Engineering Program Manager, Firmware

Summary

Join Western Digital's firmware development team as an experienced Engineering Program Manager (EPM). This role involves technical management of the SSD firmware development lifecycle, from planning and execution to lessons learned. You will work closely with a global EPM team, utilizing Agile methodologies and industry-standard tools to support the firmware team. Responsibilities include managing multiple programs concurrently, overseeing budgets and procurement, and fostering continuous process improvement. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in firmware/software/hardware development and program/engineering team management. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Have MS/BS of EE, CE, CS or equivalent
• Have more than 6 years of development experience in complex firmware/software/hardware project
• Have more than 2 years of management experience of program and/or engineering team
• Have knowledge of structured development methodology commonly used by firmware development team such as agile methodology
• Have adaptability, accountability and responsibility
• Have capability to make commitment and drive for the result

Responsibilities

• Provide technical management of SSD firmware development life-cycle starting from its planning, execution and lesson-learn and provide the overall status of firmware team's activity to the various levels of audiences
• Work closely with global EPM team in SSD firmware and seek for continuous improvement in development process
• Work closely with FW(Firmware) team and its leaders to support them to manage the planning, execution and retrospective through various metrics such as Agile methodology, Scrum/Sprint and proprietary tools as well as industry standard tools
• Work as chief-of-staff in firmware organization staff, and be responsible for multiple program executions in parallel
• Manage the budget and procurement needed for firmware team
• Be adaptive, self-motivated, self-directed and goal-oriented

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, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards