Internship - Software Development (Embedded)
Western Digital1 day ago
Petaling Jaya, MalaysiaIntern
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, integrate, and maintain quality firmware for enterprise hard disk drives.
- Implement data structures, software algorithms, data paths, and drivers for hardware cores using C++ and Python.
- Participate in technical investigations from problem statement through conclusions.
- Create design documents for various phases of firmware development.
- Develop strategies for functionality and compatibility testing of complex drive features.
Requirements
- Be a current student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer/electronics engineering, or a related field.
- Have knowledge of C, object-oriented programming such as C++ and Python, data structures, algorithms, and multithreaded programming.
- Demonstrate the ability to learn new technologies, complex code, firmware, hardware, systems, tools, and methodologies quickly.
- Have an aptitude for problem solving, algorithm design, and complexity analysis.
- Have strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of microcontroller architecture, including ARM or ARC, embedded firmware development, and RTOS is advantageous.
- Knowledge of data analytics, data visualization, or machine learning is advantageous.
- Understanding of Agile practices is advantageous.
Benefits
- Paid internship with on-the-job training, supplemental professional development, and mentorship.
- RAMP program access to executive exposure, networking events, and collaboration with cross-geographical and cross-cultural teams in Japan and the United States.
- Internship is based at Western Digital Tech and Regional Center in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
About Western Digital
Western Digital designs and manufactures data storage devices and platforms, including hard disk drives and solid-state drives, for consumer electronics, enterprises, and hyperscale data centers. The public company, founded in 1970 and headquartered in San Jose, sells under the Western Digital and SanDisk brands through OEM and retail channels, and supplies cloud platforms and PC markets worldwide.