
Staff Test Development Engineer
Milpitas, CAFull-time$121–206K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Staff Test Development Engineer evaluates advanced semiconductor devices through testing, measurement, and data analysis. The role develops wafer-test and characterization methodologies, investigates device behavior, and presents findings. It also leads technical reviews, mentors peers, and serves as a subject-matter expert. The position requires extensive memory, storage, or system-level test engineering experience and expertise in test equipment, programming, interface protocols, and data analytics.
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General Information
Job Name
Staff Test Development Engineer
Country/Region
United States of America
City
Milpitas
Work Location
Milpitas Office
Work Mode
Employees work on-site
Salary Range
$121,400.00 - $206,400.00
Exemption Status
Exempt
Business Function
Test Development Engineering
Employment Type
Full-time
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.
Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Evaluate advanced semiconductor devices through testing, measurement, and data analysis.
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Collaborate across teams to link device physics and develop test methodologies and algorithms for wafer test and characterization.
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Conduct experiments, analyze device data, investigate root-causes, and present findings.
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Mentor peers, lead technical reviews, and serve as a subject-matter expert.
What You’ll Bring / Technical Expertise
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Great foundation in semiconductor physics and electrical characterization.
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Deep understanding of NAND, DRAM, and emerging memory test methodologies.
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Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment and parametric systems (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, wafer probers, parametric ATE, and bench systems).
Required :
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
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10+ years of experience in memory, storage, or system-level product, test, or validation engineering.
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Experience using Automated Test Equipment (ATE) systems such as Advantest and Teradyne.
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Proficiency in Python, C/C++, and Unix/Linux, for automation and analysis.
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Proven ability to scale characterization methods into production flows.
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Creative problem-solving and excellent interpersonal skills.
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Solid knowledge of high-speed interface protocols, like:
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NAND (Toggle/ONFI)
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DDR3-DDR5, LPDDR3-LPDDR5
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GDDR3-GDDR6, HBM2/3/3E/4
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Knowledge in serial testing like SCAN, JTAG or other serial protocols.
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Background in data analytics.
Compensation & Benefits
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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.
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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.
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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. 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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We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
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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.
Additional Information
Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their 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 Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster.
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.
Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
How this job compares
Set against the 500 open Validation Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$121–206K/yr
- California median$146–212K/yr120 salary ranges
- US median$123–184K/yr274 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $164K, is 8% below the California median midpoint ($177K) — in the middle half of Validation Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 182 open Validation Engineer jobs in California and 500 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- NVIDIA26 open
- Apple24 open
- Applied Intuition9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Validation Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 378 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 310 of the 500 open Validation Engineer jobs (62%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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