Industrial Engineer

Responsibilities

• Analyze supply, demand, capacity, and inventory system outputs to identify data inconsistencies and logic breaks.
• Perform root-cause analysis on planning issues by tracing input, logic, and output.
• Validate system inputs including BOMs, routings, yields, lead times, and capacities.
• Support the correction of master data and planning parameters to improve HDD supply plans.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations, Planning, and IT teams to resolve complex planning issues.
• Build and maintain standard reports and dashboards to highlight capacity shortfalls and inventory risks.
• Document recurring issues and support UAT or new logic rollouts in planning systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• 2+ years of relevant experience driving supply chain related programs or projects.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to debug complex system outputs.
• Proficiency in supply chain planning concepts including Demand, Supply, Capacity, and Inventory.
• Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivots, lookups); experience with VBA or Power Query is a plus.
• Working knowledge of ERP, APS, or other planning systems.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for presenting findings to leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) industry.
• Proficiency with SQL, Python, or other BI tools.

About the Company

Western Digital is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy. 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.