Samsung Semiconductor · 18 hours ago
Senior Engineer, GPU Modeling Architect
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$124K/yr - $208K/yr
5+ years expSamsung Semiconductor is a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, and they are seeking a Senior Engineer, GPU Modeling Architect to contribute to the design and development of high-performing functional models for next-generation Samsung GPUs. The role involves defining functional modeling of various blocks of the GPU pipeline, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring design excellence through performance validation and optimization efforts.
Semiconductor
Responsibilities
You are passionate about contributing to the design and development of cycle-approximate and functional models for key GPU pipeline blocks—capturing architectural and micro-architectural behaviors for design and verification
You enjoy learning about building high-quality models to enable advanced GPU development. You architect, implement, and validate C++/SystemC-based GPU models, ensuring accuracy, scalability, and integration across hardware and software environments
You ensure design excellence by working on model-based performance validation and correlation, identifying bottlenecks, and proposing architectural and micro-architectural optimizations to improve GPU performance, power efficiency, and functionality
You proactively seek cross-functional collaboration with architects, RTL designers, verification engineers, and software teams to align modeling behavior with design intent, debug system-level interactions, and support early design bring-up
You take initiatives on moderate-to-complex projects and help advance best practices, methodologies by staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or 3+ years of experience with a Master's Degree, or 1+ years of experience with a Ph.D
5+ years of experience in experience in software design and architecture
Hands-on experience in C++ programming, including STL, in a Linux environment
Understanding of GPU/CPU or computer architecture and micro-architecture concepts
Experience using development tools such as revision control systems, debuggers, and make/cmake
Familiarity in hardware modeling, especially the Sparta Modeling Framework
Experience with performance profiling and analysis
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify bottlenecks and proposing data-driven solutions
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced, global team environment
Preferred
RTL verification experience is preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
401(k)
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 Semiconductor
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI) is a multi-billion dollar wide range of industry-leading semiconductor solutions.
Founded in 1974San Jose, California, USA
10001+ employees
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