Full-Time

Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Posted on 11/19/2024

Western Digital

Western Digital

10,001+ employees

Provides data storage solutions and services

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Senior

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Irvine, CA, USA

Category
Hardware Engineering
Hardware Validation & Testing
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in CE, EE, or 3-5 years in related technical field
  • Extensive experience in RTL designing, pre-silicon and post-silicon bring-up and debugging
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
Responsibilities
  • Responsible for analyzing the Hardware threat surfaces and vectors for the Security Enclave and SOCs. You will define and implement the mitigation plans for the threats. You will participate in Hardware Security Policy definition for an embedded device related to data storage.
  • Evaluate the emerging Security Hardware technologies and include them in the roadmap.
  • Architect, design, and prototype product agnostic platform with Secure Enclave capable of enabling next-generation security solutions for the products with the emphasis on the Security Processor and scalable Secure interface.
  • Responsible for implementing the latest in the security functionalities such as Cryptographic Algorithms, Entropy Generation, Secret Management, Access Control Management, Integrity and Authenticity enforcement.
  • Participate in code, verification plan, and validation plan review of RTL, ROM, and Firmware. You will define a framework for hardware development process to detect and prevent potential security issues during early development and also architect and design hardware vulnerability test bed for side-channel attacks.
  • Participate in cross-functional hardware architecture, design and review meetings representing security to help guard security and will also provide guidance to platform hardware engineers for seamless integration of Secure Enclave.
  • Participate in research group discussions related to security advances in academia. You will research Secure and Performant implementation of the Cryptographic Algorithms using advanced Modeling Framework.
  • Responsible for mentoring engineers for Secure Enclave RTL development, verification, and integration.

Western Digital provides a variety of data storage solutions, including Network Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Network (SAN), private cloud, and hyper-converged infrastructure. Their products are designed to help businesses manage and store data efficiently and reliably. For example, their all-flash arrays are optimized for high input/output applications, while the JetStor brand offers cost-effective NAS and SAN arrays that support multiple host ports for improved performance. What sets Western Digital apart from its competitors is its extensive experience in the data storage market and its ability to cater to a wide range of clients, from large corporations to small businesses. The company's goal is to deliver high-value storage solutions that meet the diverse needs of its customers, ensuring they have the tools necessary for effective data management.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$927.9M

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for high-capacity storage driven by AI and data-intensive applications.
  • Recent product launches cater to the expanding gaming and content creation markets.
  • Advancements in ePMR technology enhance Western Digital's competitive edge in HDDs.

What critics are saying

  • Seagate's HAMR technology may outperform Western Digital's ePMR in high-capacity HDDs.
  • Toshiba's HAMR and MAMR technologies intensify competition in the storage market.
  • Focus on consumer products may neglect enterprise client needs, risking market share.

What makes Western Digital unique

  • Western Digital leads in high-capacity HDDs with 32TB UltraSMR and ePMR technology.
  • The company offers diverse storage solutions, including NAS, SAN, and private cloud.
  • Western Digital's SanDisk and WD_BLACK brands target creators and gamers effectively.

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Benefits

Paid sick leave & vacation time

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life, accident, & disability insurance

Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts

Employee assistance program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan

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