Staff Engineer, Systems Design Verification 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.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Staff Engineer, who understand embedded NAND system design and firmware algorithms in order to create a test validation plans and implement them in modern object oriented languages.; Work closely with the system architects and the firmware team to develop Validation plans, test bench and test cases; Develop an overall validation strategy including defining validation infrastructure and validation methodology; Debug the firmware and expose design issues; Define and design functional tests required to meet customer needs; Review SanDisk UFS/eMMC embedded NAND validation requirements and influence future SanDisk product design for debug and test; Work with customers to understand field bugs and to enhance the validation coverage; Interface with all key stakeholders to ensure product validation meets customer expectations and needs

Requirements

Technical and analytical skills required; In depth understanding of firmware algorithms used in any NAND Flash based storage devices (SSD, eMMC, UFS, SD, USB Flash drives) or other storage devices; Knowledge in any Host protocols like as UFS, eMMC, SCSI, SATA, PCIe, NVMe is an added advantage; Experienced and familiar with firmware development, Integration and validation; Knowledgeable on product and quality standards and relevant host protocols, in particular eMMC and UFS.; Experience in the area of Grey box or White box.; Test coverage methods for real-time embedded systems, especially storage systems and/or NAND storage; Able to methodically root cause complex failure mechanism; Strong programming knowledge & debugging skills in Python, C and C++ , Shell.; Soft skills, Excellent written and verbal skills, be a Team player; Able to develop key relationships; Able to elect requirements from all stakeholders; Be able to work in pressure for quick resolution and delivery.; Knowledge on Mobile/Compute/Industrial OS and Filesystem; Experience in the area of digital and analog design; Experience required : Minimum 5+ years in storage related segments; Minimum Qualifications : BE / B Tech / ME / M Tech / MS