Staff Engineer - SSD Firmware

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.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Engineer to join our innovative team in Milpitas, United States. As a Staff Engineer, you will play a engineering projects, mentoring team members, and driving technological advancements within our organization.

• Collaborate with firmware engineers to design, develop, and embed software for SSDs.
• Contribute to the implementation of features related to error correction, data recovery, power management, and performance optimization.
• Debug and troubleshoot firmware issues using tools like logic analyzers, emulators, and debuggers.
• Work with cross‑functional teams, including hardware and software engineers, to ensure seamless integration of firmware with hardware components.
• Perform unit testing and validation of firmware against established benchmarks and scenarios.
• Assist in documenting firmware design, testing processes, and codebase changes.
• Research and present innovative solutions to improve storage device efficiency, reliability, and performance.

• Firmware Design and Algorithms
• Firmware Development
• Firmware Verification

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant industry experience, with at least 2 years in a staff engineering role.
• Proven track record of leading complex engineering projects and driving innovation.
• Proficiency in C, Python, and other relevant programming languages.
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills, with the ability to tackle complex engineering challenges.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, for effective collaboration across global teams.
• Demonstrated ability to stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices.

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on 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 individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non‑discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the “Know Your Rights:
Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be…