Sandisk · 18 hours ago
Summer 2026 Intern, Firmware Engineer - Physical Storage
Milpitas, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerSandisk is a leading company in Flash and advanced memory technologies, dedicated to innovation in data solutions. This internship involves working on firmware development for solid state storage devices, focusing on implementing features for memory devices and collaborating with various teams to ensure optimal drive functionality.
Data StorageManufacturingSemiconductor
Responsibilities
The firmware team designs and implements features to support current and next-generation memory devices and develops features required for new product requirements and applications
The PS Team Implements Features Including
Basic NAND flash memory operations such as erase, write, and read
Sophisticated algorithms to maximize performance (write cache, read cache, program and erase suspend / resume, configuring read thresholds for optimal performance)
Mechanisms to handle defect mechanisms (uncorrectable ECC errors, program failures, etc…); and
Countermeasures against those defects (read scrub, wear leveling, optimizing program voltage levels, tracking and setting NAND read thresholds, etc…)
Typical Engineer Activities Include
Examining design options and evaluating tradeoffs between performance, memory requirements, and processor workloads
Collaborating with engineers in other teams at SanDisk (Memory Systems, NAND / memory, System Architecture, and Validation) to define overall drive functionality and behavior
Designing and drafting specifications for FW features that integrate within the overall SSD system and firmware architecture
Implementing the necessary functionality in C/C++ (and/or machine language in some cases); and
Using debuggers and other tools to analyze failures and correct software defects
Qualification
Required
Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar
Able to analyze and communicate at various levels of abstraction
Ability to communicate ideas clearly and influence technical direction
Strong verbal and written communication
Proficiency in “C” programming and related concepts
Preferred
NAND experience
experience with logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and/or protocol analyzers
Real-time system concepts and experience helpful
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
The Sandisk Savings 401(k) Plan
Company
Sandisk
SanDisk designs, develops, manufactures, and markets data storage solutions in the United States and internationally.
Founded in 1988
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
Leadership Team
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Netanel Nutman
Senior Manager , Software/Protocol Testing
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