Western Digital

Engineering Intern

June - September 2022 • Irvine, CA

What I liked

Great team to work with, located close to UCI

What I wish was different

Advice

Initiative is required to do well and learn.

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Teardown Failure Analysis Intern

July - September 2023 • San Jose, CA

What I liked

Very supportive team environment, everyone is willing to teach/help you something

What I wish was different

Not much, it was a great experience and I gained a couple of new skills. I was hoping that there would be more in-person events for the interns to collectively meet up but the company didn't have too much planned.

Advice

Be a kind co-worker and don't be afraid to ask questions.

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Enigineering Intern

June - September 2022 • Irvine, CA

What I liked

Great people in the team.

What I wish was different

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Tape Head Intern

June - September 2022 • San Jose, CA

What I liked

The company environment was exceptional. Working with experienced high class engineers and physicists who supported my own development and learning.

What I wish was different

More networking between interns.

Advice

It’s a bit scary to start at western digital as in my case many of the engineers had decades of experience in this field from back when it was an IBM r&d department, however it’s really not an issue, everyone was happy to share their knowledge and expertise.

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Firmware

January - August 2020 • Irvine, CA

What I liked

I liked the company goals

What I wish was different

N/A

Advice

It's a great experience! Would recommend

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HR People Analytics Intern

May - August 2020 • San Jose, CA

What I liked

I liked that despite the pandemic, Western Digital was able to convert their internship program to be completely virtual, which shows how much they value the intern program. I also liked how as an intern, I was treated like a full-time employee.

What I wish was different

Advice

Network as much as you can regardless of what company or position you’re in. Schedule coffee chats to pick professionals’ brains.

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Software Engineer Intern

June - August 2020 • Milpitas, CA

What I liked

Learned a lot and nice and helpful mentor. Challenging and useful project

What I wish was different

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Engineering intern

June - September 2020 • Irvine, CA

What I liked

Great company to work for

What I wish was different

It was hard working remotely

Advice

Do your best to communicate with your coworkers.

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Software Engineering Intern

June - August 2020 • San Jose, CA

What I liked

I was given a project that made a difference in the company

What I wish was different

It could have been better had I worked on a team of interns

Advice

Communication is key, don’t hesitate to email or message people when you need help

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Industrial Design Intern

May - August 2019 • Milpitas, CA

What I liked

I like the team dynamic and the participation as an intern. They treat you as part of the team. People are kind, patient, and professional. I learned a lot of stuff in this experience.

What I wish was different

I’m the only intern in the design studio, so maybe a little more collaboration with other interns would be nice. Although there are many intern invents which were very fun.

Advice

Be bold, be confident, be curious, and don’t be boring.

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Characteristics Engineer

June - September 2019 • Milpitas, CA

What I liked

They made a strong effort to make the internship meaningful and educational.

What I wish was different

I wish I was more capable/suited for the role I was given, prior to receiving it.

Advice

Don't be afraid to go beyond your comfort zone.

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Systems Test Engineer

June - September 2018 • Milpitas, CA

What I liked

I really liked the team I worked with. They were very nice and opening. I worked under SSD PETE which primarily deals with hardware and software implementation of Legacy SanDisk Products.

What I wish was different

I had a great experience there and don't wish to change it in any way. The person who assigned me work to do was very willing to sit down with you and help you through the current project you were working on. We had some one-on-ones to review the code I had written for a test that they required in production.

Advice

During the summer, there were two interns in the same team, me and another student from Purdue. One thing that I realized when working was that he would always be content on finishing off the project and unwilling to ask for more work. Since, I am a senior and I understand the seriousness of having an opportunity like this. I took this opportunity to dedicate more time and shine in the eyes of my other co-workers. Through working long hours (8+) during the summer, my manager was impressed and had started talking to me about converting me into a full-time position at least 5 weeks before my official end date. So for some advice, spend lots of time in the office or outside the office working, ask a lot of questions to clarify your understanding about the project you need to work on and don't hesitate for asking for help if you are stuck, someone will find time to help you out eventually.

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Splunk intern

May - August 2018 • San Jose, CA

What I liked

Learning about how to capture and display big data.

What I wish was different

More structured software development procedure for my role.

Advice

Know the command line interface

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Software Engineer Intern

June - September 2018 • Newark, CA

What I liked

I loved how much of an impact I made

What I wish was different

I wish I had more fellow interns

Advice

You’ll learn a lot and don’t feel bad for feeling ’dumb’

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Firmware Engineer

May - August 2018 • Milpitas, CA

What I liked

My team was incredibly friendly and brought me up to speed quickly on a field that was almost entirely new to me. I was given complete control over multiple meaningful, independent projects for the summer, and had some of the smartest people I’ve met to look to as resources.

What I wish was different

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RAMP System Design Architect/Engineer Intern

May - August 2018 • Longmont, CO

What I liked

The environment and wide variety of things I got to do

What I wish was different

Sometimes I felt like I didn’t have enough to do

Advice

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Procurement Intern

May - August 2017 • Irvine, CA

What I liked

Learned a lot Great opportunities to network and meet senior level management

What I wish was different

More events with the other interns

Advice

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System Integration Intern

June - August 2018 • Milpitas, CA

What I liked

The work environment was nice and productive

What I wish was different

N/A I loved it

Advice

Don't be scared of making mistake, they understand that you're here to learn.

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Software Engineering Intern

June - September 2018 • Milpitas, CA

What I liked

I was exposed to a lot of different components of a product and got to talk with developers about how they approached certain problems.

What I wish was different

The initial onboarding process could have gone into more depth.

Advice

Take advantage of the opportunity and talk to everyone you can. There is a lot going on that is outside the scope of your job, but it is well worth the time to expand what you know.

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