Servo Control Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role begins Summer 2026
• Early-career suitable (typically ~0–2+ years of relevant experience)

Description

Optimize and develop a high-performance, robust positioning controller and real-time servo firmware for enterprise-class hard disk drives. Architect servo systems that compensate for vibration, shock, supply voltage, and temperature. Support characterization/qualification tooling and provide failure analysis for integration, manufacturing, and reliability testing.

Responsibilities

• Optimize robust positioning control and real-time servo firmware development
• Architect servo systems to compensate for environmental variables
• Research, design, develop, and maintain characterization and qualification tools/equipment
• Provide failure analysis support for integration, manufacturing, and reliability testing
• Collaborate across teams to improve robustness, minimize failures, and optimize performance
• Evaluate feasibility of advanced technologies using simulation and prototyping

Requirements

• MS or PhD in EE or ME (currently pursuing or recently completed)
• Experience with servo-controller design for mechanical dynamic systems
• Familiarity with feedback and feedforward design tradeoffs
• Experience with MATLAB
• C/C++ coding experience

Benefits

• Paid vacation and paid sick leave
• Medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident, and disability insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement; transit support
• Employee stock purchase plan; eligibility for WD Savings 401(k)
• Bonuses potentially under STI or SIP; possible participation in annual LTI program (RSUs/cash equivalents) depending on eligibility
• Additional voluntary benefits (e.g., supplemental life/AD&D, legal plan, critical illness, accident/hospital indemnity, pet insurance)