Sandisk
Senior Engineer, Industrial Engineering
At a Glance
- Location
- Milpitas, California, United States
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Posted
- 2026-03-06T21:44:38.970Z
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Engineering
Benefits & Perks
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Requirements
Required:
Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field; Master's degree preferred
2+ years of experience in industrial engineering or related field
Solid foundation in industrial engineering principles, Lean concepts, and process improvement techniques.
Hands-on experience with data analysis using Excel, SQL, Tableau, and basic simulation or statistical tools.
Ability to support projects, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and manage tasks in fast‑paced environments.
Compensation & Benefits
Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available
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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.
Responsibilities
Capacity Planning team is responsible to plan equipment/tools needed at the required target buffer levels at both Captive and Non-Captive sites to support the Flash Business Unit within Western Digital. Capacity Planning team is also responsible for coordinating and finalizing the overall flash backend capex.
This Capacity Planning role requires the candidate to work closely with Factory IE teams, CM (Contract Manufacturer) Operations, Manufacturing Product Engineering/Test Engineering & Memory Product Solutions (MPS) to position the required assy/test capacity across all sites (Captive & CM’s) to support the demand outlook.
Valuable experience will be gained by working, organizing, and driving overseas factories to meet planned capacity goals. Candidate must be able to quickly understand the current business processes and demonstrate high analytical and modelling skills to solve the problems. Moreover, the candidate must have a demonstrated capability to assess mutually exclusive demands to formulate an optimized solution which will provide the capacity needed to satisfy current and future product demands. Demand changes occur weekly, forcing the candidate to constantly adjust previous plans to meet changing requirements. Flexibility and creative thinking are critical to success in this role and in the Capacity Planning Group.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintaining and updating the advanced planning system i2 with accurate capacity modelling inputs to ensure high confidence output that will be leveraged to make capacity/capex decisions.
Creating, modelling new or understanding and maintaining existing mathematical models (based on excel, Python etc) to support CAPEX (capital expenditure) decision making
About the Company
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.