Industry Standards Engineer

Industry Standards Engineer

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

We are seeking a highly skilled Industry Standards Engineer to join our team and help drive Western Digital's activities at key storage interface standards setting organizations in order to grow WD's business, further its technology strategies, and improve its market leadership. Includes working extensively with internal business groups and engineering teams to define standards initiatives in sync with, and in furtherance of, WD goals, as well as representing WD in the standards committees, and in regards to standards-related issues, with strategic partners and customers. This is a challenging position spanning a broad range of technical disciplines and having sufficient depth in each, as well as strong relationship and program management skills.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Attend face to face meetings and conference calls representing WDC in industry standards committees (e.g., NVMe, T10, T13, SATA-IO, SNIA)
• Provide briefings for WDC teams on new and evolving standards
• Work with WDC teams (e.g., SoC, HW, Validation, Planning) to drive the development of WDC positions in standards bodies
• Work with WDC stakeholders and industry partners to write standards proposals
• Analyze and interpret complex technical data to inform standards development and implementation strategies
• Develop and maintain documentation related to industry standards and compliance
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and their potential impact on industry standards

Qualifications

BS Degree in Engineering or related field with 7+ years of experience, or MS Degree in Engineering or related field with 6+ years of Experience, or PhD in Engineering or related field with 3+ years of experience. Strong understanding of industry standards and regulations relevant to our sector. Excellent technical writing skills with the ability to create clear and concise documentation. In-depth knowledge of standardization processes. Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. Demonstrated project management abilities. Experience participating in industry standards committees or working groups.

Areas Of Knowledge

Storage and memory device architecture and design tradeoffs (HDDs, SSDs, etc) Storage interface protocols (SAS, SATA, NVMe/PCIe, DDR, USB, etc.) Security (TCG, 1667, NIST) Interaction of hardware, firmware, and operating systems

Compensation & Benefits Details

An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; skills, ability, knowledge of the job; performance, contribution and results; geographic location; shift; internal and external equity; and business and organizational needs. The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future. If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned. You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital's Short Term Incentive Plan ("STI Plan") or the Sales Incentive Plan ("SIP") which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.