Applications Engineer

We're seeking a detail-oriented engineer to be a part of the HDD validation team. You'll play a critical role in ensuring our drives meet the highest standards for reliability, performance, and compatibility across different drive platforms.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Test Planning & Strategy: Design and develop comprehensive test plans that systematically identify firmware bugs, performance regressions, and reliability issues across different drive platforms and customer configurations.
• Resource Management: Identify and request necessary hardware and lab resources to support validation efforts; coordinate test infrastructure and tool requirements.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with firmware developers and project team members to align on test priorities, validate fixes, and drive resolution of critical issues.
• Failure Analysis & Documentation: Execute test cases, analyze failures using diagnostic tools, document root causes, and track issues through resolution with clear traceability.
• Technical Leadership: Facilitate test result reviews with engineering teams, present findings to stakeholders, and drive resolution of issues.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to process improvements, automation opportunities, and test coverage enhancements.
This role is part of WD's early career development program. WD's early career development program is ideal for individuals at the early stages of their professional career.  Participants receive foundational training through structured onboarding, mentorship, and a curated development curriculum. The responsibilities of this role are typically aligned with candidates who have approximately 0–2+ years of relevant professional experience, though candidates of all experience levels are encouraged to apply.

Department: Engineering & Product
Function: Engineering
Experience Level: Entry Level