Senior NAND Failure Analysis Engineer

SanDisk; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 283,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

401(k) plan

Job summary

Sandisk is seeking a Senior Staff Failure Analysis Engineer in Milpitas, CA, to electrically and physically characterize NAND flash memory devices and drive product improvements. You will apply device physics, electrical characterization, and data analysis while collaborating with design, process, reliability, and test teams.

The role requires an MS or PhD in a related field and 6+ years (PhD) or 8+ years (MS), with expertise in electrical measurements, Python analytics, and semiconductor

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience with an MS degree or 6+ years with a PhD
• Experience using Python for data analysis, automation, or engineering workflow development
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation of technical findings to cross-functional teams
• Knowledge of electronic circuits

Responsibilities

• Investigate and characterize NAND flash memory devices to determine root causes of failures and identify opportunities for product and technology improvement.
• Perform detailed electrical analysis for fault isolation and defect characterization using in-house testers, oscilloscopes, curve tracers, circuit schematics, and layout analysis.
• Utilize physical analysis techniques to validate electrical findings and characterize defects.
• Develop failure models, interpret results from electrical and physical analysis, and communicate findings and recommendations to internal customers.
• Collaborate with design, device, process integration, product, reliability, and test engineering teams to improve product quality, manufacturing yield, test coverage, and device reliability.
• Develop new methodologies, automation tools, and laboratory capabilities to improve failure analysis effectiveness and efficiency.

Skills

Semiconductor physics

Electrical measurements

Python data analysis

Communication skills

Electronic circuits

AI/ML tools

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering / Materials Science & Engineering / Physics / Computer Engineering

Job description

Sandisk is seeking a Senior Staff Failure Analysis Engineer in Milpitas, CA, to electrically and physically characterize NAND flash memory devices and drive product improvements. You will apply device physics, electrical characterization, and data analysis while collaborating with design, process, reliability, and test teams.

The role requires an MS or PhD in a related field and 6+ years (PhD) or 8+ years (MS), with expertise in electrical measurements, Python analytics, and semiconductor