Principal Engineer Test Engineering
Western DigitalColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Posted March 13, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Western Digital is a leading provider of data storage solutions, specializing in big data, cloud storage, and enterprise-grade products such as HDDs and NVMe drives. The company offers comprehensive services including backup recovery, virtualization, and software solutions for businesses of all sizes. With a focus on innovation and scalability, Western Digital empowers hyperscalers, enterprises, and cloud providers to manage their data efficiently.
Job Description
At Western Digital, we're seeking a highly skilled Test Automation Engineer with expertise in storage to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in test automation using pytest and a deep understanding of storage related to SAS, SCSI, NVMe, NVMeOF, and networking paradigms of TCP and RoCE.
Requirements
- Expertise in Storage QA and validation of firmware and storage subsystems
- Experience with Storage Servers, Storage Arrays – JBOD, JBOFs, NAS, SAN validation
- In-depth knowledge of SAS, SCSI, PCIe protocols and trace analysis of SAS/Ethernet/PCIe
- Working knowledge of HDD and SSD debugging and Linux operating systems
- Understanding of hardware and software interaction, and software development life cycle
Benefits
- 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
- Applause Program
- Employee stock purchase plan
- WD Savings 401(k) Plan