Data Engineering Summer Intern

Company Description

At Western Digital, we are on a mission to unlock the potential of data so people, companies and organizations everywhere can create what’s next. To fulfill our vision, we are always on the lookout for potential team members who share our passion for solving problems to empower others.

When you join Western Digital, you join a legacy more than 50 years in the making. Across our Western Digital®, SanDisk®, SanDisk® Professional, WD® and WD_BLACK™ brands, we have brought some of the most storied advancements in memory and data storage technology to market—and our best, most innovative work is yet to come.

From energizing 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.

Here’s how you can help.

Job Description

We are looking for Data Science engineer to be part of a RSS data team that includes full stack software engineer, data scientists, and data engineers. The team works closely with development and QA engineers, product managers, and end users on projects that involve large, complex and dynamic data sets. These projects are aiming at building data tools and models that help developing/qualifying new products; as well as improving existing products in terms of cost, yield and reliability. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

- Leverage existing big data platform and data pipeline tools to develop optimal automated processes to assemble and process large data sets from different sources and ensure optimal and consistent delivery of analysis-ready data at scale.

- Identify data issues, evaluate their impacts on analytic projects, and find/implement solutions

- Lead the development and evaluation of generative AI techniques to expand the existing portfolio, support innovation, and deliver value to the engineering community.

- Build on existing efforts with the in-house Nebula data platform and collaborate with the team to deploy a service ready for production-scale use.

Qualifications

Required:

- Currently enrolled in a MS or BS degree program in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Math
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficient in one or more of the following programming languages: Python, R, NodeJS.
- Solid understanding of Gen-AI, relational databases and associated tools/libraries.
- Self-motivated individual, driven by curiosity and a passion for unlocking the potential of data.

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 every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodatio