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Sandisk · 2 hours ago

FE Design Engineer

positionMilpitas, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date10+ years exp

Sandisk is a leading company in Flash and advanced memory technologies, committed to delivering innovative solutions for data consumption. They are seeking an experienced FE Tools Engineer to serve as the technical bridge between RTL design and back-end physical implementation, focusing on synthesis constraints and timing methodologies.

Data StorageManufacturingSemiconductor
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

This role serves as the technical bridge between RTL design and back-end physical implementation
Synthesis Constraint Definition, Integration and Promotion
Define, maintain, and validate project-level synthesis constraints (SDC)
Integrate synthesis constraints from third-party IPs (e.g., PCIe PHY, memory controllers) into project synthesis constraints
Ensure third-party IP timing assumptions and constraints are correctly aligned with top-level design intent
Resolve constraint conflicts between internal logic and external IPs
SDC and STA experience for IP level timing constraint expertise
Multi-clock domain timing relationships, definitions
Mixed-signal interfaces. 3rd party IP knowledge (such as PCI-E, DDR, etc)
Skew matching requirement and timing checks
Understanding the concepts of multi-power domains design and the impact on timing constraints
Help designers on complex timing violations (usually cross clock domain, set case analysis, MCP, etc)
LINT, CDC, RDC support
ECO support

Qualification

ASIC/SoC synthesisSDCSTA expertiseThird-party IP integrationFormal equivalence checkingEDA tools proficiencyScripting skillsCommunication skills

Required

Strong understanding of ASIC/SoC synthesis and timing methodologies
Experience with SDC, UPF/CPF, and formal equivalence checking (LEC)
Familiarity with third-party IP integration (e.g., PCIe, DDR, SerDes)
Proficiency in industry-standard EDA tools for synthesis, STA, and formal verification
Strong scripting skills (Tcl, Python)
Solid communication skills for cross-team and vendor collaboration

Benefits

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
Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan

Company

Sandisk

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SanDisk designs, develops, manufactures, and markets data storage solutions in the United States and internationally.
dateFounded in 1988
location
Milpitas, California, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
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https://www.sandisk.com/en-in

H1B Sponsorship

Sandisk has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (210)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$713.58M
2025-06-06Post Ipo Secondary· $713.58M
2015-10-21Acquired
1995-11-17IPO

Leadership Team

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Netanel Nutman
Senior Manager , Software/Protocol Testing
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