Software Development Engineer

Summary

Join Western Digital, a leader in data storage technology, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions. As a Firmware Engineer, you will be responsible for the entire firmware lifecycle, from design and development to deployment and troubleshooting. You will work collaboratively in a cross-functional team, contributing to critical design and code reviews. This role requires strong C/C++ programming skills, a solid understanding of embedded systems, and experience with real-time operating systems. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive compensation, paid time off, health insurance, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Interest in HDD, semiconductor, components, nonvolatile memory industry
• Strong C/C++ development skills
• Perform new firmware and customer features from the design, development, integration, trouble-shooting to customer deployment
• Clear understanding of basic Boolean logic, be familiar with C syntax
• Work on a variety of difficult and complex technical problems of moderate scope with little guidance
• Apply discretion and independent decision-making in matters of critical importance to the company, such as in evaluating and interpreting the significance of technical or scientific data
• Identify problems, generates alternatives and recommends solutions to difficult technical problems
• Familiar with micro-processors and microcontrollers, knowledge of ARM a plus
• Familiarity with real time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded firmware

Responsibilities

• Perform new firmware and customer features from the design, development, integration, trouble-shooting to customer deployment
• Develop technical methodologies and provide essential input on technical strategy
• Participate and provide input in critical requirements review, code reviews and design reviews as well as cross functional meetings with management in order to resolve development issues
• Participate and contribute in a cross-functional team as firmware representative
• Responsible for delivery of complex level algorithms with little guidance
• Perform failure analysis and debugging failures
• Develop embedded firmware for disk drives, as well as write technical documents
• Perform feature design and implementation as well as customer design review calls
• Determine root cause for disk drives that have failed for apparent firmware related issues
• Investigate and solve complex customer and factory issues
• Develop and validate solutions for issues related to disk drive firmware
• Documents technical findings of engineering analyses and investigations
• Implement and validate new firmware features for disk drives
• Create design documents pertinent to the various phases of firmware development
• Prepare and deliver presentations for internal meetings
• Identify problems with multiple variables, identifying risks, generating alternatives, and recommending and implementing solutions

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
• Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents