NAND Product Development Engineer

This position is associated with the sale of Intel's NAND memory and storage business to SK Hynix (You can read more about the transaction in the press release - https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/10/nand-memory-news-q-a.pdf). The transaction will enhance the resources and potential of the business' storage solutions, including client and enterprise SSDs, in the rapidly growing NAND Flash space amid the era of big data.

This is an exciting time to be at Intel - come join our PDE team and work on one of the most advanced 3DNAND and SSD technology portfolios in the world.

As the global leader in the semiconductor industry, Intel possesses many industry-leading SSD technologies including the most capable Quadruple Level Cell (QLC) NAND Flash products. As a Product Development Engineer (PDE), you will be part of a world-class team that will transition to lead the SSD business at SK hynix. This position aligns to Phase 2 of the transaction, which includes NAND technology and component development along with fab operations.

Employees aligned to Phase 2 will continue to be employed by Intel and will continue to develop NAND technology and components and manufacture NAND wafers at the fab. Phase 2 of the transaction is expected to close in March 2025, at which time employees aligned to this phase of the transaction will transition employment to SK hynix.

Our Product Development Engineers are responsible for driving NAND AC/DC and Array performance to meet product specification.

• Make significant contributions to design, development and validation of key product parameters.
• Evaluate, develop and debug of complex test methods.
• Develop and debug complex software programs to drive complex test equipment.
• Create and test validation and production test hardware solutions.
• Test, validate, modify and redesigns circuits to guarantee component margin to specification.
• Analyze and evaluate component specification versus performance to ensure optimal match of component requirements with production equipment capability.
• Analyze early customer returns with emphasis on driving test hole closure activities.
• Autonomously plan and schedule own daily tasks, develops solutions to problems utilizing formal education and judgment.

Qualifications

The below minimum qualifications must be met to be considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Requirements:

• Candidate must possess a Bachelors degree with 2+ years of experience or Masters degree with 1+ years of experience in Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering
• Proven track record in NAND product functional validation
• Deep understanding of tools flows and Memory test methodologies for validation
• Proficient in Perl, Python and C++ programming

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in using statistical analysis tools (eg JMP)
• Proficient in Usage and ATE Architecture
• Proficient in MagV tester platform

Employees in Intel's NAND Product Group deliver solutions that are transforming computing across all segments from data centers to Ultrabooks. They invent, develop, bring to market and support customers with leading-edge NAND flash memory and system level solutions such as solid state drives (SSDs). SSDs are accelerating performance for gaming enthusiasts, reducing total cost of ownership for IT managers of data centers and improving security and reliability for businesses. This dynamic group is strategically positioned to become the leading Non-Volatile Memory solution supplier for the compute segment and is a key to expanding markets and continuing the growth for Intel.

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.