Senior Staff Engineer, Product Development Engineering

Sandisk

$150K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field (Master's preferred).
  • 10+ years of experience in memory, storage, or system-level product, test, or validation engineering.
  • Deep understanding of design principles, including simulation, emulation, and manufacturing processes.
  • Hands-on experience in functional and stress testing with proficiency in failure analysis tools.
  • Proficient in C, C++, and Python for test automation and data analysis.
  • Strong knowledge of various memory technologies and standards (e.g., NAND, DDR).
  • Experienced with Automated Test Equipment platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the long-term vision for wafer test coverage.
  • Develop long-range initiatives for yield, quality, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Champion design-for-test methodologies to improve coverage and reduce costs.
  • Oversee wafer test development from NPI to mass production across multiple geographies.
  • Maintain strong vendor relationships and align hardware solutions with organizational needs.
  • Create a reliable test infrastructure to minimize costs for new designs.
  • Transform test data into insights for quality and yield improvement.

Benefits

  • Paid vacation time and sick leave.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance.
  • Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Tuition reimbursement and transit benefits.
  • Employee assistance program and other voluntary benefit programs.
  • Employee stock purchase plan and 401(k) plan.
Full Job Description
Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Define and execute the long-term vision for front-end (wafer) test coverage, focusing on high I/O parallelism and low-latency solutions.
  • Proactively develop long-range initiatives aligned with company goals to achieve best-in-class yield, quality, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Champion disruptive design-for-test and design-for-debug methodologies to enhance coverage and optimize test cost; collaborate closely with memory technology experts.
  • Oversee wafer test development from NPI through mass production across multiple geographies within Product and Test Engineering.
  • Align hardware solutions with organizational requirements and maintain strong vendor relationships.
  • Design for Manufacturability (DFM) mindset, creating flexible/reliable hardware and software test infrastructure to reduce CapEx for new designs.
  • Investigate qualification and yield issues during NPI, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve coverage and process robustness.
  • Transform test data into actionable insights for design and manufacturing teams to enhance product quality and yield.
  • Guide peers, lead technical reviews, and serve as a recognized subject-matter expert.


Qualifications

Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
  • 10+ years of experience in memory, storage, or system-level product, test, or validation engineering.

Preferred:
  • Deep understanding of design principles, including simulation, emulation, and manufacturing processes.
  • Hands-on experience in functional and stress testing, with proficiency in failure analysis using oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and signal injection tools.
  • Proficient in C, C++, and Python for test automation and data analysis.
  • Strong knowledge of NAND (Toggle/ONFI), DDR3-DDR5, LPDDR3-LPDDR5, GDDR3-GDDR6, HBM2/3/3E/4, and PCIe Gen5/Gen6.
  • Experienced with Automated Test Equipment platforms such as Advantest and Teradyne.
  • Background in firmware development, test software architecture, and data analytics for yield and quality improvement.
  • Specialized in DRAM/NAND memory and SSD storage technologies for data center and AI platforms.


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.
  • Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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