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Samsung Research America (SRA) · 4 hours ago

SoC CPU Architect

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$188K/yr - $282K/yr

10+ years exp

Samsung Research America (SRA) focuses on innovative SoC architecture for future Galaxy products. The CPU Architect will advance technology solutions for smartphone platforms, leading the development of high-impact products and guiding cross-functional teams to align with strategic goals.

Consumer ElectronicsDigital SignageInformation TechnologyMedical DeviceSoftware

Work & Life Balance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Perform CPU microarchitecture modeling and simulations to evaluate performance, power, area and ensure design robustness

Lead and participate in the design of key CPU components, including instruction pipelines, branch prediction, execution units, and memory subsystems

Identify, debug, and resolve architectural and microarchitectural bottlenecks

Drive continuous improvement initiatives by evaluating new tools, methodologies, and technologies for potential integration into the microarchitecture design flow

Contribute to the CPU roadmap by identifying new techniques, features, and optimizations to stay ahead of industry trends

Collaborate closely with SOC team to align CPU microarchitecture requirements with broader organizational objectives

Qualification

CPU architectureMicroarchitecture designPerformance evaluationC/C++ programmingPython programmingInstruction setsPipeliningLeadership skillsCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

Bachelors in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, related Science or equivalent combination of education, training and experience

15+ years of industry experience, or Masters with 13+ years of industry experience or PhD with 10+ years of working experience in CPU architecture & development

Experience in CPU design and microarchitecture, with hands-on experience in developing and optimizing microarchitectures for high-performance CPU cores

Strong understanding of CPU architectures, instruction sets (such as x86, ARM, RISC-V), and microarchitecture design principles (out-of-order execution, multi-level caches, branch prediction, etc.)

Proven experience in microarchitecture modeling, simulation, and performance evaluation

Deep knowledge of pipelining, superscalar execution, and out-of-order execution architectures

Familiarity with memory hierarchies, including caches, TLBs, and memory management, cache coherence protocols etc

Proficiency in architecture analysis and performance modeling, ranging from simple analytical models to complex cycle accurate performance model and correlation

Strong modelling and simulator development skills and able to code in C, C++, python and similar programming languages

Experience with power and performance trade-offs

Benefits

Annual bonus eligibility

Generous benefits to help you live life well

Company

Samsung Research America (SRA)

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Founded in October 1988, Samsung Research America (SRA) builds upon Samsung’s 40-year history in the Bay Area.

Founded in 1988

Mountain View, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.sra.samsung.com/

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