Summer 2024 Internship, Product Design Engineering Intern (Purdue STARS)

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

We are seeking highly motivated students to be a part of our RAMP (Summer Intern) program. These paid summer internship opportunities are designed to jump start your career, offering on-the-job training and a robust summer of events.  As a RAMP participant, you'll work alongside technology industry professionals on real-world projects, giving you the tools and experience to get your career off the ground.  Additionally, Ramp participants will attend networking events, participate in workshops, and present to the WD leadership team.

Working closely with Wafer Fab Team, Product and Test Engineering team, and Wafer Level Reliability (WLR) Team to enable technology qualification, to speed up yield ramp, and drive defective parts per million (DPPM) improvement through WLR evaluation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with Quality Assurance team on establishing standard procedure for fab process and test program changes; 
• Driving and addressing any fab process related product problems or concerns as the point of contact in Product and Test Engineering; 
• Defining and developing strategies and methodologies to bring leading edge 3D NAND Flash memory to market by meeting stringent DPPM, reliability, and yield requirements; 
• Improving group working efficiency by initiation and implementation of automations using various complex software and tools; 
• Defining test flow and screens to deliver high quality original equipment manufacturer (OEM)  products meeting DPPM targets; 
• Performing Failure Analysis, defining root causes of yield loss, and driving for improvements in the test flow; 
• Interfacing with design, process, test, and reliability engineering to solve complex problems; 
• Sustaining products with cost reduction and yield improvements. 
• Bridging communications between offshore team lead/engineers and US product teams, as well as supporting interaction with customers.

Qualifications

• Current student, pursuing a Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related fields and graduating between December 2024 and June 2025
• Applicants are limited to Summer 2023 participants in the Purdue University STARS program
• Minimum of 3.0 GPA
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong technical skills in area of study
• Interest in HDD, flash, semiconductor, components, nonvolatile memory industry
• Interest in electronics, or analog/digital circuitry
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Experience using programming languages: C/C++, Python, Perl 

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