Sandisk

Sandisk

Technologist, Hardware Architect

Milpitas, CA, United States

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 19 days ago
Supply ChainThermal AnalysisPCB DesignCadenceFPGAEMI/EMCElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignLeadershipCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • 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.
  • These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical authority for hardware architecture decisions and executive-level design reviews.
  • Drive key technical decisions balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, reliability, and schedule objectives.
  • Lead architecture reviews, design reviews, technical risk assessments, and design tradeoff analyses.
  • Develop technology roadmaps and evaluate emerging technologies, components, and industry standards.
  • Lead hardware development from concept, feasibility, architecture, design, validation, qualification, and manufacturing release.
  • Drive first-pass design success through robust engineering methodologies and design practices.
  • Lead technical resolution of complex hardware issues involving:
  • Drive root-cause investigations and corrective actions for critical design and manufacturing issues.
  • Partner closely with ASIC, FPGA, Firmware, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Validation, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.
  • Collaborate with PCB layout teams, signal integrity specialists, manufacturing partners, and third-party design houses.

Requirements

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years leading hardware architecture and technical development of complex electronic systems.
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional technical teams and driving architecture decisions.

Skills

  • Expertise in high-speed digital design and architecture.
  • Experience with:
  • PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6
  • USB, I2C, SMBus, UART
  • DDR memory systems
  • High-speed serial interfaces
  • Strong knowledge of:
  • Signal Integrity (SI)
  • Power Integrity (PI)
  • Power distribution network design
  • EMI/EMC considerations
  • Thermal management techniques

Compensation

  • 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 performed in California, Colorado and New York.
  • This range may be modified in the future.
  • You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.
  • Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan.
  • Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.

Benefits

  • Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan.
  • RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

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