Background: SanDisk’s Penang SSD Technology Development (PTD) organization is a new SSD technology development group that will be embedded in SanDisk’s green-field production facility, SanDisk Storage Malaysia (SDSM) located in the new Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia. PTD is looking for individuals to join a new team tasked with starting up a vertically integrated SSD-focused technology development team with the charter of developing new generations of SSD products for clients, enterprise, and emerging data storage solutions. The vertically integrated manufacturing capability of SDSM represents the most fundamental shift in completing the end-to-end manufacturing value chain for SanDisk’s solid-state NAND data storage products.

General Description: Defines IC package/SMT/SSD drive requirements, goals, and milestones for all SSD product groups and customer requirements. Develops SSD assembly and IC packaging processes to meet quality, reliability, cost, yield, productivity and manufacturing requirements. Develops new package and SMT process qualification programs. Prepares and/or updates specifications for piece parts of integrated circuits or semiconductor assemblies. Plans and conducts experiments to fully characterize processes throughout pathfinding to development to ramp. Develops solutions to improve quality, reliability, cost, yield, process stability/capability, productivity, and safety utilizing formal education, experience, statistical knowledge, and problem-solving tools. Establishes process control systems. Transfers process to high volume manufacturing and provide support in new factory start-up. Acts as a liaison with suppliers/vendors. Maintains product quality while developing and introducing package cost reduction programs. Coordinates the introduction of new package processes into production. Using appropriate tools, performs integrity analysis of packages.

Specific Role Description: Includes the following but not limited to:

• Overall manufacturing process knowledge
• New Product Introduction experience 
• SMT process characterization & development
• SMT integration development
• SMT technology (equipment/process/metrology) pathfinding & roadmap
• Stencil design/development for new components
• DFM assessment and risk management
• Component-board-drive interactions
• DOE & Failure Analysis knowledge
• Quality Tools: FMEA, 8D, DMAIC, etc.
• Statistical Tools: Statistical analysis (JMP/Minitab), GreenBelt certification.
• Special engineering characterization, improvement & cost reduction projects
• Factory emergency taskforce support

Requirements: The PTD team embodies a high performance culture, marked by highly analytical, attention-to-details, hyper-productive, highly hands-on individuals. They work together to solve difficult problems. They are innovative. They possess the elusive “complete ownership” characteristic and have strong engineering pride, always willing to go above and beyond.

• BS engineering/science required plus 10 years of relevant work experience.  Relevant work experience must be in engineering role within semiconductor industry. Academic studies must be in applicable field of engineering/science and demonstrate an academic record of excellence.
• Demonstrated track record to rapidly analyze and solve complex engineering issues by pursuing a focused solution path with a clear understanding of the point of diminishing returns
• Proficient in statistical analysis towards problem solving and the use of Excel and JMP
• Demonstrated track record to summarize complex data sets for technical and non-technical audiences; elegant in DOE design and execution.
• Highly self-motivated and self-directed with demonstrated ability to work well with people; have strong inter-cultural intuition
• Proven success leading technical team(s) in previous work experience
• Demonstrated track record working hands-on around technical equipment and processes (including metrology and semiconductor failure analysis techniques)
• Strong verbal and written communications skills

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