The Firmware Test Development team develops and maintains a suite of tests to exercise firmware features and functionality. Maintain and enhance test infrastructure, and develop automation tools to streamline testing processes. Analyze application workloads / bus analyzer traces as well as firmware specifications to compose a set of test requirements, then implement into a test. Support existing code base, debug and resolve issues as well as add enhancements.  As a team member you will interface with and be supported by local and US based engineers in Firmware, Validation and Applications to quickly become a subject-matter expert in one or more areas. 

Bjak is focused on providing access to affordable and sustainable financial services for people in ASEAN. Headquartered in Malaysia, Bjak is the largest insurance portal in Southeast Asia. Our main portal, Bjak.com, helps millions find the insurance policy with the best value and highest coverage for them. Our investments in technology, such as Custom API, trading systems, and data science, enable easy access to financial services that were previously inaccessible or difficult to understand.

Join us on this exciting journey as we expand our operations in Malaysia. We're looking for dynamic individuals who share our vision and want to contribute to the next chapter of Bjak's success.

Job Overview
The Group Human Resource Director (GHRD) will play a critical hands-on role in shaping and executing HR strategy across the organization. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced HR leader who enjoys not only driving strategy but also staying involved in the operational, day-to-day HR activities. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and is comfortable rolling up their sleeves to ensure the successful implementation of HR practices across multiple regions.

Hands-On HR Leadership:

• Lead the HR function across the group with a hands-on approach, actively participating in day-to-day HR operations, such as recruitment, employee relations, and talent management.
• Partner closely with regional HR teams, providing guidance and support on both strategic and operational matters to ensure smooth HR function.
• Provide direct involvement in resolving complex HR issues, from conflict resolution to workforce planning and restructuring, ensuring a proactive HR function.

Talent Acquisition and Development:

• Personally oversee and participate in the recruitment of senior-level positions and other critical roles, ensuring alignment with the business’s growth strategies.
• Be hands-on in implementing onboarding, training, and development programs to build a strong pipeline of talent across the group.
• Work closely with leadership to create talent management and succession planning programs that are practical and scalable.

Compensation, Benefits, and Compliance:

• Take a direct role in reviewing and designing competitive compensation and benefits packages that meet employee needs and business goals.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws and provide hands-on leadership in addressing employee relations, ensuring fairness and legal alignment.
• Oversee and actively participate in the implementation and review of compensation structures to keep the organization competitive.

HR Operations:

• Be deeply involved in day-to-day HR operations, including overseeing payroll, HR administration, and performance management.
• Manage the HR team directly and ensure effective collaboration with regional offices to ensure seamless HR service delivery.
• Provide hands-on support for HR system implementations and process improvements, ensuring they are tailored to the needs of the business.

Organizational Development and Culture:

• Actively drive and support culture-building initiatives, fostering a collaborative and positive work environment across all regions.
• Lead hands-on change management initiatives to adapt the organization for growth, including workforce restructuring, leadership coaching, and development programs.

HR Technology and Analytics:

• Leverage HR systems and data analytics with a hands-on approach to drive operational efficiencies and informed decision-making.
• Lead the collection and analysis of HR data, using it to make informed, strategic decisions for talent management and operational improvements.

Qualifizations & Skills:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.
• Experience:
• 10-15 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in a senior HR leadership role.
• Proven track record of being hands-on in HR operations while developing and executing broader HR strategy.
• Experience in managing HR functions in fast-growing, multinational companies, with experience working across diverse geographies.
• Skills:
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on involvement in daily HR operations.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills with a proactive, practical approach to employee relations.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems, HR analytics, and data-driven decision-making.
• Adaptability and resilience to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong cultural awareness and experience working in diverse, multicultural environments.

At Bjak, we believe in fostering an environment where you can thrive. Our benefits package includes:

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid work arrangement
• Flexible working hours
• Casual work attire
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Strong learning and development plans for your career growth
• International work environment and flat organization

• The Staff Engineer defines, develops and qualifies new semiconductor packages and maintains quality of existing packages. 
• Represents Package Engineering in cross-functional teams and ensures that packages are characterized, qualified and introduced into production in a timely manner while meeting all electrical, performance, reliability and quality requirements.  
• Take responsibility for product DPPM, as well as new Technology development programs and new NAND/ASIC development Quality and Reliability.  
• Develop a comprehensive quality guidance library encompassing engineering work criteria, statistical Design of Experiments (DOE), Scorecard, sampling plans, and metric/methodology instructions.  
• Address quality cases in technology and product development using DMAIC, RCA, and 8DR methodologies.  
• Coordinates with factories worldwide on the high-volume introduction of new packages and assembly processes. Manages assembly yield improvement and package cost reduction programs.  

The Talend, HVR and Tibco DV Administrator position is part of the Data Platform team helping build, manage, maintain and support the applications & its infrastructure for Talend, HVR and Tibco DV critical for Manufacturing data Provisioning Operations & Enterprise Data Warehouse.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in administering Linux systems and data replication (HVR), ETL & Data Virtualization platforms, shell/Python scripting. 

Additionally, knowledge in BI and Data Warehouse concepts will be added value.

