Servo Control Engineer

Job overview

Compensation is $115,200–$153,600 per year. Servo Control Engineer is an onsite role in San Jose, CA. in the structural pay fields. Western Digital develops and manufactures storage systems for data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure. The engineer develops and improves servo control systems and firmware for enterprise hard disk drives, supporting robust positioning, product performance, and reliability through design, testing, and failure analysis.

What you'll do

• Optimize positioning controllers and develop real-time servo firmware
• design servo systems that compensate for vibration, shock, voltage, and temperature
• develop characterization and qualification tools
• support failure analysis for integration, manufacturing, and reliability testing
• collaborate on design improvements
• evaluate advanced technologies through simulation and prototyping.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

servo control engineer

western digital

san jose ca

hard disk drives

servo firmware

control systems

matlab

c/c++

early career development program

$115,200–$153,600/year

mentorship

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, medical, dental and vision insurance, life, accident and disability insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, transit benefits, employee stock purchase plan, and 401(k).

Why this role

The role is part of Western Digital’s early-career development program, with structured onboarding, mentorship, and development curriculum. The posting states a salary range of $115,200–$153,600 for applicable locations.

About the employer

Western Digital is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Storage Device Manufacturing. Sector: 33.