Western Digital · 9 hours ago
Senior Director, IT - Engineering Services
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$216K/yr - $288K/yr
15+ years expWestern Digital is a company focused on powering global innovation through advanced technology. They are seeking a Senior Director of IT to lead and modernize IT services for their Global Product Engineering Organization, emphasizing hardware engineering support and enhancing engineering efficiency through innovative technologies and practices.
Big DataComputerHardwareManufacturingSoftware
Hiring Manager
Alan Stewart
Responsibilities
Serve as the senior IT leader supporting global hardware and firmware engineering organizations
Partner with engineering executives and managers to define, align, and deliver IT strategies that enable innovation, velocity, and scalability
Modernize engineering technologies, processes, and practices to improve efficiency, quality, and collaboration
Drive AI adoption across engineering workflows where it can meaningfully accelerate design, validation, and decision-making
Champion IT–Engineering partnership, ensuring open communication, transparency, and mutual alignment on priorities
Oversee IT capabilities supporting product lifecycle management (PLM), CAD, EDA, test automation, simulation, and other engineering tools
Collaborate with business and manufacturing IT teams to ensure continuity and efficiency from product ideation through manufacturing handoff
Provide leadership across IT infrastructure supporting engineering workloads, including compute, storage, high-performance environments, and cloud integration
Lead vendor and partner negotiations, ensuring cost-effective and scalable solutions
Develop, mentor, and inspire a global IT team to meet the evolving needs of engineering
Qualification
Required
Proven success supporting large, global hardware and firmware engineering organizations in a high-tech or manufacturing company
Strong knowledge of end-to-end product development and manufacturing processes
Demonstrated ability to build trusted, collaborative partnerships with engineers, from executives to technical leads
15+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, including senior leadership roles
Strong background in product engineering systems, including PLM, CAD/EDA, and related tools
Deep understanding of hardware engineering workflows, complemented by exposure to software engineering practices
Experience with AI/ML applications in engineering or IT domains
Experience in IT infrastructure, including high-performance compute, storage, virtualization, and cloud
Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influence skills with the ability to engage at all organizational levels
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred)
Company
Western Digital
Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$901.37M2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
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