The candidate should be self-sufficient, organized, possess a strong technical aptitude, and demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities:

• Support Talend, HVR and Tibco DV applications.
• Plan, design, and implement application infrastructure deployments.
• Implement standards and best practices within application deployments.
• Install, configure, and maintain software tool on Linux operating systems and configure as per vendor documentation.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware and software issues. Respond to and resolve service outages and other problems.
• Work with other IT team members and departments to ensure seamless integration and operation of systems.
• Implement and manage monitoring tools to ensure system health and performance.
• Monitor and coordinate version upgrade activities and plan downtimes
• Monitor data replication channels for latency and escalate when required
• Monitor logs and coordinate with vendor support teams for problem resolution
• Understand network concepts.
• Understand root cause analysis and demonstrate the ability to effectively and efficiently identify/implement resolutions.
• Ensure environments are properly covered for recovery scenarios.

Western Digital’s Sr. TA Manager - Malaysia Country Lead will be a key member of the Global TA Leadership Team and trusted partner to business leaders. You will lead the success of the Malaysia TA Center of Excellence framework and will drive continuous improvement of the function in collaboration with global key stakeholders. You will align talent planning, sourcing, hiring and associated processes and analytics for Malaysia resulting in a robust and positive experience that differentiates Western Digital as an employer of choice for both internal and external talent. This includes creating an innovative, cohesive Malaysia recruitment strategy, capturing talent insights that can drive business decisions, and delivering a phenomenal candidate experience.

· Align and help direct a cohesive team of country recruiters, ensuring that they are meeting their targets and adhering to best practices across the full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing candidates to onboarding new hires.

· Apply subject matter expertise with internal and external workforce trends and market talent intelligence to inform and create agile workforce plans.

· Help to track and analyze recruitment metrics, such as time-to-fill and make recommendations for improvements; where challenges may occur, recognize and communicate them in a timely and data-driven fashion.

· Mentor, plan and consult (as a talent acquisition subject matter expert in university recruiting) with Global TA leaders in their go to market recruitment strategies and execution to maintain and elevate Western Digital’s strong employer brand in the Malaysia University System.

· Collaborate with hiring managers to understand recruitment needs and help identify the best candidates.

· Regularly engage with global TA leadership and regional counterparts on strategic programs with a focus on attracting, engaging, and hiring a diverse slate of qualified talent

· Ensure compliance with local laws and local governing agencies.

· Collaborate cross-functionally and successfully navigate within a globally matrixed organization to investigate, analyze, and resolve critical and complex concerns.

· Provide a high level of energy, a powerful work ethic, and hands-on approach to execution of duties and roles.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, test, integrate and maintain test scripts using Python to validate WD eHDD firmware and hardware features to ensure WD product meets the quality specifications using best practices like unit test, CI and Agile methodologies. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to discern, strategize, and synchronize creative methods for testing firmware functionality.
• Customize test suites to align with evolving customer and firmware requirements, as well as future architectural demands.
• Contribute to failure analysis efforts aimed at enhancing firmware quality robustness.
• Collaborate on the development and refinement of internal processes to enhance overall efficiency and performance.
• Participate in Scrum & Agile processes to strategically plan, execute, and coordinate the team's activities.
• Deliver cutting-edge storage products with SAS, SATA, PCIE interfaces. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Firmware Debugging & Failure Analysis: Develop, debug, and analyze embedded firmware, with a primary focus on diagnosing system failures.
• Testers Design & Development: Collaborate in the design and development of in-house testing tools and equipment to ensure product integrity and reliability.
• Hardware Integration: Work closely with hardware teams to design tester platforms based on test point.
• Software Development: Develop and maintain software applications for interfacing with testers and hardware devices.
• Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution: Identify and resolve complex issues across firmware, software, and hardware systems.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specs, test procedures, and failure reports.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams including product design, QA, hardware, and manufacturing teams.
• Responsible for NPI engineering from design stage to high volume manufacturing.

What We Do  

We are focused on design and development of next generation firmware architecture and algorithms to deliver high performance and cost-efficient enterprise Hard Disk Drive (eHDD) products. As part of the globally diverse R&D team, you will be working in an Agile development environment with opportunity to learn and grow in multiple disciplines.   

We are seeking highly motivated students to join our RAMP Internship Program. These paid internships are designed to jump start your career, offering on-the-job and supplemental training in addition to robust mentorship. You will work alongside the brightest minds in the industry to drive the innovation necessary to outpace new demands and challenges created by data.   

What is the RAMP Program? The RAMP Program is supplemental to your day-to-day intern responsibilities. In this program, you will take a deeper dive into professional life at Western Digital by getting exposure to different parts of the organization. Some RAMP Program elements include: 

• On the job training and mentorship with industry professionals  

• Professional development trainings  

• Executive exposure   

• Networking events with other interns and Western Digital employees  

• Collaboration opportunities with cross-geographical & cross-cultural teams especially the team in Japan & US.  

This position is based in Western Digital Tech and Regional Center (M), which is a Center of Excellence located in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.  

What You Will Do  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Design, develop, test, integrate and maintain quality firmware for eHDD using best practices like unit test, CI and Agile methodologies.  

• Design and implementation of data structures, software algorithms, data path, and drivers for hardware cores using latest standards C++ and Python.   

• Participate in significant technical investigations from problem statement to conclusions.  

• Creates design documents pertinent to the various phases of firmware development.  

• Devise strategies for in-depth functionality and compatibility testing of complex drive features.