HDD Firmware Validation Engineer - FIT and Script Development
Job Description
Job Summary
Be part of Western Digital's HDD Product Engineering team, focusing on Functional Integration Test (FIT) execution and test automation & script development for hard disk drive (HDD) validation. You will work in a hands-on lab environment, ensuring drive firmware quality across multiple HDD programs while building automation tools that improve team efficiency and test coverage.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• FIT (Functional Integration Test) Validation• Set up, configure, and maintain FIT test systems for HDD firmware validation
• Design, execute, and document firmware test plans and test cases for HDD products across multiple drive programs (e.g., NAS, surveillance, enterprise, client drives)
• Execute functional integration test plans covering drive performance, regression, error handling and stress testing of HDD firmware on various host platforms (Window, Linux, etc) across SATA/SAS/USB interfaces.
• Perform firmware update testing, SMART attribute validation, Drive Self-Test (DST), and power management verification
• Collect and analyze drive diagnostic logs (DRM logs, SMART data) to identify and document failure root causes
• Support FIT system refresh initiatives — imaging, hardware upgrades, and baseline configuration
• Test Automation & Script Development• Develop and maintain T-REX/Python test scripts to increase and enhance test coverage based on various test workloads and environments.
• Designing and building automation tools that automate repetitive test execution, log parsing, and results reporting.
• Continuously improve automation coverage to reduce manual effort across HDD validation programs
Requirements
Function: Engineering
Experience Level: Entry Level