Internship - Data Engineering
Western Digital13 days ago
Petaling Jaya, MalaysiaIntern
Responsibilities
- Assist with database schema design and documentation for an automation system supporting engineering test operations.
- Develop and maintain ETL pipelines for data ingestion and transformation workflows.
- Build basic API interfaces for data access and integration with engineering platforms and systems.
- Implement template parameter mapping and generation logic using templating frameworks.
- Support reporting and dashboard development for engineering and operational metrics.
- Perform data quality checks and validation across structured and unstructured data sources.
- Document pipelines, schemas, and workflows.
- Participate in code reviews and maintain clean, well-documented code.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
- Expected internship onboarding/start date is early 2027.
- Solid foundation in SQL and relational database concepts.
- Experience with Python for data handling and transformation; pandas or polars is a plus.
- Familiarity with REST API concepts, including consuming endpoints and mapping data.
- Basic understanding of ETL pipeline design and data ingestion workflows.
- Experience with templating frameworks or code generation tools.
- Ability to research and solve technical problems independently.
- Comfort working in a command-line environment, including remote access via SSH.
- Experience using Git for version control.
- Preferred qualifications include dashboarding tools such as Grafana or Power BI, modern API integration frameworks, data orchestration tools, time-series databases or specialized data systems, and systems programming language exposure.
Benefits
- Part of WD’s Early Career program with structured onboarding, mentorship, foundational training, and development curriculum.
- Internship onboarding is expected in early 2027.
- Work location is the KL COE Office.
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.