Western Digital New College Grad Software Development Engineering Apps 

United States, California, Irvine 

781565010

Here’s how you can help.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
• Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case in order to employ you at any point in the future required

SKILLS:

• 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

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.
• 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.