Summer Hamr Media Tribology Intern Phd jobs at Western Digital in United States, San Jose

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

You can learn more about our CIO, Sesh Thirumala, and the exciting innovations happening within our IT organization .

🔧 Workflow Automation

• Support automation initiatives using tools like ServiceNow, Moveworks, and AI.

• Collaborate with teams to identify inefficiencies and design self-service solutions.

• Analyze workflow performance and contribute to documentation and training materials.

⚙️ DevOps & MLOps

• Learn and contribute to AI/ML model deployment, monitoring, and analytics.

• Explore AI Agent development and automation for engineering workflows.

• Gain exposure to tools like Git, Docker, Jenkins, and Kubernetes.

🔐 IT Security

• Assist in implementing risk management frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST).

• Participate in security assessments, data analysis, and reporting.

• Support business continuity planning and collaborate on security audits.

💻 Software Engineering

• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance applications.

• Work with technologies such as SQL, Python, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI).

• Collaborate on data modeling, entity relationship diagrams, and prototyping innovative solutions.

• Use tools like GitHub or Bitbucket for collaborative coding and documentation.

Required:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

• Graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027.

• Basic knowledge of programming/scripting (e.g., Python, Shell, JavaScript).

• Familiarity with cloud platforms, CI/CD, or security frameworks.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Right to work in the U.S. without requiring future visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B).

• Preference given to candidates who do not require relocation to San Jose, CA, or Irvine, CA.

Preferred:

• Academic or personal projects in DevOps, AI/ML, automation, cybersecurity, or software engineering.

• Experience with tools like ServiceNow, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, Tableau, or ML frameworks.

• GitHub or portfolio showcasing relevant work.

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

You can learn more about our CIO, Sesh Thirumala, and the exciting innovations happening within our IT organization .

🔧 Workflow Automation

• Support automation initiatives using tools like ServiceNow, Moveworks, and AI.

• Collaborate with teams to identify inefficiencies and design self-service solutions.

• Analyze workflow performance and contribute to documentation and training materials.

⚙️ DevOps & MLOps

• Learn and contribute to AI/ML model deployment, monitoring, and analytics.

• Explore AI Agent development and automation for engineering workflows.

• Gain exposure to tools like Git, Docker, Jenkins, and Kubernetes.

🔐 IT Security

• Assist in implementing risk management frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST).

• Participate in security assessments, data analysis, and reporting.

• Support business continuity planning and collaborate on security audits.

💻 Software Engineering

• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance applications.

• Work with technologies such as SQL, Python, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI).

• Collaborate on data modeling, entity relationship diagrams, and prototyping innovative solutions.

• Use tools like GitHub or Bitbucket for collaborative coding and documentation.

Required:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

• Graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027.

• Basic knowledge of programming/scripting (e.g., Python, Shell, JavaScript).

• Familiarity with cloud platforms, CI/CD, or security frameworks.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Right to work in the U.S. without requiring future visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B).

• Preference given to candidates who do not require relocation to San Jose, CA, or Irvine, CA.

Preferred:

• Academic or personal projects in DevOps, AI/ML, automation, cybersecurity, or software engineering.

• Experience with tools like ServiceNow, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, Tableau, or ML frameworks.

• GitHub or portfolio showcasing relevant work.

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Servo Track Write (STW) development engineer, you will be involved in aspects of STW technology development, including:

1. Designing, developing, implementing, verifying, and maintaining next-generation STW firmware. This will focus on sensing and servo control related to read-channel functionalities or preamps, power drivers, and motors (such as thermal actuators, VCMs, PZT actuators, and spindle motors).
2. Developing firmware and Matlab tools to bring up, maintain, and enhance the functionality of new or existing SoCs, read channels, and/or power drivers.
3. Collaborating with other organizations, both within the company and with external vendors, to design and develop new SoCs and features for the servo channel/signal processing and/or power driver & preamps.
4. Validating the drive hardware platform used to perform the Self-Servo-Write function, including SoC, power driver, motor, and mechanics.
5. Analyzing large amounts of data collected from hard disk drive manufacturing processes, extracting critical parameters, and visualizing them to help engineers identify trends, issues, and potential root causes of failures or degradations, or used for system design, optimization, decision-making, or prediction. This includes developing optimization and robust feedback motion control systems and parameter optimization for product quality and yield improvement.
6. Documenting, sharing, and exchanging ideas, solutions, and information.

