Field Application Engineer (New College Grad, Summer 2026 Start)

About the role

A Field Application Engineer (FAE) is needed for a full-time position starting in Summer 2026. The position is exempt and falls under the Business Function of Field Applications Engineering Sales. The work location is at the Milpitas Office.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical relationships with assigned customers, serving as their primary technical contact.
• Lead product qualification processes, including gathering customer specifications, arranging samples, addressing technical issues, and communicating effectively with customers.
• Provide both on-site and remote technical support for troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure customer satisfaction and address their needs and priorities.
• Represent and advocate for customer needs and priorities to internal teams.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with a minimum GPA of 3.5.
• Desire to develop a career in the storage industry.
• Strong data analysis skills.
• Effective communication and customer-facing skills.
• Team player with basic understanding of computer hardware and software architectures.
• Familiarity with Windows and/or Linux systems.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 3.5 GPA
• Desire to develop a career in the storage industry
• Strong data analytic proficiency
• Effective communicator and interested in customer facing role
• Strong team player
• Basic understanding about computer hardware and software architectures
• Familiar with Windows and/or Linux systems

Preferred Skills

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good project management skills

Additional Information

Sandisk is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk is committed to providing opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 10/06/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

Compensation & Benefits Details

The salary range for this position is $82,100.00 - $139,600.00. The actual salary will be determined based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs. You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.