Senior Staff Technology Development Engineer
$166,200 - $282,500 USD yearly
Develop NAND memory trim and advance flash memory reliability for high-density storage applications.
Originally posted 5 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Senior Staff Technology Development Engineer at SanDisk, you will develop NAND memory trim and advance the performance and reliability envelope of flash memory used in high-density storage applications. You will collaborate across technology development, manufacturing, and storage business units to support product ramp and memory qualification.
What you'll do
- Develop NAND memory trim to improve the performance and reliability of high-density flash memory.
- Partner with NAND design and system development teams to guide technology and product development.
- Define, develop, and execute NAND flash memory performance and reliability tests.
- Analyze and report test data to cross-functional teams to drive product and process improvements.
- Collaborate with process, design, reliability, and system groups to support product devices, memory qualification, and volume production ramp.
What you'll need
- Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science, or a related field with 6+ years of relevant industry experience.
- In-depth knowledge of semiconductor device physics and/or nano-electronics.
- Familiarity with advanced semiconductor processing technologies.
- Knowledge in statistical methods for experimental design and data analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience using ML/AI for data analysis and modeling.
Skills: NAND flash, device physics, reliability, trim, memory qualification
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 53-day median for Device Engineering roles.
Device Engineering · Device Physics
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Open roles in category
140
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Median days open
53 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$165k
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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 (140 roles · 37 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 13 | 140 |
| Median days open | 6 d | 53 d (−47 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $165k |
Skills observed across this category: NAND flash, device physics, reliability, trim, memory qualification
Who's hiring in this category
- GlobalFoundries · 18 open roles · median 67 d
- Micron Technology · 17 open roles · median 105 d
- Renesas Electronics · 14 open roles · median 49 d
- SanDisk (this employer) · 12 open roles · median 6 d
- Intel Corporation · 9 open roles · median 37 d
- onsemi · 9 open roles · median 43 d
How we counted: 140 open Device Engineering (Device Physics) roles from 37 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 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.