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Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Firmware Engineer Intern

Embedded EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
InternshipPetaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or an equivalent field is required.
  • Knowledge of C/C++, object-oriented programming, Python, data structures, and algorithms.
  • Good command of English communication.
  • Possess data analytics skills such as machine learning.
  • Ability to quickly learn new firmware, hardware, systems, tools, and methodologies.
  • Ability to manage projects and tasks to deliver deadlines and commitments.
  • Problem-solving skills and a solutions-oriented approach.
  • Written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, integrate, and maintain quality firmware for eHDD using practices such as unit testing and continuous integration.
  • Design and implement data structures, software algorithms, data paths, and drivers for hardware cores using C++ and Python standards.
  • Deliver storage products with SAS, SATA, and PCIe interfaces.
  • Collaborate on solutions to problems across hardware and software platforms, including servers, RAID, and Windows and Linux operating systems.
  • Participate in planning and coordinating technical investigations from problem statement through conclusion.
  • Create design documents for the various phases of firmware development.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with microcontroller architecture (ARM or ARC), embedded systems, and real-time operating systems.
  • Knowledge of SAS, SATA, and PCIe interfaces.
  • Experience using bus analyzers, emulators, and other firmware debugging tools.

About the Company

Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Western Digital, which goes by WD, designs and makes hard disk drives, mostly the high-capacity models that cloud and AI data centers use to store huge amounts of data cheaply. In 2013, its HGST unit shipped the first helium-filled hard drives, which fit more disks into each drive and use less power. Its drives store data on stacks of spinning magnetic disks, and the lineup runs from Ultrastar data center drives to WD Red and WD Purple drives for home servers and security cameras. WD makes its money selling these drives to cloud companies, PC makers, and retail shoppers. Western Digital was founded in 1970 and is based in San Jose, California, and in 2025 it spun off its flash memory business as Sandisk.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Jose, CA
Founded
1970

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