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 Job responsibilities
• ODM Engagement Lead (Compute SSD)
• Serve as the primary point of contact for ODM partners.
• Drive early-stage electrical and functional validation for next‑generation SSDs
• AI Workload & Storage Analysis lead
• Act as the internal subject matter expert across key AI lifecycle stages (data ingestion, preparation, training, inferencing, retrieval).
• Evaluate access patterns, data volumes, and performance requirements across SanDisk and competitor SSDs
• Drive Telemetry‑Driven Insights for Sandisk enterprise SSD
• Perform end‑to‑end NVMe SSD telemetry analysis, including health logs, SMART data, event logs, and vendor-specific signals.
• Analyze protocol-level telemetry (NVMe logs, firmware interactions, controller-level failures).
• Coordinate data ingestion, parameter mapping, and failure signature interpretation.




• Develop dashboards tracking key SSD health metrics (errors, endurance, temperature, utilization, spare capacity, shutdown events)
• Customer Workload Characterization expert
• Analyze customer workloads and influence enterprise firmware and validation strategies.
• Understand workload profiles (e.g., checkpoint-driven high-write workloads) and application segments (DB/OLTP, virtualization, object storage).
• Evaluate host–drive interactions across OS and driver environments (e.g., TRIM behavior)
• Technology Evangelism & Enablement expert
• Promote emerging storage technologies and SSD innovations.
• Provide system-level insights integrating industry trends, specifications, platforms, BIOS, drivers, and tools
• Technical Strategy & Thought Leadership
• Contribute to SanDisk enterprise SSD technology positioning in collaboration with architecture and marketing teams.
• Support development of white papers, solution briefs, and narratives on modern storage architectures, current form factors, and innovations. Additional Information 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.

📌 Principal Validation Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Sandisk
📍 Bengaluru