Western Digital · 4 hours ago
Summer 2026 Co-Op - Read/Write Channel Integration
Rochester, MN
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerWestern Digital is a company of problem solvers, committed to innovation in technology. The Read/Write Channel Integration Engineer will work with HDD technology to evaluate new channel features, perform failure analysis, and develop testing tools for a digital signal processing chip.
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Responsibilities
Integration of vendor channels to maximize HDD read/write performance
Test HDDs in a hands on, lab-based environment, using oscilloscopes to aid in failure analysis (FA)
Develop and execute hardware test plans; summarize and present results within and outside channel team
Software skills required to support and develop effective test tools
Work closely with vendor technical support teams and our internal Western Digital product development teams
Qualification
Required
Working towards a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related
Persistence on problem/issue resolution
Excellent communication skills and a good team player
Preferred
Strong programming skills (Python, C/C++, Tcl, etc.) preferred
Benefits
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
Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
Company
Western Digital
Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
Founded in 1970
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$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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Founder
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