Senior Staff Product Development Engineer
$159,800 - $271,700 USD yearly
Focus on productizing Sandisk NAND wafer and component technology for customer storage solutions across data center and edge applications.
Originally posted 15 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role leads product development and customer technical engagement for Sandisk's NAND wafer and component product line across data center and edge applications.
What you'll do
- Serve as the technical lead for NAND wafer and component products, influencing product roadmaps, features, and technical specifications.
- Act as the primary engineering point of contact for customer technical engagements and support business and account teams in customer meetings.
- Translate customer system requirements into NAND product specifications, features, and component configurations to meet performance, reliability, and power objectives.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering teams to address customer technical queries and consolidate technical responses.
- Review and refine customer-facing technical documents to ensure clarity, consistency, and appropriate messaging.
- Deliver technical training to FAEs, marketing, and internal teams on NAND technology, specifications, usage models, application notes, qualification processes, and known issues.
What you'll need
- BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering field.
- 10+ years of industry experience in NAND flash memory, storage products, or semiconductor technologies.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in NAND flash memory engineering.
- Strong knowledge of NAND flash memory technology, including specifications, features, Toggle mode interface protocols, cell reliability, qualification, and manufacturing processes.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive complex technical issues to resolution.
Nice to have
- Experience in NAND application engineering or technical program management.
- Direct experience supporting OEMs, hyperscalers, or system integrators on NAND adoption, qualification, and productization.
Skills: NAND flash, customer engagement, qualification, technical specifications, Toggle mode
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This role has been open 6 days — well below the 58-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Memory Design
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Open roles in category
30
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Median days open
58 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$172k
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| Metric | SanDisk | All employers we track in this specialty (30 roles · 12 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 30 |
| Median days open | 6 d | 58 d (−52 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $172k |
Skills observed across this category: NAND flash, customer engagement, qualification, technical specifications, Toggle mode
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 7 open roles · median 78 d
- Teradyne · 5 open roles · median 99 d
- SK Hynix America · 4 open roles · median 122 d
- Synopsys · 3 open roles · median 38 d
- Samsung Semiconductor · 2 open roles · median 173 d
- SanDisk (this employer) · 2 open roles · median 7 d
How we counted: 30 open Applications FAE (Memory Design) roles from 12 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.