Engineering Lab Technician
Posted on: 25 Nov 2021
Chandler, AZ
Job Description
Job Description
In this role, you will assist the firmware engineering team with test equipment setup, solid state drive (SSD) configuration, validation, script development, issue analysis, and regression testing.
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Assemble, configure and maintain test equipment stations (PCs, FPGAs, custom test systems).
Configure associated test equipment (logic analyzers, protocol analyzers).
Coordinate and manage site inventories and licensing, including drives, equipment, firmware/tools, etc.
Stand up and maintain developer bench setups as needed.
Create standardized system configurations and retrofit to existing systems as needed.
Recommend and itemize equipment needs for lab and developer bench systems.
Perform issue reproduction and debug data retrieval to support debug and failure analysis.
Perform troubleshooting and first-level failure analysis as needed in support of firmware engineers.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Associate degree or better in engineering technology or equivalent work experience.
2-4 years related experience.
Knowledgeable in these areas:
Windows and Linux system administration and configuration.
Python scripting.
Desired, but not required, experience includes:
Prior work with SSDs or other storage devices.
Configuration and use of protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
Knowledge of SAS and PCIe protocols.
Background in hardware electronics and hardware troubleshooting.
Skillsets
Ability to read technical instructions and specifications.
Ability to work independently and multi-task in a dynamic environment based on engineering team needs.
Strong written and verbal communication skill sets. Proficiency in English, both spoken and written is required.
Strong interpersonal skills in working with software/firmware engineers.
Western Digital
San Jose, CA
Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions worldwide. It offers client devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices, such as desktop and notebook PCs, security surveillance systems, gaming consoles, and set top boxes; flash-based embedded storage products for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as automotive, IoT, industrial, and connected home applications; flash-based memory wafers; and embedded storage solutions and iNAND embedded flash products, such as multi-chip package solutions.
The company also provides data center devices and solutions comprising enterprise helium hard drives; enterprise SSDs consisting of flash-based SSDs and software solutions for use in enterprise servers, online transactions, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; data center solutions, including HDDs and drive configurations for use in data storage systems and tiered storage models; system solutions that offer petabyte scalable capacity; and data storage platforms and systems. In addition, it offers client solution, such as external HDD storage products in mobile and desktop form; client SSDs; removable cards used in consumer devices comprising mobile phones, tablets, imaging systems, still cameras, action video cameras, and security surveillance systems; universal serial bus flash drives used in the computing and consumer markets; and wireless drive products for in-field back up of created content, as well as wireless streaming of high-definition movies, photos, music and documents to tablets, smartphones, and personal computers (PCs).
The company sells its products under the HGST, SanDisk, and WD brands to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure players, and retailers. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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IndustryInformation Technology
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No. of Employees71, 600
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Website
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Jobs Posted2044
