Senior Technologist, Systems Design Engineering

4 weeks ago


San Jose, California, United States Western Digital Full time

Job Summary:

In this position, you will drive the development of next-generation solid-state products. You will be responsible for delivering subsystem specifications and test specs. Your primary role will be to determine the most optimal solution considering technical, cost, and schedule tradeoffs.

This role requires close collaboration with ASIC, HW, Firmware, and Validation teams to navigate technical challenges and identify the most beneficial solutions.

You will be tasked to build a small team to support the development and bring-up of next-generation products from a systems engineering perspective.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Understand customer specifications and drive design changes to meet them.
  • Deliver product design specification documents and test objectives.
  • Align the development and validation process with cross-functional teams.
  • Create internal and external specifications, stay current with technology trends and roadmaps.
  • Mentor engineers inside and outside the team.
  • Learn constantly, dive into new areas with unfamiliar technologies, and embrace the ambiguity of problem-solving.
  • Apply critical thinking to the results/data of competitive analysis and provide guidance for product development.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams, including ASIC, Firmware, and Validation, to ensure seamless product development.
  • Foster innovation and contribute to the development of products that will achieve widespread market presence.

You will work closely with excellent colleague engineers, cope with complex challenges, innovate, and develop products that will be sold in millions of units.

Qualifications:

  • Proven track record
  • Experience with scripting automation using Python
  • Proven ability to work as part of a global team in multiple geographies
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science or Software / Computer / Electrical Engineering, cum laude
  • At least 15 years of experience in RT / embedded systems architecture
  • Multi-disciplinary experience, including familiarity with Firmware, HW, and ASIC design

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of PCIe Gen5/6 technology is an advantage
  • Previous experience with storage systems, protocols, and NAND flash - strong advantage
  • Previous patent filing - advantage

Skills:

  • Capable of developing wide system view for complex embedded systems
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and team leader
  • Strong can-do attitude

Additional Information:

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person's gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment.

We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights:

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We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us.

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Compensation & Benefits Details:

An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.

The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.

We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.

This range may be modified in the future.

You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.

Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan.

Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan.

RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including 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, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.

Note:

No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.

The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.



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