Required:

• At least a master’s degree, preferably a Ph.D., in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields, with experience and a strong interest in developing real-time embedded firmware or software.
• Candidates who do not meet the degree requirements but have demonstrated strong research and development capabilities directly related to the work will also be considered.
• Experience with Control Systems or Digital Signal Processing is preferred.
• Basic knowledge of interfacing firmware, digital hardware, and analog electronics.
• Experience or expertise using Matlab.
• Real-time development background in C/C++ (object-oriented design experience is a strong plus).

Preferred:

• Experience with ARM processors, RTOS, Assembly, and Lua.
• The ability to use firmware debug tools and lab equipment for design and troubleshooting.
• A hardware design background is also valuable.

Skills:

• Good teamwork, strong analytical and communication skills, and an Agile/Lean mindset are important.

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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Join our dynamic and collaborative team to help with WD failure analysis in support of requests from our customers teams. As Engineer in Failure Analysis Team, you will be acting as FA Lead and managing Failure Analysis activities spanning across multiple hard disk drives labs and performing Electrical FA tests and measurements. You will collaborate with worldwide FA teams. You will create Electrical FA reports and review failure analysis reports from other labs. You will work with other labs members and subject matter experts to decide on best course of action for identifying underlying causes of failures and drive problems. You will be in charge of FA summaries with key findings from the labs and. These summaries are used to communicate key lab data and causes of failure to the customers, field application engineers, quality managers, manufacturing, or development teams. You will have multiple opportunities to help improve FA processes and tools based on learnings from FA work. You will be able to complete projects to help automate and optimize FA processes and improve turn-around time of FA.

Responsibilities

This position requires full time onsite work including electrical lab work in our San Jose campus

· Manage overall FA activities and priorities, and identify causes of failures and related drive problems on customer drives.

· Perform and manage Electrical FA tests and create reports onsite in the lab.

· Collaborate closely with other FA lab analysts.

· Summarize overall FA results and Electrical FA results based on Electrical tests and key other labs findings and cause of failure.

· Follow department/work group processes.

· Develop, improve, and document failure analysis procedures, processes, and requirements.

· Participate in selected Program/Product/Customer issue resolution meetings and act as an integral part of the issue resolution team.

· Effectively present information, ideas, and your perspective to peers, team members and managers.

· Create and meet schedules for high priority process improvements.

· Brainstorm, be open to inputs and recommend team improvements and team process improvements.

· Interact with Development teams to understand new technology, failure modes, develop associated failure analysis tools, processes, and documentation.

· Define and work on tool improvements related to Electrical FA.

You will effectively communicate results and status with management and team members and participate in resolving product and customer issues by providing electrical analysis and meaningful insights.

• Proven problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Leadership skills
• Effective at multi-tasking, organization and time management
• Self-motivated
• Demonstrates patience, confidence, and composure
• Knowledge and experience with Python, C++, and/or SQL is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Education: BS/MS in Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience: Prior industry experience a plus

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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop methodologies for evaluating AI models
• Identify optimal base LLM and text embedding models for given use case
• Survey data available for training and,
• Determine best approach to incorporate into training pipeline
• Create project plan for development of a Gen AI Summarization tool
• Project execution responsibilities (if time allows):
  • Develop, test, and deploy Gen AI Summarization tool
  • Participate in code peer reviews
  • Collaborate with end users and content subject matter experts
  • Provide timely updates on the status of your work and communicate clearly with other team members

Required:

