Senior Memory Technology Engineer

Sandisk Corporation; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

STI Plan

Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) Plan

Health insurance

Job summary

Sandisk seeks a talented researcher to advance next-generation 3D NAND and memory technologies in Milpitas. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to drive technology scaling and define new device concepts, architectures, and operating methodologies for memory products.

You will explore novel materials and device structures to improve performance, reliability, power efficiency, density, and cost while analyzing NAND behavior and addressing technology limitations with innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, or a related discipline.
• 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.
• 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.
• Programming and scripting experience in Python, C/C++, or similar languages.

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.

Skills

Semiconductor device physics

Electrical characterization

Reliability analysis

Analytical problem solving

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Ph.D. in Materials Science

Ph.D. in Applied Physics

Tools

Python

C/C++

Job description

Sandisk seeks a talented researcher to advance next-generation 3D NAND and memory technologies in Milpitas. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to drive technology scaling and define new device concepts, architectures, and operating methodologies for memory products.

You will explore novel materials and device structures to improve performance, reliability, power efficiency, density, and cost while analyzing NAND behavior and addressing technology limitations with innovative solutions.