Verification CAD Engineer

Sandisk; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

RSU / equity opportunities

Short‑Term Incentive (STI) plan

Long‑Term Incentive (LTI) program

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) plan

Job summary

Sandisk is seeking a self-directed Verification Methodology Engineer to design, build, and optimize the verification infrastructure for the global ASIC team. You will evaluate and deploy third-party tools and robust methodologies across the development lifecycle to boost velocity.

You will scale verification solutions, craft portable environments, and tackle bottlenecks in compute resources, licenses, and workflows.

Qualifications

• B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 7+ years of Design Verification experience with a deep understanding of chip-level functional model building.
• Expert-level knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM, including assertion-based (SVA) and coverage-driven (CDV) methodologies.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and Shell scripting. Experience with Perl is a plus.
• Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools to increase personal and team velocity.
• Strong understanding of Behavioral and Structural models, with experience porting environments across simulation and emulation platforms.
• Familiarity with Cadence ASIC verification tools (Xcelium, SimVision, vManager and Verissium).
• OS Proficiency: Linux; experience managing large-scale regression farms (LSF, NC, Slurm).
• Document complex CAD flows for a global audience and train others to debug workflows.

Responsibilities

• Methodology Innovation: Deploy scalable & portable methodologies across environments from IP to SOC to enable write-once, run-anywhere capability.
• Cross-Functional Support: Provide expert-level support for ASIC Design and Verification teams and automate high-speed debug and data analysis workflows.
• Automation & Tooling: Build robust Python-based frameworks for automated testbench generation, regression management, and intelligent failure triage.
• Infrastructure Architecting: Design, develop, and maintain CAD infrastructure for verification and seamless handoffs between IP & SOC teams, using AI to shift left verification development.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Python

Shell scripting

Perl

Formal verification

AI-assisted tooling

C/C++

OOP concepts

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

Cadence Xcelium

SimVision

vManager

Verisium

LSF

NC

Slurm

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a self‑directed Verification Methodology Engineer to design, build, and optimize the infrastructure that enables our global ASIC team to execute at high velocity. In this role, you will evaluate, integrate, and deploy advanced third‑party verification tools and infrastructure solutions while defining robust methodologies across the entire development lifecycle. Beyond architectural ownership, you will serve as a critical technical resource for the broader ASIC team, proactively identifying and resolving workflow bottlenecks, debug challenges, compute resource constraints, and license limitations.

Role Overview

You will contribute to Sandisk verification architecture and the verification productivity suite by scaling new verification solutions into the global team using agents, skills and other advanced techniques. You will be responsible for the creative engineering required to make the global team more productive. Rather than executing a predefined script, you will identify inefficiencies then architect a framework to support solutions. Your goal is to build a portable, scalable environment where tools and infrastructure handle the complexity.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Methodology Innovation: Deploy scalable & portable methodologies that function across different environments scaling from IP to SOC to enable “write once, run anywhere” capability.
• Cross‑Functional Support: Provide expert‑level support for ASIC Design and Verification teams. Provide the automation and workflows necessary for high‑speed debug and data analysis.
• Automation & Tooling: Build robust Python‑based frameworks for automated testbench generation, regression management, and intelligent failure triage.
• Infrastructure Architecting: Design, develop, and maintain CAD infrastructure for verification. Enable seamless handoffs between IP & SOC verification teams. Use advanced techniques like formal verification paired with AI to shift left verification development.

Required

• Education: B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• ASIC DNA: 7+ years of Design Verification experience with a deep understanding of chip‑level functional model building.
• HVL Mastery: Expert‑level knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM, including assertion‑based (SVA) and coverage‑driven (CDV) methodologies.
• Automation Powerhouse: Advanced proficiency in Python and Shell scripting. Experience with Perl is a plus.
• Modern Dev Stack: Comfortable using AI‑assisted development tools to increase personal and team velocity.
• Engine Versatility: Strong understanding of the differences between Behavioral and Structural models, with experience porting environments across simulation and emulation platforms.
• Tools & Debug: Familiarity with Cadence ASIC verification tools (Xcelium, SimVision, vManager and Verissium)
• Systems Thinking: Strong understanding of OOP concepts and how they apply to building scalable, maintainable verification libraries.
• OS Proficiency: Expert‑level Linux OS skills and experience managing large‑scale regression farms (LSF, NC, Slurm).
• Communication: Document complex CAD flows for a global audience. Train and help others understand and debug their usage of these workflows.

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk’s Short‑Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long‑Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax‑advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk’s Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 08/08/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.