Staff Test Engineer

Summary

Join Western Digital as a QA Automation Engineer and contribute to the validation of enterprise storage platforms. You will design, develop, and execute automated test scripts in Python, analyze test results, and collaborate with engineering teams. This role requires extensive experience in storage QA testing, in-depth knowledge of Python and test methodologies, and strong problem-solving skills. You will work with various hardware and software components, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality storage products. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, health insurance, retirement plans, and other perks.

Requirements

• 4-8 years’ experience of Storage QA testing with SSDs, firmware and storage subsystems
• Excellent knowledge of Storage Servers, Storage Arrays – JBOD, JBOFs, NAS, SAN
• In-depth knowledge of python
• In-depth knowledge test design and methodologies
• In-depth proficiency in python
• In-depth knowledge multi-threaded programming
• In-depth knowledge failure analysis skills
• Understand Hardware and Software interaction
• Solid working knowledge of operating systems: Windows / Linux including trouble shooting issues/problems with those systems
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Ability to achieve results in a fast moving, dynamic environment
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated and Self-driven
• Motivated to investigate and learn

Responsibilities

• Enterprise product validation/Automation for Western Digital SAS/SATA/NVMe/NVMeoF storage platforms
• Interact with engineers across the company and coordinate testing activities
• Work with firmware and software development teams to test firmware functionality
• Design, develop, execute, and analyze automated test scripts written in python
• Create and implement system level test plans for JBODs, JBOFs and other storage systems
• Analyze test results and telemetry data to detect issues
• Assist in failure analysis to ensure high firmware reliability
• Automate storage products using python, selenium and dev-ops tools
• Deliver a quality product by performing all the necessary QA Automation job functions
• Debug firmware and hardware issues with SSD/HDD, storage products using systematic tests to develop, apply, and maintain quality standards for company products
• Produce deliverables by developing, modifying, and executing software test plans
• Consult with development engineers in resolution of problems
• Troubleshoot/isolate issues to root cause, down to the right component in the test ecosystem
• Install and configure various hardware and software components
• Perform bug verification and drive issues to resolution
• Write Python scripts for automated tests
• Work with cross functional teams like performance, marketing teams, etc
• Assist in customer escalations
• Understand Software development Life Cycle

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of OOPS and design patterns
• Working knowledge of Selenium and devops tool
• Working knowledge of SAS, SCSI, PCIe protocols
• Working knowledge on SSD and debugging skills
• Working knowledge on SAS/PCIe analyzers
• White box testing knowledge

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