Senior Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering - Milpitas, United States
Originally posted 9 September 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on developing future 3D NAND technologies.
About the role
This role involves leading technology development initiatives in semiconductor advancements, focusing on future 3D NAND technologies and long-term technology roadmaps.
What you'll do
- Develop future 3D NAND technologies.
- Define and evaluate new device architectures, scaling strategies, process innovations, and operating methodologies.
- Explore novel materials, device structures, and operating algorithms.
- Identify technology limitations through first-principles understanding of device physics.
- Characterize NAND flash devices and analyze performance, endurance, retention, and reliability behavior.
- Develop and optimize device trims and operating conditions.
What you'll need
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, or a related discipline plus 6+ years of experience.
- Strong foundation in semiconductor device physics, fabrication processes, electrical characterization, and reliability.
- Programming and scripting experience in Python, C/C++, or similar languages.
Nice to have
- Experience in memory device characterization, optimization, and performance/power tuning.
- Knowledge of non-volatile memory technologies (e.g., NAND flash) and/or emerging memory technologies.
- Knowledge of DRAM and/or High Bandwidth Memory (HBM).
Skills: 3D NAND, device architectures, device physics, NAND flash, memory device characterization
This role has been open 25 days — well below the 69-day median for Memory Design roles.
Memory Design · Memory Design
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Open roles in category
287
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Median days open
69 d
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Median salary
$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 (287 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 17 | 287 |
| Median days open | 32 d | 69 d (−37 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $205k |
Skills observed across this category: 3D NAND, device architectures, device physics, NAND flash, memory device characterization
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 151 open roles · median 86 d
- Synopsys · 27 open roles · median 49 d
- SanDisk (this employer) · 17 open roles · median 32 d
- Broadcom · 16 open roles · median 50 d
- Qualcomm · 12 open roles · median 149 d
- NVIDIA · 7 open roles · median 59 d
How we counted: 287 open Memory Design (Memory Design) roles from 29 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 Oct 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.