Probe Software Engineer
Western Digital9 hours ago
San Jose, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$135k - $180k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, and enhance software applications, user interfaces, test programs, and automation tools for manufacturing, engineering, and product development operations.
- Develop automated solutions to improve product quality, manufacturing efficiency, yield, cycle time, and productivity.
- Build and maintain integrations among manufacturing systems, databases, equipment controllers, reporting platforms, and enterprise applications.
- Design, optimize, and support databases, data models, reporting solutions, analytics tools, and data pipelines.
- Develop low-level hardware and instrumentation interfaces for equipment communications, data acquisition, device control, and automated measurement.
- Develop and deploy AI/ML-powered applications for defect detection, process monitoring, predictive analytics, root-cause analysis, and manufacturing productivity.
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and IT teams to support product introductions, troubleshoot technical issues, and improve manufacturing equipment and test systems.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Software development experience in manufacturing, semiconductor, industrial automation, or test engineering environments.
- Proficiency in C#, C++, Python, and SQL.
- Experience with database development and optimization.
- Experience developing distributed applications, services, APIs, and enterprise integrations.
- Ability to troubleshoot, debug, and perform root-cause analysis involving laboratory equipment and instrumentation.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life, accident, and disability insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, an employee assistance program, voluntary benefit programs, tuition reimbursement, transit benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, and the WD Savings 401(k) Plan.
- Eligible employees may be considered for short-term incentives, long-term incentives, restricted stock units, or cash equivalents depending on role and performance.
- The position is an exempt role located at the San Jose Great Oaks Headquarters.
- The anticipated application deadline is December 21, 2026, subject to earlier closure.
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.