Sandisk

Staff Engineer - Product validation

Milpitas, CA, United States · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago

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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.

You will shape technical direction within the group, architect scalable validation strategies, and drive engineering excellence across adjacent teams (firmware, hardware, QA, tools/automation).
This role combines deep technical expertise with hands‑on leadership, designing robust test architectures, elevating standards, and mentoring engineers to deliver high‑impact, customer‑grade quality at scale.
Lead system integration strategy for functional, stress, and interoperability validation across diverse platforms and operating systems.
Develop scalable automation for system‑level workflows, including NVMe functional tests, reset/boot flows, PCIe behaviors, and telemetry/FTDC collection.
Drive system‑level triage by identifying failure domains, improving debug repeatability, and accelerating root‑cause isolation.
Collaborate across FW, HW, Validation, Tools, and Architecture to ensure system behaviors and issues inform design and release decisions.

BS/MS in EE/CE/CS or related field with 10+ years in SSD validation, platform integration, or storage system engineering.

NVMe command/admin flows, queues, error‑recovery
PCIe link behavior, LTSSM, training, ASPM, surprise/hot removal
Linux (blk‑mq, IO scheduler, kern logs) and Windows storage paths
Server‑class BIOS/UEFI, ACPI, power/thermal states, crash dump flows
Robust hands‑on experience with fio, multi‑threaded stress patterns, and high‑complexity system workloads.
Automation proficiency with Python (preferred), Bash, and PowerShell.
Prior ownership of system‑level integration or interop validation for enterprise/cloud SSDs or server platforms.
Experience debugging across firmware, PCIe electrical, drivers, OS internals, and system microcode interactions.

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

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.
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.
The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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.
Enhance productivity by improving test coverage efficiency, reducing execution cycle time, and optimizing platform readiness.
Knowledge of FTDC frameworks, telemetry analysis, automated RCA workflows, or system‑level coverage design.
Familiarity with validation KPIs such as DPPM, escape metrics, and system‑level coverage modeling.

We're looking for an experienced Staff Engineer to lead complex, cross‑platform system validation and interoperability efforts for our next‑generation NVMe SSD products.
As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within.
We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us.

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