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Western Digital · 1 day ago

Early Career Talent, HDD Applications Engineer (Role Begins Summer 2026)

positionSan Jose, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level

Western Digital is a technology company focused on powering global innovation and data storage solutions. They are seeking an Early Career Talent, HDD Applications Engineer to be accountable for customer qualifications of enterprise HDDs and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with customer qualification strategies.

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Responsibilities

Accountable for Customer Qualifications of Enterprise HDDs
Interlock with the Cross-Functional Team Including Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Marketing, Sales and Customer Technical Support to Promote Alignment with the Customer Qualification Strategy
Partner with a Senior Application Engineer(AE) to Prepare & Deliver Product Introduction/Concept/Design Reviews, Customer Spec Gap Analysis, Development Status Updates and Qualification Failure Analysis Reports
Coordinate the Customer Sample Plan Including Gathering of Requirements, Interlocking with Manufacturing and Delivery to the Customer
Manage Customer Communication & Qualification of Product Changes (ECs/PCNs)
Represent CTS on the Product Core Team

Qualification

Masters Degree in EngineeringCritical ThinkingProblem SolvingCan-do attitudeCommunicationPresentation Ability

Required

Masters Degree in Engineering or Core Science (For Ex, EE, ME, Physics, etc)
Can-do attitude
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills
Ability to Quickly Ascertain a Situation and Determine What is Needed
Strong Communication and Presentation Ability

Benefits

Paid vacation time
Paid sick leave
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life, accident and disability insurance
Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
Employee assistance program
Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
Tuition reimbursement
Transit
The Applause Program
Employee stock purchase plan
Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan

Company

Western Digital

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Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
dateFounded in 1970
location
Milpitas, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.westerndigital.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$901.37M
2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Sesh Tirumala
SVP, CIO
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Alvin B. Phillips
Founder

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