Western Digital
Spring Co-op - Recording Electronics Data Analytics & Optimization
Rochester, MN, United States · Intern · Internship
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About the role
- It's real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.
- Join us and let's shape the future of data.
- WD's early career development program is ideal for individuals at the early stages of their professional career.
Responsibilities
- Support development and testing of hardware abstraction layers and engineering commands for channel hardware applications
- Collaborate with internal product teams to support integration and performance validation efforts
- Support development of automated data pipelines to collect, clean, and analyze test result datasets from channel verification operations
- Create data visualizations and contribute to reports that communicate channel performance findings to engineering stakeholders
Requirements
- Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time.
- Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
- Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case in order to employ you at any point in the future is required
Skills
- Coursework or project experience with embedded systems or hardware/software integration
- Familiarity with TCL, R, or MATLAB
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes or other measurement instrumentation
Compensation
- The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.
- We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.
- If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.
- You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either WD's Short Term Incentive Plan ("STI Plan") or the Sales Incentive Plan ("SIP") which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance.
- You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan.
- Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.
Benefits
- Apply machine learning techniques to explore opportunities for test time optimization and HDD read/write performance improvement
- Exposure to machine learning concepts, including data preparation, model training, and evaluation
- Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan.
- RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to WD'S Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
Company info
- 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 to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case in order to employ you at any point in the future is required
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