to design and develop a high-speed mixed signal chip that is in the signal path used for recording and playback of digital information stored on a Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
• Perform component level characterization and complete evaluation of electronic devices
• Collect bench measurements of high frequency analog parameters as well as verification of digital circuitry using third party and internal evaluation boards
• Modify existing test scripts as well as developing new test scripts for automation
• Complete HDD level testing and component level failure analysis
• Develop comprehensive test plans and prototype test solutions to verify component functionality
• Document experiments and publish detailed engineering reports
• Interface with chip designers, communicate findings, verify work-arounds and corrective actions
• Interface with internal functional groups local and overseas
• Support HDD development teams to establish device settings and identify parameters to optimize system-level performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of HDD operation and functional blocks of data path electronics
• Experience with Verilog/System Verilog and ModelSim
• Experience with CAD for PCB layouts

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
• Annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents