Thermals and Power Architect

**Company Description**
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.
**Job Description** Job Description**
- Develop electrical designs that are thermally efficient, considering factors such as power dissipation, heat transfer, touchpoint and component temperature limit
- Close interlock with HW design team to understand the product design electrically and stitch the dots wrt Thermals across CS product lines (SD, SDExp, USB, Ext SSD)
- Collaboration with cross-functional product teams (mechanical, production, systems, FW etc.) to drive thermal solutions, identify Power optimizations/Perf tuning, thermal/limits, risks assessment and provide optimized solutions with proper mitigation and seamless integration of thermal and electrical systems
- Driving thermal simulation activity across product teams by providing each team with data to do their function and reviewing product power estimations, systems/FW thermal throttling schemes, thermal simulations and validation data from cross functional teams
- Develop thermal test plans, reduce simulation iterations with worst case config identification
- Establish, audit and refine thermal validation methodologies across validation teams, conduct impact analysis and risk assessment due to thermal construction changes with product teams
- Establish the parameters for thermal design/testing, and performing correlation analysis to refine thermal simulation models for accurate prediction
- Provide feasible thermal solutions to problems in simulation and validation with consideration towards ingress protection, corrosion, acoustics, as well as thermal transfer
- Deep understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer and underlying physics.
- Subject matter expertise in power and thermals solutions and stay up to date with emerging thermal technologies, industry best practices, competitive analysis of thermal solutions and propose new solutions to enhance products.
- Expertise and deep understanding in the areas of silicon power, transistor/device physics, power modelling and measurement

**Qualifications** Qualifications**

Must have
- Bachelor's Electrical/Electronic Engineering with +15yrs or Master's +13yrs with specialization in Thermal/ Power engineering domains
- 10+ years of years of hands-on R&D experience in electronic thermal management solutions
- Ability to be hands on in lab and experience with equipment (Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, thermocouples, thermal IR cameras, thermal/airflow chambers etc.)
- Strong understanding of electrical systems and components, including schematics, PCB design to understand hardware design (Orcad CIS, Allegro viewer) and mechanical enclosure designs using 3D CAD tools like eDrawings/solidworks
- Extensive experience with custom thermal solutions including heat sinks, cold plates, vapor chambers, fans, phase change and TIM materials for use in hardware systems
- Effectively represent Product hardware thermals in various technical and functional forums
- Ability to logically troubleshoot and analyse complex problems with mínimal guidance
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines across product lines
- Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal skills and ability to work well with people. A desire to work as a team member within the same team and with cross functional teams
- Self-motivated and driven person with a get it done persevering mindset
- Passion for scientific curiosity, innovation, hands-on experimentation, and rapid skill acquisition

Nice to haves
- Experience with thermal design in IC/substrate packaging of electronics

**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.