Equipment Engineer

Company Description

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.

Job Description

• Responsible for the design and development of the entire machine software, covering the development and iteration of workflow scheduling programs and the HMI human-machine interface of the equipment, ensuring the smooth operation and interactive experience of the equipment.
• Undertake the system integration and debugging work of industrial automation equipment, connecting with PLC, robots, vision systems, motion control systems and other various industrial equipment, and completing the development and adaptation of communication protocols.
• Write device operation control codes based on C#/C++/ python and other technology stacks, develop device control, data acquisition and real-time monitoring systems, and realize the state machine management and optimization of the equipment action process.
• Be responsible for the integrated development of mainstream industrial protocols such as Modbus, OPC UA, EtherCAT, and CAN bus, and implement the implementation of equipment data acquisition, abnormal alarm, operation log management and other functions.
• Independently complete the system software design and development related to intelligent equipment, cooperate with the hardware team to complete the technical selection and functional verification of core components such as sensors, and track and solve software bugs throughout the project cycle.
• Be responsible for the subsequent iterative optimization of the equipment software, continuously improving system stability and operational performance, and cooperate with the production line to formulate and implement equipment performance maintenance, fault diagnosis and preventive maintenance plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or above in engineering
• Automation, electronic information, mechatronics and related majors, with a full-time bachelor's degree or above, 2 years or more of experience in industrial equipment software integration, and those with experience in implementing large-scale automation projects are preferred.
• Proficient in at least one development language such as C#/C++, familiar with interface development frameworks like WinForms/WPF/QT, and have complete project experience in industrial upper computer software development.
• Familiar with mainstream industrial communication protocols and motion control logic, capable of independently completing software integration and debugging for various types of industrial equipment, and those with experience in machine vision and robotic arm project development are preferred.
• Have good problem analysis and fault troubleshooting skills, with clear logic, able to independently locate and solve software compatibility and operational stability issues during equipment integration.
• Have a strong sense of cross-team collaboration, meticulous and rigorous in work, with a strong sense of responsibility, and able to cooperate with project progress, accept on-site debugging at different stages and short-term business trips.

Additional Information

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