Principal Engineer, SW Quality Engineering

Company: Western Digital
Location: Milpitas
Posted on: June 22, 2022

Job Description:

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we've been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world's biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You'll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That's us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital -, G-Technology---, SanDisk - and WD - brands.

Today's exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It's You & Western Digital. Together, we're the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

At Western Digital's Consumer Solutions group we design, build and ship hardware and software that enhances the digital lives of more than 300 million customers every year. With more than 350,000 points of sale worldwide, we help consumers in more than 113 countries connect with their content, so they get more enjoyment and value from the digital lives.---

Our three brands, SanDisk, WD and G-Technology offer consumers new ways to aggregate, organize, secure, and share the content that really matters to them, no matter where the content is created, or where it resides. As our digital world and capabilities expand, we evolve to meet the needs of this highly dynamic and constantly changing environment. Whether that means creating personal cloud experiences that seamlessly pull all of your pictures, music, video, documents together or developing state-of-the-art encryption technologies that protect your most valuable content, we're committed to putting consumers in control over every aspect of their digital world.---

To continue delivering on our vision, we are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, critical thinkers with sharp eye for detail to join our Software Quality team. Would you like to play a key role in qualifying these products and help ensure Western Digital software is of the highest quality possible?

Come join a growing organization that is aimed at solving consumer storage needs! Check out a few of our recent release:---EdgeRover--- - Single view of your content-------ibi--- - Smart Photo Manager----------My Cloud Home - Personal Cloud Storage----------Armorlock---- Next Gen Secure SSD------

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end software quality of the product/solution.
• Effectively manage QA coverage across multiple projects
• Design processes and workflows for end-to-end functional, Integration, stress and stability testing.
• Design a detailed document and thorough test plans to include test coverage and test cases to ensure product quality.
• Provide exceptional communication support and effectively collaborate with cross functional teams
• Work collaboratively with the product management and different component of engineering team such as the Platform, API, Cloud and client to package and deliver a high-quality product/solution.---
• Exceptional understanding of SQA methodologies & practices
• Ability to analyze logs and troubleshoot, analyze, and isolate complex software issues and configuration problems in heterogeneous environments
• Experience in test coverage measurement, and results reporting.
• Propose improvements to our existing processes and tools in order to improve the team's speed, quality and efficiency.
• Work in an agile development environment while continuously evaluating and improving engineering processes and mentoring junior team members.
  Required
  
  Qualifications
  
  • Bachelor/master's degree in computer science engineering or related technical field.
  • 8+---years---of---experience testing Consumer-Facing software & hardware across multiple platforms
  • 5+ years of experience of clients and API testing
    Preferred
    
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to multi-task well and change focus quickly
    • Creative thinker and strong problem solver
    • Meticulous attention to detail and excellent debugging/troubleshooting skills
    • Highly organized, motivated and passionate about achieving results
    • Extensive experience working on multiple projects at a time in a fast paced, results oriented environment
    • Serve as a guide and mentor for junior-level QA engineers. Provides technical leadership and consultation with regards to practices, procedures, and techniques.
      Additional Information
      
      Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate 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 "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" poster.
      
      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 Careers.Accommodations@WDC.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
      
      Compensation & Benefits Details
      
      • An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
      • The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Colorado or remote jobs that can be performed in Colorado. This range may be modified in the future.
      • You will also be eligible to participate in Western Digital's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan and to receive equity awards under our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs), pursuant to the terms of these programs. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
      • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Virgin Pulse Program; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
      • Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
        

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