Principal Engineer, Systems Design Verification Engineering

Company Description

The future. It’s on you. You & Western Digital.

We’ve been storing the world’s data for more than 50 years. Once, it was the most important thing we could do for data. Now we’re helping the world capture, preserve, access and transform data in a way only we can.

The most game-changing companies, consumers, professionals, and governments come to us for the technologies and solutions they need to capture, preserve, access, and transform their data.

But we can’t do it alone. Today’s exceptional data challenges require your exceptional skills. It’s You & Us. Together, we’re the next big thing in data. 
 
Western Digital® data-centric solutions are found under the G-Technology™, HGST, SanDisk®, Tegile™, Upthere™, and WD® brands.

Job Description

• 12+ years’ experience of Storage QA automation & testing with SSDs, firmware and storage subsystems for performance engineering
• Knowledge on SSD performance & latency benchmarking tools 
• Coding skills with C/Python is a must and Good to know the ML Python libraries and functions is an advantage
• Depth understanding of OOPS concepts is a must. 
• Hands on experience with pytest/numpy/pandas and hands on Python ML libraries or equivalent framework is a must. 
• Excellent hands-on knowledge of client and Enterprise storage stack in windows and Linux Environment including trouble shooting issues/problems with those systems
• Anomaly detection at system and SSD level using AI/ML
• Study and publish white paper and research articles related to cutting edge/disruptive technologies and real time workloads from Cloud, AI, etc..
• In-depth working knowledge of PCIe, NVMe protocol knowledge
• Working knowledge on SSD and debugging skills
• Understand Hardware and Software interaction 
• Install and configure various hardware and software components
• Perform bug verification and drive issues to resolution
• Assist in customer escalations
• Understand Software development Life Cycle
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Ability to achieve results in a fast moving, dynamic environment
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated and Self-driven, Ability to mentor junior engineers

Qualifications

• B.E / B.Tech /M.E/M.Tech – E.C.E/CSE/IT 
• 12+years of industry experience in the field of SSD domain with strong perfomance engineering fundamentals 

Additional Information

Because Western Digital thrives on the power of diversity and is committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect, and contribution, we are committed to giving every qualified applicant and employee an equal opportunity.  Western Digital does not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their protected class status and complies with all federal and state laws against discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, as well as the laws and regulations set forth in the “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster.