Principal Engineer - Next-Gen NAND & Memory Tech

Sandisk; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandisk in Milpitas, United States, is seeking a Principal Engineer in Technology Development Engineering to lead cutting-edge technology initiatives and drive semiconductor advancements for future memory products.

The role requires a PhD with 3 years of experience, expertise in device physics, and collaboration across engineering teams to translate research into development. This Exempt full-time position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, or related discipline.
• 3 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop future 3D NAND technologies and roadmaps.
• Define and evaluate device architectures, scaling strategies, and process innovations.
• 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.
• Characterize NAND flash devices and analyze performance, endurance, retention, and reliability behavior.
• Collaborate across device, process, design, system, and product engineering teams to bring new concepts from research into development.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Memory device characterization

Python

C/C++

Cross-functional collaboration

Device physics

Reliability analysis

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering/Materials Science/Applied Physics

Tools

Python

Job description

Sandisk in Milpitas, United States, is seeking a Principal Engineer in Technology Development Engineering to lead cutting-edge technology initiatives and drive semiconductor advancements for future memory products.

The role requires a PhD with 3 years of experience, expertise in device physics, and collaboration across engineering teams to translate research into development. This Exempt full-time position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.