Western Digital Principal Engineer Reliability Engineering 

Canada, British Columbia, Area H (Cultus Lake/Columbia Valley) 

31551448

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:

• Utilize statistical techniques to assess and predict product reliability throughout its lifecycle.
• Develop and implement reliability models, test plans and methodologies, including accelerated life testing, to validate product performance under various conditions to ensure robustness and quality.
• Analyze failure data, identify patterns, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve reliability issues.
• Create models and simulations to forecast product reliability and recommend design improvements.
• Collaborate with design and manufacturing teams to integrate reliability requirements into product development processes.
• Evaluate field data to assess product performance and recommend enhancements for future iterations.
• Analyze engineering and field failures, build proactive lessons feed back to quality program mangers and design teams.
• Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in reliability engineering methodologies.

REQUIRED:

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Engineering, Statistics, or a related field.
• Proficiency in statistical and reliability software and tools for data analysis.
• Strong understanding of reliability modeling, reliability testing methodologies and failure analysis techniques.

PREFERRED:

• Experience in statistical analysis and reliability engineering within a product development environment is desirable.
• Knowledge and/or experience in NAND Flash, SSD, or data storage systems and related industry standards is desirable.

SKILLS:

• Excellent critical thinking skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on delivering high-quality results.
• Strong analytical thinking and decision-making abilities.

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.