Senior Technologist Test Development Engineer

Company Description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the long-term vision and test strategies for the wafer test team, aligning department objectives with overall company strategic goals to ensure competitiveness in yield, quality, reliability, and performance.
• New Product Introduction (NPI): Oversee the end-to-end execution of wafer test development for NPI and production ramp projects, ensuring seamless transition from development to high-volume manufacturing (HVM).
• Resource and Project Management: Manage project schedules, allocate resources effectively (testers, probers, lab equipment), and define and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure team performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Evaluate advanced semiconductor devices through testing, measurement, and data analysis.
• Collaborate across teams to link device physics and develop test methodologies and algorithms for wafer test and characterization.
• Conduct experiments, analyze device data, investigate root-causes, and present findings.
• Mentor peers, lead technical reviews, and serve as a subject-matter expert.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• 15+ years of experience in memory, storage, or system-level product, test, or validation engineering.

SKILLS:

• Proven leadership, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information to senior management and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving, dynamic environment and drive results. 
• Great foundation in semiconductor physics and electrical characterization.
• Deep understanding of NAND, DRAM, and emerging memory test methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment and parametric systems (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, wafer probers, parametric ATE, and bench systems).
• Experience using Automated Test Equipment (ATE) systems such as Advantest and Teradyne.
• Proficiency in Python, C/C++, and Unix/Linux, for automation and analysis.
• Proven ability to scale characterization methods into production flows.
• Creative problem-solving and excellent interpersonal skills.

• Solid knowledge of high-speed interface protocols, like:
  • NAND (Toggle/ONFI)
  • DDR3–DDR5, LPDDR3–LPDDR5
  • GDDR3–GDDR6, HBM2/3/3E/4
• Knowledge in serial testing like SCAN, JTAG or other serial protocols.
• Background in data analytics.

Additional Information

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any indi