Fresh Graduates ONLY -Engineer- Firmware Engineering - Test Development

The Programme

We are seeking an experienced engineer to be a part of the Firmware Test Development Team.   
 
The team's primary objective is to develop automated test scripts which validate HDD firmware against industry standards, customer specs, and internal features/functions.   
 
The team works hand in hand with Firmware Development engineers and Firmware Validation engineers to define and enable testing for next generation WD drive products.

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, integrate and maintain test scripts using Python to validate WD eHDD firmware and hardware features to ensure WD product meets the quality specifications. 
• Work with cross functional teams to identify, plan, and coordinate innovative ways to test firmware functionality. 
• Adapt test suites changing customer/ firmware requirements, and future architectural needs. 
• Assist in failure analysis to help develop and improve firmware quality robustness. 
• Help develop and improve our internal processes to improve our efficiency and performance. 
• Participate in Scrum & Agile processes to plan, execute, and coordinate the team’s work. 
• Be part of the team to deliver next gen cutting-edge storage products with SAS, SATA and PCIe interfaces. 
• Collaborate and design solutions for challenging yet unique problems to improve firmware quality robustness.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor or Master in Computer Science, Computer/Electronics Engineering or equivalent required. 
• Hands on experience in object-oriented programming, Python, data structures, algorithms. 
• Capable of quickly learning new firmware, hardware, systems, tools, and methodologies. 
• Ability to rapidly learn new technologies, complex code.  
• Strong aptitude and penchant for problem solving, and complexity analysis. 
• Ability to effectively manage projects and tasks to deliver deadlines and commitments.  
• You have excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication. 
• You are comfortable and enjoy working in a dynamic and ever-evolving environment. 
• You can be a fun and enthusiastic teammate who enjoys challenges and celebrates successes. 
• Self-motivated, self-directed and ability to work well with people. 

Would be an added advantage if you have:  

• Familiarity with micro-controller architecture (ARM or ARC), embedded systems and RTOS desired. 
• Knowledge of SAS, SATA and PCIE interface. 
• Experience in the use of bus analyzers, emulators and other firmware debugging tools is a plus. 
• Knowledge in data analytics, data visualization, machine learning. 

About Us: 
 
At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. 
 
At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon. 
 
We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world.  
 
From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. 
 
Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.