Western Digital

Senior Manager, Firmware Engineering

Western Digital

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Milpitas • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $144,279 - $204,309 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead a team of firmware engineers responsible for security technology development
  • Manage the entire process from planning to validation and communication with management
  • Collaborate with security architects to integrate security features and protocols
  • Establish efficient workflows for rapid feature development and quality maintenance
  • Provide assistance for pre-silicon validation activities
  • Support post-silicon validation and debugging efforts
  • Contribute to the Security Development Lifecycle of firmware

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • 10+ years of experience in engineering management
  • Previous leadership roles overseeing firmware teams with a proven track record in high-volume production
  • Comprehensive understanding of embedded software fundamentals
  • Proficiency in HW/SW architecture and design partitioning
  • Hands-on experience with build infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD testing frameworks
  • Proven expertise in configuration and release management
  • Knowledge of design strategies focused on maintainability, scalability, and code reuse
  • Exceptional organizational skills
  • Outstanding written and oral communication skills
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, AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Transit
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
firmware developmentembedded softwareHW/SW architecturedesign partitioningbuild infrastructureautomationCI/CD testing frameworksconfiguration managementrelease managementsecurity technology
Soft Skills
leadershiporganizational skillscommunication skills
Certifications
degree in Computer Sciencedegree in Electrical Engineeringdegree in Software Engineering