Senior Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering

Sandisk • Milpitas, CA

7h • $166,200 - $282,500 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Principal Engineer, Technology Development Engineering to join our innovative team in Milpitas, United States. In this pivotal role, you will lead cutting-edge technology development initiatives, driving semiconductor advancements and shaping the future of our industry.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, or a related discipline plus 6+ years of experience.
• Strong foundation in semiconductor device physics, fabrication processes, electrical characterization, and reliability.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate fundamental understanding into practical solutions.
• Programming and scripting experience in Python, C/C++, or similar languages.
• Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to tackle challenging problems beyond your immediate area of expertise.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in a cross-functional engineering environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in memory device characterization, optimization, and performance/power tuning is a plus.
• Knowledge of non-volatile memory technologies (e.g., NAND flash) and/or emerging memory technologies is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of DRAM and/or High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop future 3D NAND technologies and contribute to long-term technology roadmaps.
• Define and evaluate new device architectures, scaling strategies, process innovations, and operating methodologies for advanced memory products.
• Explore novel materials, device structures, and operating algorithms to improve performance, reliability, power efficiency, density, and cost.
• Identify technology limitations through first-principles understanding of device physics and develop innovative solutions to overcome them.
• Characterize NAND flash devices and analyze performance, endurance, retention, and reliability behavior.
• Develop and optimize device trims and operating conditions to push the boundaries of flash memory performance and reliability.
• Collaborate across device, process, design, system, and product engineering teams to bring new concepts from research into development.

Benefits

• 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
• Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan
• Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program (restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree