Western Digital Technologist Circuit Design 

Philippines, Quezon City 

830211654

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of motivated analog & mixed signal circuit design engineers.

• Develop array & periphery circuit architecture to meet product specifications.

• Ensure resourcing is aligned to meet execution deliverables.

• Engage in project technical challenges to ensure alignment with project goals.

• Drive technical efforts necessary to bridge any spec gaps.

• Ability to provide mentorship and guidance to team members.

• Able to drive tasks independently & efficiently to completion.

• Communicate efficiently between design teams, logic, process, product / test engineering and architecture teams.

• Own analog & custom circuit design verification methodologies including Monte Carlo simulations, PVT simulations, aging, SOA, aging, post extraction simulation, use of RC parasitic elements for signal modelling, & EM / IR analysis.

REQUIRED:

• 10 years of experience in the field of Electrical Engineering. Master’s degree is preferred.

• Excellent people skills with the ability to collaborate with cross functional teams including analog & logic design engineers, mask designers, CAD, and TD.

• In-depth knowledge of analog building blocks including sense amplifiers, core address drivers, regulators, bandgap, current mirrors, level shifters, buffering circuits, DAC, ADC, temperature sensors (PTAT), high speed CMOS circuits.

• Self-motivated, creative thinking, strong debug skills, mentoring, motivational and positive attitude.

• In depth knowledge of analog & mixed signal circuits & concepts including mismatch, linearity, low power CMOS design.

• Experience with HV voltage transistors and designing to external foundry PDK.

• Experience with Cadence Virtuoso or similar design suite tools.

• Experience with custom circuit design simulation & waveform tools like HPSICE, SPECTRE, FINESIM, EZWAVE or similar tools.

PREFERRED:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Familiarity with UNIX, PERL or/and Python scripting.

• Ability to lead post silicon power up activities and post silicon validation.

• Design experience with NAND or DRAM or SRAM or similar memory technologies.

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.