Technologist, Hardware Development Engineering

Western Digital Corporation; Roseville (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Digital Corporation in Roseville, CA is seeking an expert-level hardware development engineer to lead hands-on hardware design from concept to production, focusing on board-level design, ASIC I/O, and integration. The role emphasizes debugging across silicon, package, and board, including PI/SI co-design, DFT/test hooks, and bringing up complex designs in the lab.

You will work on cutting-edge high-speed interfaces such as Ethernet and PCIe, contributing to AI-driven data infrastructure

Qualifications

• Expert-level hardware engineer with hands-on experience spanning concept through production.
• Experience with board/system design including schematic ownership, layout, bring-up and manufacturing support.
• ASIC I/O integration with package/substrate considerations, PI/SI co-design, and tape-out support.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces and debugging Ethernet and PCIe systems (100G/200G PAM4).

Skills

Board design

ASIC I/O integration

High-speed interfaces

Ethernet/PCIe debugging

Power integrity

DFT/test hooks

Job description

Technologist, Hardware Development Engineering

• Full-time
• Job Type (exemption status): Exempt position - Please see related compensation & benefits details below
• Salary Range: 170,600.00-227,400.00
• Business Function: Hardware Development

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

Join us and let’s shape the future of data.

We are seeking anExpert-level Hardware Engineerwho is equally strong inboard-level hardware designandASIC interface / integration(I/O, package, power integrity, DFT/test, analog, and signal integrity). This is ahands-onrole for a recognized subject matter expertise in delivering complex hardware from concept through production, including deep lab bring-up and root-cause complex issues, able to debug across silicon, package, and board.

REQUIRED

• Professional hardware engineering experience.
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience spanningboth:
• Board/system hardware design(schematic ownership, layout partnership, bring-up, debug, standards compliance, manufacturing support)
• ASIC I/O and integration(I/O architecture decisions, package/substrate considerations, PI/SI co-design, tape-out support, DFT/test hooks)
• Cutting-Edge High-Speed Interfaces
• Hands-on experience integrating and debuggingleading-edge Ethernet and PCIe interfaces, including:
• 100G/200G Ethernet PAM4 transceivers (system/channel design, equalization concepts,