Principal Engineer, VLSI Design Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive test plans, verification strategies, and infrastructure for complex IP blocks and SoC designs
• Design and implement verification environments using industry-standard UVM frameworks
• Develop reusable verification components, including bus functional models, monitors, checkers, and scoreboards
• Drive functional coverage-driven verification closure and ensure comprehensive design validation
• Develop and maintain System Verilog Assertions (SVA) for design verification
• Collaborate with design architects, RTL designers, and post-silicon validation teams
• Create and optimize verification automation tools and scripts to enhance productivity
• Investigate, debug, and perform root-cause analysis of design failures
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the continuous improvement of verification methodologies

Requirements

• 7 to 11 years of relevant experience in VLSI design verification
• Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), VLSI, or Electrical Engineering (Master's degree preferred)
• Advanced proficiency in C, Verilog, SystemVerilog, and UVM
• Hands-on experience with industry-standard tools including Xcellium, Verdi, and JasperGold
• Expertise across the complete verification lifecycle, including planning, testbench development, and coverage analysis
• Proven ability to lead technical projects and manage stakeholder relationships
• Ability to implement AI/ML/Automation based initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NAND flash memory protocols and memory design verification
• Track record of mentoring junior engineers and contributing to process improvements
• Experience with formal verification methodologies and assertion-based verification

About the Company

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and relentlessly innovates 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.