Senior Engineer, Firmware Engineering

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.

The Firmware Design Engineer is a part of the Product design & development organization. The successful candidate will excel at problem solving and critical thinking at the system level to enable the investigation, planning, and implementation of test systems and methods, vet architectural direction and provide practical implementation methods, as well as provide overall system guidance that enables Western Digital to produce the best enterprise SSDs in the storage market.  As part of a broad cross-functional team, the candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of product system development. 

Responsibilities                                        

• Help identify and fill system gaps in products to ensure all teams’ output integrate in an optimal manner. 
• Vet architectural decisions and directions and provide practical implementation methods that span a variety of potential products related to a platform. 
• Devise experiments and critically evaluate test results. 
• Effectively document work, the results of experiments, and conclusions drawn, as well as provide training documentation for system tools. 
• Use broad skill base to support the above activities. These skills include hardware design and analysis, diagnostic and application software and firmware development, data analysis and reporting. 
• Apply critical thinking to competitive analysis results/data and provide product development guidance. 

Requirements 

• Computer Science or Electronics Engineering, or related technical degree. 
• Minimum five years of industry experience in System Engineering, Characterization and analysis.
• C/C++ and Python programming expertise. 
• Ability to develop code that drives hardware directly. 
• Ability to work well with multiple teams of various disciplines. 
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills. 
• Hands-on laboratory experience using equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, and analyzers. 
• Disciplined approach to problem solving, running experiments, documentation and presenting results. 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tool suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook). 
• Storage experience in development, testing and/or failure analysis preferred. 
• Flash experience, NAND or NOR, or other non-volatile memory technologies preferred. 
• Control systems experience is a plus. 

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. 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. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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