Western Digital

Technology

SystemCharacterizationEngineer

$280–450k ~AI est. Shanghai, Shanghai, China FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“System Characterization Engineer at Western Digital. Skills: System characterization, Failure analysis, Customer support. Support system characterization team. Review drive log”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving; Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

Travel within China, Occasional international travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelors or MS degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, Background in servo control, statistics and signal processing, Detailed knowledge of Hard Drives and storage applications, Experience with servers and server testing, Experience with multiple OS (Linux, Windows), Written and verbal English communication, Mandarin required for customer engagement, Previous experience supporting China-based cloud/enterprise customers, Excellent working knowledge of MATLAB, Proven application of applying technical skills to problem solving

Nice to Have

Knowledge and experience with Python, C++, and/or SQL is a plus

What You'll Do.

Support system characterization team

Identify causes of failures

Correlate log data to performance loss

Review and analyze Manufacturing data

Establish baseline for drives

Collaborate to identify product improvements

Understand new features impacting performance

Develop failure analysis tools

Engage with subject matter experts

Present information and ideas

Develop analysis procedures

Improve analysis tools

Document analysis procedures

Expedite future characterization

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Customer engagements; Joint investigations

Communication Scope

Present information; Customer engagement

Full Job 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 and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™ brands. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. As a System Characterization engineer, you will join the team responsible for the characterization of customer systems within the quality organization. A key aspect of this role is the identification of dynamics and vibration of customer systems that contribute to loss of performance and reliability, using measured results to formulate solutions for both internal and external customers. This role works closely with China‑based customers to ensure successful HDD qualification, debug complex system‑level issues, and drive improvements into product design and validation. 1. Support system characterization team through detailed review of drive log to identify causes of failures and related drive problems on customer and qualification drives. Use log data and UECs to correlate to loss of performance or latency. 2. Review and analyze Manufacturing data to establish a baseline for drives u

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