Manager, Program Management Engineering 4

Company Description

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.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

The EPM is in SSD Validation engineering organization (DV&V) to manage infrastructure, framework, and tools development for next-generation SSD storage products. The EPM is expected to drive the cross-functional team to deliver the infrastructure and tools for firmware and validation development and deployment. This includes firmware/validation framework, debug/FA tool, and other validation tools. The candidate will work closely with validation architecture team, validation execution team, firmware team and software team to drive requirements, prioritize feature sets and ensure timely release.  The candidate is expected to work with the cross functional team to align on DV&V processes, and facilitate communication among team members across multiple locations, track schedules and report progress. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive next generation infrastructure/framework/tool projects for new SSD products, helping teams deliver innovative solution on time and with high quality.
• Drive project roadmap, cross functional project meetings, status review and release schedule in support of test development, validation, and product launch milestones.
• Lead team to prioritize feature requests to deliver high quality test framework and tools.
• Drive infrastructure/tools deployment in engineering labs.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in CE, CS, EE, or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in engineering program/project management or related experience

SKILLS:

• Good project management skills. Demonstrated working knowledge on software/validation development
• Ability to manage in an iterative, fast paced development environment
• Ability to facilitate technical discussions, planning sessions, requirements gathering, and bug scrubs
• Excellent communication (written and verbal)  and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills.
• Self-motivated and self-directed. Ability to multi task and meet deadline.
• Ability to work as a team member both within the team and across teams.

 PREFERRED:

• Working experience in SSD storage industry and validation experience.
• Working experience in the Agile methods of software project management     

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate 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