Magnetic Recording Algorithm Development Engineer

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative magnetic read-write integration algorithms to characterize and optimize head-media performance for next-generation HDD products (Head Assistant Magnetic Recording)
• Design and implement modular software solutions for automated head and media component evaluation, integrating seamlessly with proprietary HDD test platforms and measurement systems
• Create advanced signal processing algorithms for readback waveform analysis, including statistical characterization of magnetic read-write performance across multiple operational conditions
• Analyze head-media integration test data to generate comprehensive performance reports, design rankings, and failure mode analysis for storage product development
• Provide technical support for RWI test code deployment and optimization across global HDD component design and manufacturing facilities

• Chinese version:
• 开发创新的磁读写集成算法，表征和优化磁头-磁碟数据读写性能，支持下一代HDD产品开发（热辅助磁记录）
• 为自动化磁头和磁碟组件评估设计并实现模块化软件解决方案，与专有HDD测试平台和测量系统无缝集成
• 开发高级的信号处理算法用于读回波形分析，包括多种操作条件下读写性能的统计表征
• 分析磁头-磁碟集成测试数据，为存储产品开发生成综合性能报告、设计排名和失效模式分析
• 为全球HDD组件设计和制造工厂的读写性能测试代码部署和优化提供技术支持

Qualifications

Required:

• Master's degree or higher (PHD preferred) in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or related field with focus on signal processing, magnetic recording, or data storage systems.
• Strong understanding of digital signal processing, statistical analysis, and algorithm development
• Experience in programming languages or script (Python, MATLAB, C++/C#)
• Excellent analytical thinking and innovative problem-solving abilities for complex integration challenges
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English for cross-functional collaboration

Preferred:

• Experience with HDD component testing or magnetic storage characterization
• Background in read-write channel optimization, or magnetic recording physics
• Familiarity with statistical modeling, correlation analysis, and test data mining techniques
• Knowledge of HAMR, PMR, or other advanced recording technologies
• Experience with laboratory instrumentation and automated test equipment
• Experience developing application software for hardware control and testing

Chinese version:

• 物理学，电子工程，光学或相关专业硕士及以上学位，专注于信号处理、磁记录或数据存储系统
• 深入理解数字信号处理、统计分析和算法开发
• 具备一定的编程能力，包括脚本语言（Python, MATLAB, C++/C#）
• 具备解决复杂集成挑战的出色分析思维和创新问题解决能力
• 优秀的英语书面和口头沟通能力，支持跨职能协作
• 优先考虑：HDD组件测试或磁存储表征经验、读写通道优化背景、统计建模和测试数据挖掘技术、HAMR/PMR等先进记录技术知识、硬件控制和测试应用软件开发经验

Additional Information

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