Sandisk
Technology
SeniorEngineer,ASICDevelopmentEngineering
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“Senior Engineer, ASIC Development Engineering at Sandisk. Skills: Physical Design, PD Methodology, CAD, STA Signoff, ASIC Development Engineering. Lead and mentor the PD Methodology/CAD team to deliver scalable, production-ready flows and innovative solutions across multiple programs. Design and architect end-to-end PD methodologies (RTL to GDS) for advanced technology nodes, ensuring correctness, robustness, and scalability. Drive continuous improvement in PPA (Power, Performance, Area) and tur”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver best in class products. Enable best-in-class PPA, quality, and productivity. Drive continuous improvement in PPA and turnaround time. Deliver high-quality, signoff-clean flows with emphasis on reliability, yield, and manufacturability.
Industry & Context.
cross-domain problems; design convergence; debug efficiency
SanDisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution. SanDisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs. accommodations@sandisk. com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years of experience in Physical Design, PD Methodology, or CAD for advanced ASICs. Deep, hands-on understanding of complete PD flow, including: Synthesis, Logical Equivalence Checking (LEC), DFT insertion and integration, Place & Route, Static Timing Analysis (STA), Physical Verification, EM/IR analysis. Grasp of inter-dependencies across the PD flow and their impact on design convergence and PPA. Proven experience architecting PD methodologies and flows for complex SoCs or IPs on advanced nodes. Proficiency in scripting and automation using TCL, Perl, and/or Python.
Nice to Have
Exposure to advanced nodes and complex signoff requirements. Experience with memory controllers or high-performance data-path designs. Prior experience applying AI/ML in EDA or design automation is a plus. Communication and stakeholder management skills. Experience working in multi-project, high-complexity environments with tight schedules.
What You'll Do.
Lead and mentor the PD Methodology/CAD team to deliver scalable, production-ready flows and innovative solutions across multiple programs.
Design and architect end-to-end PD methodologies (RTL to GDS) for advanced technology nodes, ensuring correctness, robustness, and scalability.
Drive continuous improvement in PPA (Power, Performance, Area) and turnaround time through flow optimization, automation, and best practices.
Work closely with foundry partners to understand node-specific challenges and develop correct-by-construction solutions.
Collaborate with IP teams, RTL design, DFT, and signoff teams to address cross-domain optimization challenges.
Develop “shift-left” and “push-up” methodologies.
Deliver high-quality, signoff-clean flows with emphasis on reliability, yield, and manufacturability.
Leverage AI/ML techniques to improve quality, debug efficiency, predict design issues, and enhance overall productivity.
Foster a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with IP teams, RTL design, DFT, and signoff teams to address cross-domain optimization challenges and enable smooth design convergence. Experience working in multi-project, high-complexity environments with tight schedules.
Communication Scope
communication
Full Job Description
SanDisk is uniquely positioned at the heart of the AI-driven data economy, with a focused portfolio centered on advanced NAND flash and SSD technologies that underpin cloud, enterprise, and hyperscale infrastructures. As AI workloads continue to explode in scale and complexity, the need for high-throughput, low-latency, and energy-efficient storage has become mission-critical—an area where SanDisk’s technology leadership clearly stands out. Now operating as a focused, independent storage company, SanDisk has sharpened its execution and innovation engine to serve the rapidly growing AI, data center, and edge markets. Its inclusion in the S &P 500 is a strong validation of both its operational maturity and its relevance as a core infrastructure player in the global technology ecosystem. As AI increasingly moves from training to large-scale inferencing , storage plays a decisive role in system performance. Fast access to models, embeddings, and real-time data requires ultra-low latency, high endurance, and power-efficient storage—particularly in distributed and edge deployments. SanDisk’s flash-based solutions are well aligned to enable efficient, scalable AI inferencing by minimizing data movement bottlenecks between compute and storage. Driven by experienced leadership and a clear long-term vision, SanDisk is not just responding to the AI wave—it is helping define the storage foundation on which next-generation AI systems will be built. Sandisk’s ASIC team builds state-of-the-art memory controllers that power world-class NAND Flash products used globally at massive scale. Design Enablement team enables the Technology, Methodology and Flows to the Physical Design team to deliver best in class products. As the PD Methodology / CAD Lead , you will play a pivotal role in defining, architecting, and delivering robust RTL-to-GDS physical design methodologies on cutting-edge technology nodes , enabling best-in-class PPA, quality, and productivity. This role is ideal for a s
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