Job DescriptionAs an
Engineering Data Scientist, you'll work alongside software engineers, hardware engineers, and data scientists to develop predictive diagnostic technologies for enterprise hard disk drives deployed in hyperscale cloud environments.
You'll help transform more than
10 TB of manufacturing and telemetry data generated each day into intelligent systems that improve storage reliability and customer uptime.
Your work may include:
- Building machine learning models that identify early indicators of drive degradation.
- Developing automated diagnostic algorithms using Python.
- Analyzing large-scale telemetry from enterprise storage systems.
- Creating data visualization and engineering analysis tools.
- Supporting root cause investigations using statistical analysis.
- Improving existing diagnostic software through automation and code refactoring.
- Collaborating with engineering teams across hardware, firmware, and software disciplines.
- Deploying predictive analytics solutions into production environments.
Why This Role Is DifferentMost entry-level data science positions focus on dashboards, reporting, or business analytics.
This role is different.
You'll use machine learning and engineering principles to solve complex technical problems that improve the reliability of storage systems supporting some of the world's largest cloud environments.
You'll write production software.
You'll automate engineering decisions.
You'll build predictive technologies that help customers avoid downtime before failures occur.
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.
QualificationsCurrently pursuing or recently completed a Ph.D. Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related engineering discipline
Required Technical Skills- Python (required)
- Machine learning
- Data analytics
- Statistical analysis
- SQL or NoSQL databases
- Analytical problem solving
- Software development fundamentals
- Engineering mindset
Preferred:
- Hadoop
- Hive
- Ruby
- Front-end development
- Web applications
- Data visualization
- Interest in storage systems and HDD technology
Compensation & Benefits Details- An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
- The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. 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 will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either WD's Short Term Incentive Plan ("STI Plan") or the Sales Incentive Plan ("SIP") which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance. 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.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including 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; and the WD Savings 401(k) Plan.
- Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
