# System Integration Test (SIT) Lab Program Manager at Western Digital

- Company: Western Digital
- What the company does: 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. Backed by Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.westerndigital.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Rochester, MN
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-16
- Apply by: 2026-10-31
- Apply: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternDigital/744000149963069
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/western-digital-system-integration-test-sit-lab-program-manager/

## About the role

A SIT Lab Program Manager serves as the primary bridge between the SIT Lab and the broader cross-functional organization—owning the SIT Lab's validation plans for multiple development and sustaining programs, influencing program-level decisions, and driving the lab's readiness for product launches across WD's HDD portfolio.

## What they're looking for

- Excellent understanding of HDD storage technologies—interface protocols, recording technology, firmware architecture, and storage sub-components
- Advanced understanding of firmware architecture and firmware features
- Mastery of defect tracker usage and best practices
- Expert ability to understand, facilitate, and communicate risk assessment discussions
- Expert ability to prepare and deliver executive-level summaries and program communications
- Expert understanding and application of effective program management methods and processes