Fall PhD Intern Hardware Development Engineering

Fall 2026 PhD Intern
- Hardware Development Engineering

• Intern
• Job Type (exemption status):
  Non-Exempt position
  - Please see related compensation & benefits details below
• Salary Range:
• Business Function:
  Engineering Support
• Work Location:
  
  Fremont Office--_USCA
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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.

We are inviting applications for an internship on the Hardware Development Engineering Team.

• Learn how to disposition non-critical layers and assign non-critical layers’ ownership to their daily routine disposition and trouble shoot for excursion related to their layers.
  • Primary responsibility is to sustain layers own by their. Working with production to ensure smooth process for their layers.
  • Photo process development work for new layers/future products,
• Work with mask management ME owner to help with day in day out work related to mask management.
• Help current ME to execute their projects, will be project by project case.

• Currently pursuing or recently completed PhD in Engineering or Core Science (For Ex, EE, ME, Physics, etc)

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills
• Ability to Quickly Ascertain a Situation and Determine What is Needed
• Strong Communication and Presentation Ability

• 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.
• Thesalaryrange 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 Yorkor 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'SStandard 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…