About the role#
This internship program is designed for students and recent graduates looking to build technical skills in hardware engineering. You will join teams working on the infrastructure behind the data economy, ranging from silicon design to manufacturing equipment. This is a paid, full-time summer 2027 opportunity where you will work on-site alongside experienced engineers to solve real-world technical challenges.
What you'll do#
Depending on your team, your responsibilities may include:
- Designing and verifying ASIC architectures, digital logic, and SoC components.
- Developing electronic hardware, magnetic recording systems, and mechanical assemblies.
- Writing embedded firmware in C, C++, or Assembly to control storage devices.
- Building simulations, prototypes, and automated test solutions.
- Performing reliability, stress, and performance testing on hardware components.
- Integrating hardware, firmware, and software to ensure system compatibility.
- Optimizing manufacturing equipment uptime, reliability, and process performance.
- Collaborating across hardware, firmware, and systems engineering teams to troubleshoot complex issues.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Data Science.
- Practical experience gained through coursework, internships, research, laboratory work, capstone projects, or personal technical projects.
- Familiarity with engineering fundamentals and relevant technical areas.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Interest in storage technologies, semiconductors, embedded systems, cloud computing, or data analytics.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and development tools like Git, Linux, or IDEs is preferred.
Location & details#
- Term: Summer 2027
- Modality: On-site
- Locations: San Jose, CA; Irvine, CA; Fremont, CA; Colorado Springs, CO; Longmont, CO; Rochester, MN
About Western Digital
Western Digital builds storage infrastructure for data management. The company produces hardware including hard disk drives and solid state drives for cloud storage and data centers. It operates as a public company based in San Jose, California. The organization employs over 22,000 people.
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