Summer 2025 Intern, Chemical Integration Engineer

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

Hard Disk drives are remarkable devices in which the reader/writer “flies” approximately 1nm above a disk at speeds up to 80 miles per hour in a sealed enclosure.  Reliable long-term drive operation does not happen by accident.  Chemical Integration is responsible for ensuring the materials in the drive are chemically compatible over the life of the drive, which requires selecting materials that produce minimal amounts of outgassing and particle generation, engineering the ability to filter out chemicals and particles before they cause trouble, and developing strategies to maintain gas and humidity content of the drive environment within specified limits for several years.  WD is hiring an engineering intern for Chemical Integration activities in our HDD Product Development Engineering team. Ideal candidates will have recently earned or are pursuing a BS or advanced degrees in related scientific fields.

The Chemical Integration internship responsibilities include:

• Learn and understand disk drives and components.
• Measure gas composition in sealed disk drives and in test containers.
• Perform analytical measurements on particle and organic filtration inside the drives.
• Interact with the mechanical team to optimize the design for best filtration performance.

Qualifications

Applicants should have three or more years in college toward a degree in Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or related scientific fields. Candidates for an advanced degree in the related fields are preferred.

Applicant should have had exposure to concepts of absorption, adsorption, and equilibrium versus rate-dependent phenomena, and should have strong hands-on laboratory experience. Exposure to particle size and particle counting measurement equipment is a plus.

Experience in programming and mathematical tools will be helpful.

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 in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

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