Sandisk
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PrincipalEngineer,ASICDevelopmentEngineering(SoCValidation)
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“Principal Engineer, ASIC Development Engineering (SoC Validation) at Sandisk. Skills: SoC Validation, ASIC Development, Pre-/Post-Silicon Bring-up, Datapath Validation. Own subsystems or SoC validation flows. Plan validation flows”
What You'll Achieve.
Enable industry-leading data storage; Outpace new demands and challenges
Industry & Context.
Debug approaches; Debug SoC issues; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
BE or MS degree in EE or CE, 9–13 years SoC pre-/post-silicon validation, Deep understanding of C, Embedded programming knowledge, Hardware/software co-validation methodologies, SoC verification environments understanding, SystemVerilog (SV) understanding, UVM concepts understanding, Develop and execute validation plans, Pre-/post-silicon bring-up experience, Board initialization experience, Power-on sequences experience, Processor boot experience, DDR protocol validation experience, PCIe protocol validation experience, Interface and standards knowledge, Bus protocols understanding, Interconnect fabrics understanding, Understand complex datapath flows, Validate system-level interactions, Create complex datapath scenarios, Port datapath scenarios, ASIC verification simulation tools proficiency, Emulation platforms experience, Firmware development experience, Bare-metal tests development, HAL development experience, Validation infrastructure development experience, Test content development, Regression automation development, Lab equipment integration experience, Debugging SoC issues proficiency, Gate-level/power-aware validation experience, ATE pattern bring-up experience, Performance and stress testing familiarity, Workload generation familiarity, Corner-case scenario validation familiarity, Cross-functional collaboration ability, Python programming proficiency, Perl programming proficiency, TCL programming proficiency, Bash programming proficiency, Methodology development, Written communication skills, Verbal communication skills, Demonstrated interest in ASICs, Demonstrated interest in SoCs, Demonstrated interest in storage controllers, Demonstrated interest in flash memory, Demonstrated interest in semiconductor components
Nice to Have
Team leadership experience, Mentorship experience, Review test plans experience, Debug approaches review experience, Coverage and closure goals guidance experience, SoC-level validation strategies definition, Sign-off criteria establishment, Execution closure across multiple teams, IP level validation plans, Subsystem level validation plans, SoC level validation plans, DDR interface knowledge, LPDDR interface knowledge, USB interface knowledge, Ethernet interface knowledge, I²C interface knowledge, I3C interface knowledge, SPI interface knowledge, AXI protocol knowledge, AHB protocol knowledge, APB protocol knowledge, Datapath flows validation experience, System-level interactions validation experience, SoC verification environments experience, Datapath scenarios creation experience, Datapath scenarios porting experience, Simulation tools proficiency, Emulation tools proficiency, Debug environments proficiency, Palladium emulation platforms experience, Datapath scenarios emulation experience, SoC scenarios emulation experience, Firmware development hands-on experience, Bare-metal tests development hands-on experience, SoC integration validation experience, Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) development experience, SoC validation support experience, Software bring-up support experience, Test content development experience, Regression automation development experience, Lab equipment integration experience, JTAG debugging experience, Trace debugging experience, Waveform capture debugging experience, Performance counters debugging experience, Gate-level simulations experience, Power-aware validation experience, UPF/CPF experience, ATE functional patterns validation experience, Performance bottlenecks validation experience, Traffic generation validation experience, Corner-case stress scenarios validation experience, Workload generation experience, Cross-functional team collaboration experience, Design team collaboration experience, Verification team collaboration experience, Firmware team collaboration experience, Product engineering team collaboration experience, Methodology development experience, Efficiency improvement experience, Coverage improvement experience, Test portability improvement experience, Team player experience
What You'll Do.
Own subsystems or SoC validation flows
Plan validation flows
Execute validation flows
Close validation flows
Lead junior/mid-level engineers
Mentor junior/mid-level engineers
Review junior test plans
Review junior debug approaches
Ensure coverage goals are met
Ensure closure goals are met
Define SoC-level validation strategies
Establish sign-off criteria
Drive execution to closure
Perform pre-/post-silicon validation
Perform board initialisation
Perform power-on sequences
Perform processor boot
Validate complex datapath flows
Create datapath scenarios
Port datapath scenarios
Run complex SoC validation scenarios
Develop bare-metal tests
Develop Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
Enable datapath validation
Enable integration validation
Enable SoC-level validation
Build validation infrastructure
Maintain validation infrastructure
Integrate lab equipment
Run gate-level simulations
Debug gate-level simulations
Run power-aware validation
Validate ATE functional patterns
Validate performance bottlenecks
Validate traffic generation
Validate corner-case stress scenarios
Validate stress scenarios
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Design teams; Verification teams; Firmware teams; Product engineering teams
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication
Full Job 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. 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. The SoC Development team is seeking a highly motivated SoC Validation Engineer to join a team of experienced engineers working on the development of advanced controller SoCs. As a SoC Validation Engineer , you will be responsible for planning, architecting, and executing validation strategies to validate complex hardware in System-on-Chip (SoC) ASICs. Your work will enable industry-leading data storage control SoCs deployed into high-volume consumer and enterprise products. The growing diversity of data creates an exponential number of new possibilities – for the world, our company, and you. You’ll be part of a team driving the innovations necessary to outpace new demands and challenges everywhere data lives, from sensors to mobile devices to the cloud. We’ve only started to scratch the surface of what data can do. You can help unlock its full potential. Essential Duties and Responsi
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