Principal Engineer, ASIC Development Engineering

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end SoC validation flows, including planning, execution, and closure for specific subsystems.
• Define SoC-level validation strategies and establish sign-off criteria for functional, performance, power, and stress coverage.
• Lead and mentor junior and mid-level engineers, reviewing test plans and debug approaches.
• Execute pre- and post-silicon bring-up, including board initialization, power-on sequences, and processor boot.
• Validate complex datapath flows and port scenarios across pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
• Develop firmware, bare-metal tests, and Hardware Abstraction Layers (HAL) to enable SoC-level validation.
• Build and maintain validation infrastructure, including regression automation and lab equipment integration.
• Debug complex SoC issues across digital logic, firmware, and timing domains using JTAG and trace tools.

Requirements

• BE or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 9–13 years of experience in SoC pre-silicon and post-silicon validation and bring-up.
• Deep understanding of C, embedded programming, and hardware/software co-validation methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of SoC verification environments, SystemVerilog (SV), and UVM concepts.
• Proven experience with DDR and PCIe protocols.
• Proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL, or Bash.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience running complex validation scenarios on Palladium or other emulation platforms.
• Familiarity with various interfaces including LPDDR, USB, Ethernet, I2C, I3C, SPI, AXI, AHB, and APB.
• Experience with gate-level simulations and power-aware (UPF/CPF) validation.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with design, verification, and firmware teams.

About the Company

Sandisk is a global leader in Flash and advanced memory technologies. We relentlessly innovate to deliver data storage solutions that enable the digital world, from mobile devices to cloud infrastructure. We are committed to an inclusive environment where diversity drives innovation and excellence.