Manager, ASIC Verification - MUST RELOCATE TO ROSEVILLE, CA
Location
Roseville, CA | United States
Job description
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Job Description
We're seeking an ASIC Verification Manager with over 10 years of experience in Storage and/or Networking, and a proven record in leading global teams. This key role requires deep ASIC verification knowledge, leadership skills, and the ability to manage a diverse, international engineering team. The successful candidate will oversee ASIC verification for NVMe over Fabrics, collaborate with Firmware teams for Co-simulation, handle FPGA build setups, and perform detailed gate, timing, power, and coverage simulations. Essential experience includes deploying advanced ethernet and PCIe VIPs from companies like Cadence & Synopsys.
Applicants must be based in the Greater Sacramento area (CA) or be open to relocating there.
Key Responsibilities:
- Global Team Leadership: Manage and lead a diverse, global team of ASIC verification engineers, fostering an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Ensure effective communication and coordination across different geographical locations.
- Specialized Verification Strategy: Develop and oversee the implementation of verification strategies for ASICs in the area of NVMe over Fabrics, leveraging your extensive experience in networking and storage.
- Technical Expertise in ASIC Verification: Provide technical leadership in the verification of complex ASIC designs, ensuring compliance with industry standards and project specifications in the NVMe over Fabrics domain.
- Gate & Timing simulations: Manage the team to execute comprehensive gate-level simulations, including timing and power analysis, to validate the ASIC design before tape-out.
- RTL Coverage Analysis: Manage the team to deliver detailed coverage metrics to assess the thoroughness of the test suite. Offer actionable feedback to test writers and design engineers, focusing on identifying gaps and suggesting enhancements to elevate test effectiveness and broaden coverage scope.
- Lab and Simulation Coordination: Reproduce lab HW test environment issues using simulations. Provide insights and solutions to complex hardware-software interaction problems.
- Firmware Collaboration: Work closely with Firmware teams to conduct Co-simulations, ensuring seamless integration and functionality between hardware and firmware components.
- FPGA environment Proficiency: Oversee and contribute to FPGA build environments, ensuring that verification processes are robust and efficient.
- Cross-Cultural Management: Navigate and manage cultural differences within the global team, promoting a cohesive and productive work culture.
- Quality Assurance and Process Optimization: Uphold the highest standards of verification quality. Initiate and implement process improvements for increased efficiency and effectiveness, adapting to the nuances of a global team.
- Mentorship and Team Development: Mentor and develop team members, identifying training needs and opportunities for growth. Build a pipeline of future leaders within the team.
Qualifications
- Education : Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Experience: A MINUMUM of 10 years in ASIC verification in the area of enterprise storage/networking.
- Technical Skills : Expertise in Hardware Verification Language[HVL] and Hardware Verification Methodology (e.g., SystemVerilog, UVM) with strong understanding of ASIC Design and Verification flow. Knowledge of NVMe over Fabrics standards and technologies is a plus. Experience with coverage, gate/timing/power simulations & test-plan documentation is required.
- Leadership and Management Skills : Proven track record in managing and leading global teams. Excellent people management skills, including experience in cross-cultural team dynamics.
- Communication Skills: Exceptional communication abilities, capable of effectively coordinating and leading a global team, and articulating complex technical issues in a clear manner.
- Problem-Solving Abilities: Advanced problem-solving skills, with a detail-oriented and methodical approach.
Additional Requirements:
- Flexibility to work across different time zones
- Strong commitment to continuous learning and staying abreast of the latest developments in ASIC verification and global team management.
- High level of adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
Additional Information
Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.
Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.
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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 Western Digital’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 Western Digital’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 Western Digital 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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