• Must have right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case)
• Be currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (Graduating between May 2026 - December 2026)
• Have completed one or more courses covering Gen AI, LLMs, Machine Learning and/or Data Science
• Possess core understanding of Python, Java, or C++ programming languages
• Have excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Be able to work independently and take initiative
• Commitment to writing quality code and delivering excellent user experiences

Preferred:

• Knowledgeable in file I/O handling and text parsing methods
• Experience with open-source AI tools such as LlamaIndex and Huggingface
• Understanding and experience developing RAG-based applications
• Knowledge of NLP concepts and methodologies
• Understanding of the internal algorithms that underpin candidate LLMs and text embedding models
• Background in Computational Linguistics

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.
• 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Join our dynamic and collaborative team to help with WD failure analysis in support of requests from our customers teams. As Engineer in Failure Analysis Team, you will be performing Electrical FA measurements and managing Failure Analysis activities spanning across multiple hard disk drives labs. You will collaborate with worldwide FA teams and team. You will review failure analysis reports from other labs. You will work with other labs members and subject matter experts to decide on best course of action for identifying underlying causes of failures and drive problems. You will be in charge of Electrical FA reports and FA summaries with key findings from the labs. These summaries are used to communicate key lab data and causes of failure to the customers, field application engineers, quality managers, manufacturing, or development teams. You will have multiple opportunities to help improve FA processes and tools based on learnings from FA work. You will be able to complete projects to help automate and optimize FA processes and improve turn-around time of FA.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The Engineer in Failure Analysis will:

• Perform Electrical FA and manage overall FA activities, priorities and identifying causes of failures and related drive problems on customer drives.
• Collaborate closely with other FA lab analysts.
• Summarize Electrical FA and overall FA results based on Electrical tests and key labs findings and cause of failure.
• Proactively engage with subject matter experts in Customer Technical Support and Customer Quality Management, PCBA, Firmware, Reliability, Data Analytics, Factory FA and Quality teams on customer issues.
• Follow department/work group processes.
• Develop, improve, and document failure analysis procedures, processes, and requirements.
• Participate in selected Program/Product/Customer issue resolution meetings and act as an integral part of the issue resolution team.
• Effectively present information, ideas, and your perspective to peers, team members and managers.
• Create and meet schedules for high priority process improvements.
• Brainstorm, be open to inputs and recommend team improvements and team process improvements.
• Interact with Development teams to understand new technology, failure modes, develop associated failure analysis tools, processes, and documentation.
• Define and work on tool improvements related to Electrical FA.

You will effectively communicate results and status with management and team members and participate in resolving product and customer issues by providing electrical analysis and meaningful insights.

Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science or related field with graduation date between December 2024-June 2025
• Knowledge and experience with Data Analytics, Python, C++, and/or SQL
• Effective at multi-tasking, organization and time management
• Self-motivated
• Demonstrates patience, confidence, and composure

Preferred:

• Coursework or experience in Machine Learning is preferred
• Prior industry experience is a plus

Skills:

• Proven problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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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Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Dive into building and documenting cutting-edge Tapehead models. Unleash your creativity and technical skills on new designs.
• Collaborate with our top-notch engineering team for Failure Analysis (FA) on defects - be part of solving complex puzzles!
• Develop and manage a sophisticated database for collecting and communicating FA data your work will be crucial for our decision-making process.
• Become an integral part of a team that values communication, innovation, and teamwork.
• Engage in a learning experience that spans various facets of engineering, chemistry, and physics in the context of data storage technology.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with teams in:

• San Jose, California
  

Required:

• Current BS Student in an engineering, chemistry, or physics program graduating in May 2026

• A tech enthusiast with a burning passion for innovation and problem-solving.
• Excellent communicator, ready to collaborate with a diverse team.
• Eagerness to learn, grow, and contribute to real-world projects in a meaningful way.
• Strong analytical skills, with proficiency in MATLAB, SAS, SQL, Excel, and or other data analysis tools
• Located within driving distance of our Great Oaks (San Jose) office.
• Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case).

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.
• 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.