San Jose, California, United States Employment

Western Digital is hiring an Intern - Software Engineering (Firmware)

About the Role

Western Digital is looking for an Intern - Software Engineering (Firmware) to join our team. You will design, implement, validate, and maintain firmware components that power high-volume hard disk drives. We are a company of problem solvers committed to pushing the boundaries of technology.

What You'll Do

  • Design, implement, validate, and maintain firmware components for high-volume hard disk drives.
  • Participate in design, test plan, and code reviews to ensure firmware quality.
  • Work on technologies that power high-volume hard disk drives.

What We're Looking For

  • Currently pursuing BS/MS or higher in CS, CE, EE or a related field.
  • Fluency with programming languages such as C/C++/Python.
  • Interest in HDD, flash, semiconductor, components, or the nonvolatile memory industry.

Nice to Have

  • A GPA of 3.0 or higher in major courses.
  • Exposure to the following via courses, projects, or experience: TCL, MATLAB, Debugging, SAS/SATA Bus Trace Analysis, JTAG ICE (using GHS probes and Arium probes), TCG, FIPS, SVN, Git, Gerrit, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, MS Office.

Technical Stack

  • C/C++, Python, TCL, MATLAB, SVN, Git, Gerrit, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, MS Office

Benefits & Compensation

  • 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 WD Savings 401(k) Plan.
  • Salary range applicable for jobs in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in those states.
  • Eligible to participate in Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program consisting of RSUs or cash equivalents.

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on legally protected characteristics.

Required Skills
C/C++PythonTCLMATLABSVNGitGerritJenkinsJIRAConfluenceFirmwareHDDFlashSemiconductorNonvolatile Memory
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Western Digital

Western Digital powers global innovation and pushes the boundaries of technology. It is a company of problem solvers offering an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers under its Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™ brands. It is a key partner to large organizations, enabling systems from city infrastructure to data centers and AI-era data storage needs.

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Job Details
Department Engineering
Category embedded
Posted 14 days ago