Senior Memory Technology Engineer (3D NAND)

SanDisk; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

STI Plan

LTI program

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Sandisk in Milpitas, CA, is seeking a Senior Technology Development Engineer to advance 3D NAND and memory tech. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to explore concepts, drive scaling, and develop solutions enabling industry-leading products.

The role requires a PhD in a relevant field, strong device physics knowledge, and hands-on experience with memory devices. You will collaborate across engineering, design, and process teams, and contribute to roadmaps and device architectures while

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.
• 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.

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 physics

Python/C++

Device characterization

Reliability analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Materials Science

Applied Physics

Job description

Sandisk in Milpitas, CA, is seeking a Senior Technology Development Engineer to advance 3D NAND and memory tech. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to explore concepts, drive scaling, and develop solutions enabling industry-leading products.

The role requires a PhD in a relevant field, strong device physics knowledge, and hands-on experience with memory devices. You will collaborate across engineering, design, and process teams, and contribute to roadmaps and device architectures while