Senior Technology Development Engineer

About the role

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we're living in and that we have the power to shape.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop NAND memory trim, push the performance and reliability envelope of flash memory which is used in best-in-class high-density storage applications
• Work in partnership with NAND design and system development teams to drive technology & product development
• Define, develop and execute NAND flash memory performance and reliability tests; analyze & report data to cross-functional teams to drive product and process improvements
• Communicate & work with members from process, design, reliability, and system groups to ensure timely product device support, memory qualification, and ramp of volume production

Qualifications

• MS/PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related field
• In-depth knowledge of semiconductor device physics, process, and reliability, as well as circuit design. NAND flash memory device and physics knowledge is also a must.
• C/C++/Java Programming and Perl/Python Scripting
• Ability to analyze problem and work independently as required

Preferred skills

• PhD degree
• Industry experience in semiconductor memory development, device engineering, reliability engineering, product/test engineering, is strongly preferred
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

Additional Information

Compensation & Benefits Details:

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be 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.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• 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.