5052 Servo Engineer Intern

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. in San Jose seeks a summer intern to contribute to the servo team working on HDD technologies.

You will collaborate with seasoned engineers and other functions to meet product requirements for servo control while gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced hardware development environment. Ideal candidates are pursuing engineering, have a solid servo control background, strong embedded coding skills, and familiarity with Matlab.

Qualifications

• Solid background in servo control; graduate coursework preferred.
• Strong embedded coding skills.
• Familiar with Matlab for simulations.
• Good communication skills.
• Passionate about problem solving and learning.
• Comfortable in collaborative environments and able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Enhance existing servo control features.
• Investigate and develop new servo control algorithms and tuning schemes.
• Bring up and verify servo functionalities on new platforms.
• Perform servo evaluations and failure analysis.
• Prepare design documents and conduct design reviews.
• Support product manufacturing and qualification.

Skills

Servo control

Embedded coding

Matlab

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Pursuing an Engineering degree

Job description

About our group:

The San Jose Storage Design Center (SDC) is part of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC). We are responsible for the design and development of hard disk drives (HDDs), solving interesting and challenging problems and supporting Toshiba in meeting the world’s ever-growing storage needs. SDC is a relatively small but diverse group, with a flexible and supportive work environment. We are within walking distance of many restaurants and the light rail, and just a few minutes drive from the San Jose Airport.

About our group:

The San Jose Storage Design Center (SDC) is part of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC). We are responsible for the design and development of hard disk drives (HDDs), solving interesting and challenging problems and supporting Toshiba in meeting the world’s ever-growing storage needs. SDC is a relatively small but diverse group, with a flexible and supportive work environment. We are within walking distance of many restaurants and the light rail, and just a few minutes drive from the San Jose Airport.

Key Responsibilities:

As a summer intern in the servo team, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting hard disk drive technologies, with seasoned engineers as well as other functional teams, to meet product requirements.

Potential duties include the following:

• Enhance existing servo control features
• Investigate and develop new servo control algorithms and tuning schemes
• Bring up and verify servo functionalities on new platforms
• Perform servo evaluations and failure analysis
• Prepare design documents and conduct design reviews
• Support product manufacturing and qualification

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering or related field
• Solid background in servo control, ideally including graduate level coursework
• Strong embedded coding skills
• Understanding of signal processing
• Familiarity with simulation tools such as Matlab
• Good communication skills
• Open to learning; passionate about problem solving
• Comfortable working in a collaborative team environment, but able to work productively independently

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including: Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Salary Range: $52/hr - $55/hr