Staff Process Engineer, Technology Development
$121,400 - $206,400 USD yearly
Originally posted 3 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Sandisk is seeking a Staff Process Engineer to join the Advanced Memory Development team and advance the technology development of novel semiconductor devices.
What you'll do
- Define and lead memory technology development and pathfinding activities for continued scaling of performance vs cost.
- Develop, characterize, qualify, and sustain fabrication processes.
- Design and execute experiments and translate results into robust process improvements.
- Drive defect reduction, process capability, yield improvement, cost reduction, and cycle-time initiatives within the process module.
- Identify root causes of complex process and integration issues using statistical analysis, physical characterization, and structured problem-solving methods.
- Define process specifications, control plans, metrology strategies, and manufacturing documentation, providing technical leadership for process transfers and tool qualifications.
What you'll need
- Master's or doctoral degree in an engineering or science discipline related to semiconductor fabrication.
- At least 5 years of experience in logic and/or memory Technology Development and/or Pathfinding divisions of OTS, DRAM, NAND, and/or Logic semiconductor fabrication.
- Semiconductor fabrication experience in one or more process areas: Lithography, Deposition, Reactive Ion Etching (RIE), Wet Etch, Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP), Process Integration, Yield, or Metrology.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and optimize semiconductor processes using design of experiments, statistical process control, and data analysis.
- Understanding of process interactions, equipment capability, defect mechanisms, and manufacturing controls.
- Ability to travel at least 25%.
Nice to have
- Experience in advanced semiconductor technology development.
- Experience taking a novel technology from concept to high volume manufacturing.
- Experience working on multi-layer cross-point architectures.
- Working knowledge of advanced memory device physics, failure analysis, and materials characterization methods.
- Experience with statistical analysis software, developing automated data-analysis, and AI/ML workflows.
- Track record of technical innovation, intellectual property generation, or external publications.
Skills: semiconductor fabrication, technology development, DOE, SPC, memory fabrication
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 63-day median for Process Engineering roles.
Process Engineering · Semiconductor Process
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Open roles in category
1030
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Median days open
63 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$135k
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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 (1030 roles · 55 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 19 | 1030 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 149 | 10056 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 4 d | 63 d (−59 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $135k |
Skills observed across this category: semiconductor fabrication, technology development, DOE, SPC, memory fabrication
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 291 open roles · median 120 d
- Applied Materials · 78 open roles · median 70 d
- Texas Instruments · 59 open roles · median 62 d
- GlobalFoundries · 49 open roles · median 67 d
- Entegris · 48 open roles · median 35 d
- STMicroelectronics · 46 open roles · median 56 d
How we counted: 1030 open Process Engineering (Semiconductor Process) roles from 55 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 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 — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.