Spring Co-op - Recording Electronics Data Analytics & Optimization

Western Digital · Rochester, MN, United States

  • Internship
  • Internship
  • Posted 2026-10-12
  • Confirmed live on 13 October 2026

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Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support development and testing of hardware abstraction layers and engineering commands for channel hardware applications

• Assist in writing and maintaining validation scripts used as developer and debug tools

• Contribute to test scripts for use within Continuous Integration environments

• Participate as an active member of an Agile scrum team supporting Enterprise-level HDD development

• Collaborate with internal product teams to support integration and performance validation efforts
DATA SCIENCE & ANALYTICS RESPONSIBILITIES

• Apply machine learning techniques to explore opportunities for test time optimization and HDD read/write performance improvement

• Assist in planning, executing, and analyzing channel verification experiments and failure analysis investigations

• Support development of automated data pipelines to collect, clean, and analyze test result datasets from channel verification operations

• Learn and apply statistical modeling and anomaly detection methods to help identify failure modes in magnetic recording channel components

• Create data visualizations and contribute to reports that communicate channel performance findings to engineering stakeholders
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.

Qualifications
REQUIRED

• Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field

• Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case in order to employ you at any point in the future is required

• Working knowledge of C/C++ or Python programming languages

• Familiarity with object-oriented programming principles

• Exposure to machine learning concepts, including data preparation, model training, and evaluation

• Eagerness to learn signal processing concepts and emerging technologies

• Strong technical communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment

• Self-motivated with a desire to grow professionally and take on new challenges

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work with complex datasets
PREFERRED SKILLS

• Coursework or project experience with embedded systems or hardware/software integration

• Familiarity with TCL, R, or MATLAB

• Basic knowledge of Hard Disk Drive (HDD) functionality or storage systems

• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes or other measurement instrumentation

Additional Information
Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.
Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.
Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In

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