Western Digital

Data Storage

Technologist,CustomerQualityEngineering/SystemCharacterizationEngineer

Shanghai, Shanghai, China FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Technologist, Customer Quality Engineering / System Characterization Engineer at Western Digital. Skills: System Characterization, Vibration Analysis, HDD Qualification. Collection and analysis data for HDDs. Correlating results to performance degradation”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure successful HDD qualification; Drive improvements into product design; Drive improvements into validation

Industry & Context.

Data Storage
Problems you'll solve

Problem solvers; Debug complex system‑level issues; Identify causes of vibration-related failures; Support team in finding improvements; Proven application of applying technical skills to problem solving

Eligibility Requirements

Travel within China, Occasional international travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Knowledge of experimental measurement techniques, Experience using lab equipment, Detailed knowledge of Hard Drives, Knowledge of storage applications, Familiarity with SAS/SATA protocol, Experience with servers, Experience with server testing, Experience with multiple OS (Linux, Windows), written and verbal English communication, Mandarin required for customer engagement, Excellent working knowledge of MATLAB, Excellent working knowledge of statistics, Excellent working knowledge of signal processing, Proven application of applying technical skills to problem solving

Nice to Have

Knowledge and experience with Data Analytics, Knowledge and experience with Reliability, Previous experience supporting China‑based cloud/enterprise customers (Alibaba, Tencent, Huawei, Baidu, ByteDance, OEM/ODMs)

What You'll Do.

Collection and analysis data for HDDs

Correlating results to performance degradation

Correlating results to latency increase

Assess the impact of vibration

Make vibration measurements

Make acoustics measurements

Characterize customer systems

Identify causes of vibration-related failures

Support team in finding improvements

Engage with subject matter experts

Interact with Development teams

Understand new features

Develop failure analysis tools

Develop analysis procedures

Develop tool improvements

Develop process improvements

Expedite future characterization

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with Engineering Servo; Collaborate with mechanical team; Pro-actively engage with subject matter experts; Engage with Quality teams; Work closely with China‑based customers; Support team in finding improvements; Work with product team

Communication Scope

written and verbal English communication; Mandarin required for 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. Responsible for collection and analysis data for HDDs in customer systems, correlating results to performance degradation or latency increase to environmental factors. Collaborate with Engineering Servo and mechanical team to assess the impact of vibration from chassis on performance metrics such as command throughp

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