Principal Engineer - System Test ( NVME , NVMEOF, Automation, PCIe, Ethernet) 10 to 13 Years , Bangalore

Western Digital is a global technology company focused on data storage solutions, including HDDs and platforms under brands like WD, WD_BLACK, and SanDisk Professional. This Principal Engineer role involves ensuring product quality through sound test engineering principles, owning product validation, defining and executing test plans, performing performance characterization, and troubleshooting issues. The position requires close collaboration with hardware, ASIC, and firmware teams to improve test methodologies and develop new strategies.

Must Have

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Storage/Networking
• Strong protocol knowledge in TCP/IP, SCSI, Ethernet, RDMA protocols, or PCIe
• Experience in performance analysis techniques
• Proficiency with Linux and Windows operating systems
• Ability to write scripts in Python
• Capability to operate and interpret PCIe/NVMe/Ethernet traces
• Demonstrated ability to write detailed test plans
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Ensure product meets functional and customer requirements
• Lead product validation including test plan definition, execution, and failure analysis
• Conduct performance characterization of products
• Define new tests based on customer feedback and defect fixes
• Execute existing and regression test cases
• Configure and troubleshoot customer hardware and software systems

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 and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.”

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Using sound test engineering principles, knowledge of the product and technology to ensure the product meets functional and customer requirements and is ready to ship on schedule
• Owns product validation regarding test plan definition, test plan execution, and primary lead in failure analysis
• Primary lead in performing performance characterization of product and tracking down any observed anomalies
• Contributes to overall test schedule development
• Writes the test plans for new product features, generates test matrices, test reports, and other relevant test documentation that is required for flawless program execution
• Defines new tests based on customer feedback and defect fixes
• Executes existing/regression test cases for the project during the entire product development cycle
• Works closely with the other system test, hardware, ASIC and firmware engineers to improve test methodology and develop new tests and new strategies
• Configures customer hardware and software systems; troubleshoot problems to get to root cause
• Maintains customer and test equipment to current revision

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, other related discipline and a minimum of 8 years of experience in Storage/Networking

SKILLS:

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong protocol knowledge in one or more of the following areas: TCP/IP, SCSI, Ethernet, RDMA protocols & PCIe
• Experience in performance analysis techniques with a penchant for root cause analysis of anomalies
• Knowledge and experience with Linux and Windows
• Knowledge and experience writing scripts in Python
• Ability to operate and interpret PCIe/NVMe/Ethernet traces
• Proven track record with writing detailed test plans
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills and out-of-the-box thinking to test and validate hardware
• Team-Player, can-do attitude and will work well in a group environment while still being able to contribute on an individual basis.

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 jobs.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.

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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 jobs.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.

Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that Western Digital and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to Western Digital Ethics Helpline or email compliance@wdc.com.