Senior Staff Engineer, Tech Development (NAND)

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

Job summary

Sandisk in Milpitas, United States, is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering to lead cutting-edge technology development initiatives in semiconductor advancements. You will guide the development of future 3D NAND technologies and shape long-term roadmaps, collaborating across device, process, design, and product engineering teams.

The role requires a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Applied Physics with 6+ years of experience, strong device

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, or related discipline with 6+ years of experience.
• Strong foundation in semiconductor device physics, fabrication processes, electrical characterization, and reliability.

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 memory performance and reliability.
• Collaborate across device, process, design, system, and product engineering teams to bring new concepts from research into development.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Device physics

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/Materials Science/Applied Physics

Tools

Python

C/C++

Job description

Sandisk in Milpitas, United States, is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering to lead cutting-edge technology development initiatives in semiconductor advancements. You will guide the development of future 3D NAND technologies and shape long-term roadmaps, collaborating across device, process, design, and product engineering teams.

The role requires a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Applied Physics with 6+ years of experience, strong device