Staff, Systems Design Engineer - NAND Interface Design and Validation

We are seeking a talented and motivated System Design Engineer focusing on NAND Interface Design and Validation to join our team in Milpitas, United States to ensure successful adoption, qualification, and lifecycle management of multiplexer (MUX) components in Sandisk SSD products., * Work with MUX chip designers to drive MUX design requirements, characterization and validations.

• Perform RTL validation using system verilog prior MUX tapeout
• Work with packaging team and signal integrity (SI) team to ensure robust design of package for optimal system level performance.
• Work with System, Firmware, and Hardware teams to bring up and characterize high-speed NAND interfaces in new ASIC and NAND environments.
• Characterize interface training features, analyze performance and reliability results
• Debug firmware and hardware issues during bring-up and validation phases.
• Participate in the development and execution of test plans for interface protocols
• Contribute to the documentation of design specifications and validation results
• Engage in continuous learning about emerging trends in NAND technology and interface protocols
• Leveraging automation, scripting, and AI-assisted tools to improve debug efficiency, analysis quality, and overall engineering productivity. This role emphasizes technical excellence, strong ownership, cross-layer thinking, and customer empathy to deliver reliable, enterprise-grade solutions., Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster.

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• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or 8+ years of equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on experience with NAND interface protocols.
• Strong Understanding of memory technologies, system architecture, or platform validation and quality management, reliability, and failure analysis
• Strong understanding of HW-FW-system interactions, with the ability to debug complex issues spanning multiple layers.
• Experience with lab debug, including collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive systematic problem solving and root-cause analysis
• Experience utilizing AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate debug, analysis, automation, and documentation, with sound engineering judgment.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C and Python
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical direction and influence decisions without formal people management responsibility.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise technical documentation and customer-facing explanations.

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk’s Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.