Servo Engineer Intern

About our group:

The San Jose Storage Design Center (SDC) is part of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC). We are responsible for the design and development of hard disk drives (HDDs), solving interesting and challenging problems and supporting Toshiba in meeting the world’s ever-growing storage needs. SDC is a relatively small but diverse group, with a flexible and supportive work environment. We are within walking distance of many restaurants and the light rail, and just a few minutes drive from the San Jose Airport.

As a summer intern in the servo team, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting hard disk drive technologies, with seasoned engineers as well as other functional teams, to meet product requirements. Potential duties include the following:

• Enhance existing servo control features
• Investigate and develop new servo control algorithms and tuning schemes
• Bring up and verify servo functionalities on new platforms
• Perform servo evaluations and failure analysis
• Prepare design documents and conduct design reviews
• Support product manufacturing and qualification

• Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering or related field
• Solid background in servo control, ideally including graduate level coursework
• Strong embedded coding skills
• Understanding of signal processing
• Familiarity with simulation tools such as Matlab
• Good communication skills
• Open to learning; passionate about problem solving
• Comfortable working in a collaborative team environment, but able to work productively independently

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including:
Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Salary Range: $45-$55/hour