Samsung Ads · 5 months ago
Design Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) Engineer, Design flow and Methodology
3900 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $270K/yr
13+ years expSamsung, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, is dedicated to building a center of excellence for Intellectual Property that applies to high-performance computing devices. The Design Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) Engineer will develop efficient design and analysis flows and methodologies, driving collaboration with IP development teams to enhance product performance.
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Responsibilities
You will join our growing Global Advanced Technology Enablement team that is specialized in driving technology development across Samsung System LSI business
We engage with Foundry partners from the very early phase to thoroughly explore target technology for next-generation SoC products
As a highly experienced DTCO engineer, you will help propel Samsung SARC/ACL’s innovation forward by building highly efficient design and analysis flows and methodologies for DTCO
With strong expertise in digital design flows spanning synthesis, PnR, EM/IR, STA, PV and large-design space exploration, you will drive collaboration with the IP development teams to ensure process technology, design rule, standard cell design and design methodology changes are consumable throughout the product development cycle to meet or exceed product key performance indicators
You are an innovator
You are skilled at developing CAD flows for custom design with a mindset to continuously push the PPA (power/performance/area) envelope on aggressive designs with a high level of automation for DTCO needs
You have a curious mindset and thrive on navigating the unknown through innovation and continuous learning
You will explore a methodology to achieve low-power and high-performance goals for Samsung-specific SOC design styles
You have expertise in one or many technical areas, including concepts of logic/physical synthesis, automated place and route, power estimation, and standard cell design
You are a problem solver
You enjoy solving CAD and design methodology-related challenges and creating analysis methodologies and metrics most relevant to removing bottlenecks for improvement
You thrive in a production and result-oriented environment, working on high-impact, large-scale projects that have a global impact
You are skilled at working effectively with various stakeholders by using clear and precise communication skills for technical requirements and specifications, while proactively driving collaboration with cross-functional teams
You are detail oriented
You can provide and maintain thorough documentation, publish results, and fulfill other project management-related needs
You are a self-starter and driver
You enjoy seeking new problems and owning solutions to drive toward production
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or 13+ years of experience with a Master's Degree, or 11+ years of experience with a Ph.D
10+ years of custom design tools and methodology development experience
10+ years of experience with industry standard automated design tools for synthesis, place and route, EM/IR analysis, static timing analysis and/or physical verification
10+ years of experience working with Cadence Innovus and/or Synopsys Fusion Compiler and reference flows
Experience with PPA analysis across standard cell library, memory compiler, interconnect stack options and block-level PPA evaluation
Strong knowledge of CMOS fundamentals, device physics, device-technology interactions, scaling trends, and design and implementation challenges at advanced technology nodes
Experience working with batch run oriented environments for design space exploration and high throughput
Strong skills with scripting/programming languages like Tcl, Perl, Python
Strong data analysis skills to analyze and deduce information from large data sets and apply the learnings to other scenarios
Preferred
Experience working with foundries is a plus
Experience in improving productivity, efficiency and/or quality of results through machine-learning (ML) practices is preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
401(k)
Free onsite lunch
Employee purchase program
Tuition assistance (after 6 months)
Paid time off
Student loan program
Wellness incentives
MBO bonus compensation
Long term incentive plan
Relocation
Company
Samsung Ads
Samsung Ads helps consumers discover relevant content and brands across Smart TVs, mobile, and desktop.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kimberly Lauterbach
Head Of Business Operations
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