Sandisk · 2 days ago
Senior Manager, Firmware Engineering
Milpitas, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expSandisk is a leader in Flash and advanced memory technologies, committed to innovation and quality. The Senior Manager of Firmware Engineering will lead a team in developing high-performance security firmware for SSD memory controllers, ensuring collaboration across various engineering disciplines to tackle product development challenges.
Data StorageManufacturingSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Lead a team of firmware engineers responsible for the development and design process of security technology. Take full responsibility for the entire process, encompassing planning, design, development, validation, and communication with senior management
Collaborate closely with security architects to define, implement, and integrate security features and protocols, ensuring optimal partitioning between hardware and software
Establish efficient workflows that facilitate rapid feature development while maintaining high quality and stability. This involves managing release cycles, implementing continuous integration, and conducting regression testing
Provide assistance for pre-silicon validation activities, such as simulation, emulation, and FPGA prototyping
Support post-silicon validation, performance characterization, system integration, and debugging efforts
Assist in establishing test and calibration capabilities for storage controllers in ATE, module, and product factories
Contribute to the Security Development Lifecycle of the firmware by supporting its development at various stages, including design, threat analysis, implementation, validation, vulnerability testing, certification, and audit
Qualification
Required
Degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field
10+ years of experience in engineering management, including previous leadership roles overseeing firmware teams that have a proven track record in high-volume production
Comprehensive understanding of embedded software fundamentals, encompassing design and development processes, real-time constraints, concurrency, multi-processor systems, caching, and virtual memory
Proficiency in HW/SW architecture and design partitioning, along with expertise in requirements analysis, memory, and performance estimation
Hands-on experience with build infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD testing frameworks
Proven expertise in configuration and release management, continuous integration, and regression testing
Thorough knowledge of design strategies focused on maintainability, scalability, and code reuse
Successful leadership of large and complex projects, including feature planning, prioritization, status tracking, and issue triage and reporting
Exceptional organizational skills, demonstrated through experience in leading teams
Outstanding written and oral communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with cross-functional teams
Preferred
Technical expertise in applied cryptography and firmware/hardware security, including knowledge of data encryption, trusted execution environment, secure boot, and device attestation
Knowledge of storage controller architectures and security protocols, such as TCG Opal/Ruby/Pyrite, IEEE 1667, SPDM, and IDE
Detailed knowledge of RISC-V Instruction Set Architectures (ISA)
Benefits
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
Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan
Company
Sandisk
SanDisk designs, develops, manufactures, and markets data storage solutions in the United States and internationally.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$713.58M2025-06-06Post Ipo Secondary· $713.58M
2015-10-21Acquired
1995-11-17IPO
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