Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Western Digital High Volume BackEnd Hard Disk Drive Manufacturing is an industry recognized leading process thanks to the high-level of automation and efficiency for maximized throughput.
• The successful candidate will join the BE Manufacturing Code Development Staging and Architecture team to work with a team of highly qualified software and firmware architects and engineers to develop a common flexible and abstracted platform across both Enterprise and Client space.
• The candidate will participate in the design and implementation of Host Application software as well as Manufacturing Firmware features using advanced development environment and tools based on C and Python / TCl / Perl scripts. This project exposes the team to Machine Learning Secure Drive technology and a number of other advanced techniques.
• The significant positive financial impact and improved factory efficiency will be a great reward.
• The candidate should have good working knowledge of S/W / F/W Object Oriented Embedded programming and System Interlock design.
• Knowledge of the SAFe Development process specifically as a Product Owner or Scrum Master and strong verbal / written communication / team player skills are advantages.
• This position requires significant experience in leading projects develop requirements and drive project from development to deployment while working with cross-functional teams.
• Domestic or international travel may be required
• Good team player with very good oral and written communication skills
• Require robust ability to perform problem analysis and speedy resolution using systematic methodology with a high-level of efficiency
• Familiar with SAFe Software and Firmware Development Process. Experience in the role of Product Owner or Scrum Master is highly desired
• Good attitude towards the application of the Software / Firmware Development cycle in the design of Manufacturing Host Application and Firmware
• Ability to organize tasks and deliverables efficiently as appropriate to each assigned project
• Ability to develop validation / test plan and foresee test points needs ahead of feature design
• Exposure and familiarity with multiple Code Management systems including SVN GIT / GERRIT / JENKINS

Qualifications :

REQUIRED

• EQUIRED:6 years experience with embedded systems with focus high-quality Software and Firmware design and implementation with effective ability for problem solving
• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering Computer Science Electronic Engineering or related curriculum Experience programming embedded microcontrollers in C/C and assembly

SKILLS:

• Hand-on experience of script programming such as TCL Python and Perl script
• Hand-on experience using hardware debug instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and bus analyzers
• Ability to work on firmware projects alone or partnered with members of a such case collaboration to promote success for both individual as well as other team members is necessary

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 persons gender identity gender expression and gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons 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: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees our company our customers and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging respect and contribution.

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Based on our experience we anticipate that the application deadline will be 02/14/2025 (3 months from posting) although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employees 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 Digitals 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 Digitals 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 Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that Western Digital and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests please report it immediately to Western Digital Ethics Helpline or email .

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time