$186,900 - $317,800 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
SanDisk is seeking a Principal VLSI Design Engineer in Milpitas to design, develop, modify, and evaluate chip architecture and core circuit structures for high-performance NAND flash, including 3D NAND memories.
What you'll do
- Design and conduct analysis on memory core circuits, including row and column drivers, decoders, and sense amplifiers.
- Perform mixed-signal and analog design to implement core operation supporting interface circuits.
- Validate design performance and functionality by running block-level and chip-level simulations using Cadence, HSPICE, FINESIM, and UNIX environments.
- Supervise layout work, support verification, and drive silicon bring-up throughout the design cycle.
- Conceive new concepts and approaches in memory core design, architecture, and operation algorithms for NAND devices.
What you'll need
- BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- 10 or more years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge or experience in non-volatile memory design, particularly NAND flash memory cell operation.
- Device background with experience evaluating new process technologies for use in design.
Skills: NAND flash, memory core circuits, sense amplifier, decoder, HSPICE
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This role has been open 6 days — well below the 72-day median for Memory Design roles.
Memory Design · Memory Design
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Open roles in category
302
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Median days open
72 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$205k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | SanDisk | All employers we track in this specialty (302 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 15 | 302 |
| Median days open | 6 d | 72 d (−66 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $205k |
Skills observed across this category: NAND flash, memory core circuits, sense amplifier, decoder, HSPICE
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 154 open roles · median 82 d
- Synopsys · 30 open roles · median 77 d
- Qualcomm · 18 open roles · median 106 d
- Broadcom · 16 open roles · median 78 d
- SanDisk (this employer) · 15 open roles · median 7 d
- NVIDIA · 8 open roles · median 59 d
How we counted: 302 open Memory Design (Memory Design) roles from 29 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 6 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.
