Western Digital: Spring Co-op - Recording Electronics Data Analytics & Optimization — Rochester, MN, United States

About Western Digital

Western Digital develops and manufactures data-storage technology for data centres, cloud platforms and enterprise infrastructure. Its employer introduction connects this work with the need to retain, manage and access information generated by digital systems and AI applications. The business brings engineering and manufacturing together around the physical systems behind data storage. Its described purpose is to make growing volumes of information available over time, supporting the infrastructure on which other digital services depend.

The position and its setting

Western Digital lists Spring Co-op - Recording Electronics Data Analytics & Optimization in Rochester, MN, United States, under reference REF34246V. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Intern
• Employer listing date: 13 October 2026
• Business Function: Engineering Support
• Brands: Western Digital
• Work Location: Rochester Office

Responsibilities and work described

• ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Support: development and testing of hardware abstraction layers and engineering commands for channel hardware applications
• Support: writing and maintaining validation scripts used as developer and debug tools
• Contribution: to test scripts for use within Continuous Integration environments
• Participate as an active member of an Agile scrum team supporting Enterprise-level HDD development
• Collaboration: with internal product teams to support integration and performance validation efforts
• DATA SCIENCE & ANALYTICS RESPONSIBILITIES
• Apply machine learning techniques to explore opportunities for test time optimization and HDD read/write performance improvement
• Support: planning, executing, and analyzing channel verification experiments and failure analysis investigations
• Support: development of automated data pipelines to collect, clean, and analyze test result datasets from channel verification operations
• Learn and apply statistical modeling and anomaly detection methods to help identify failure modes in magnetic recording channel components
• Create data visualizations and contribute to reports that communicate channel performance findings to engineering stakeholders
• This role is part of WD's early career development program
• WD's early career development program is ideal for individuals at the early stages of their professional career
• Participants receive foundational training through structured onboarding, mentorship, and a curated development curriculum
• The responsibilities of this role are typically aligned with candidates who have approximately 0–2+ years of relevant professional experience, though candidates of all experience levels are encouraged to apply

Essential requirements and candidate background

• REQUIRED
• Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
• Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case in order to employ you at any point in the future is required
• Knowledge: C/C++ or Python programming languages
• Familiarity: object-oriented programming principles
• Exposure: machine learning concepts, including data preparation, model training, and evaluation
• Eagerness to learn signal processing concepts and emerging technologies
• Technical communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
• Self-motivated with a desire to grow professionally and take on new challenges
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work with complex datasets

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Coursework or project experience with embedded systems or hardware/software integration
• Familiarity: TCL, R, or MATLAB
• Basic knowledge of Hard Disk Drive (HDD) functionality or storage systems
• Experience: oscilloscopes or other measurement instrumentation

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Rochester, MN, United States

Benefits mentioned by the employer

• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting
• 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 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 WD'S Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable
• Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that WD and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment
• Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to WD Ethics Helpline or email [email protected]

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Western Digital

Applications follow the official employer page linked below. The source includes these application-specific points:

Open the official Western Digital posting below and match the title and reference REF34246V.

Compare your qualifications and experience with the essential conditions for the Rochester, MN, United States position, then read the preferred criteria separately.

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Practical preparation: Python

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Relevant skills

• Python
• C++
• AI/ML
• MATLAB
• machine learning
• training
• stakeholder management
• embedded systems
• electrical engineering