Sandisk-posted 2 months ago
Full-time • Manager
Rochester, MN
5,001-10,000 employees

The Flash Security Platform team is currently seeking a passionate manager for our security firmware engineering function which develops innovative and high-performance security firmware for its Solid State Drive (SSD) memory controllers. As a key member, you will mentor a team in evaluating, building, and testing firmware for our security solutions. Collaborating with engineers from various backgrounds, including but not limited to architects, firmware engineers, firmware test engineers, system hardware design engineers, product engineers, memory design engineers, and production engineers, you will contribute to the resolution of multi-functional product development challenges. Join us in shaping the future of secure storage solutions!

  • Lead a team of firmware engineers responsible for the development and design process of security technology.
  • Take full responsibility for the entire process, encompassing planning, design, development, validation, and communication with senior management.
  • Collaborate closely with security architects to define, implement, and integrate security features and protocols, ensuring optimal partitioning between hardware and software.
  • Establish efficient workflows that facilitate rapid feature development while maintaining high quality and stability.
  • Manage release cycles, implement continuous integration, and conduct regression testing.
  • Provide assistance for pre-silicon validation activities, such as simulation, emulation, and FPGA prototyping.
  • Support post-silicon validation, performance characterization, system integration, and debugging efforts.
  • Assist in establishing test and calibration capabilities for storage controllers in ATE, module, and product factories.
  • Contribute to the Security Development Lifecycle of the firmware by supporting its development at various stages, including design, threat analysis, implementation, validation, vulnerability testing, certification, and audit.
  • Degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in engineering management, including previous leadership roles overseeing firmware teams that have a proven track record in high-volume production.
  • Comprehensive understanding of embedded software fundamentals, encompassing design and development processes, real-time constraints, concurrency, multi-processor systems, caching, and virtual memory.
  • Proficiency in HW/SW architecture and design partitioning, along with expertise in requirements analysis, memory, and performance estimation.
  • Hands-on experience with build infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD testing frameworks.
  • Proven expertise in configuration and release management, continuous integration, and regression testing.
  • Thorough knowledge of design strategies focused on maintainability, scalability, and code reuse.
  • Successful leadership of large and complex projects, including feature planning, prioritization, status tracking, and issue triage and reporting.
  • Exceptional organizational skills, demonstrated through experience in leading teams.
  • Outstanding written and oral communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Technical expertise in applied cryptography and firmware/hardware security, including knowledge of data encryption, trusted execution environment, secure boot, and device attestation.
  • Knowledge of storage controller architectures and security protocols, such as TCG Opal/Ruby/Pyrite, IEEE 1667, SPDM, and IDE.
  • Detailed knowledge of RISC-V Instruction Set Architectures (ISA).
  • 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 benefits
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan
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