Staff Engineer - Recording Test

Company Description

At WD, 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, WD 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 and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

As a Recording Test Engineer, you will design & develop recording experiments exploring future technologies for magnetic data storage. You will join a team of material scientists, test engineers and other subject matter experts to extract value & insights from our data. You will also assist in developing mathematical/statistical models to uncover correlations and causal relationships among metrics characterizing the performance of magnetic storage media. This is an exciting opportunity at the intersection of data engineering, statistical modeling, materials science and physics.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• In collaboration with fabrication experts, measure, analyze and develop understanding of experimental samples
• Apply advanced technical expertise to understand complex problems
• Help develop and implement innovative solutions for complex and specialized technical issues
• Provide regular technical advice and direction to technical teams and management
• Contributes to and helps shape our technical strategy
• Work proactively; identify and help prevent problems that may cross disciplines

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Recently awarded Ph.D. or equivalent in Physics, Materials Science, ECE or related field
• Experience with statistical data analysis and Design of Experiment (DOE) required
• The candidate should have a strong experimentation background including writing computer code to collect and analyze data to develop understanding of complex physical systems

SKILLS

• Knowledge of magnetic material properties, advanced characterization and magnetic recording is desired, but not required
• Knowledge of the disk drive industry is desired, but not required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Salary Range

115,200.00-153,600.00

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 person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s 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 ever