Samsung Research America

SoC System Architect


Pay$177700.00 / year
LocationMountain View/California
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 7278988002

      Lab Overview:

      The Samsung SOC Lab vision provides innovative SoC architecture, bus / memory subsystem, multimedia subsystems and key IP blocks for future Samsung Galaxy products (Smartphones, tablets and future devices). We are defining high performance SoC architectures for various Galaxy device lineups. This lab collaborates with Samsung's strategic SoC partners, Samsung MX headquarters team and key R&D teams around the globe to innovate and reinvent technology that will positively impact millions of people around the world via the Galaxy flagship products.

      Position Summary:

      We are looking for a System Architect to lead analysis and modelling of existing and new use cases and features on SoC architectures for next generation mobile products. This SOC segment role will be a hands-on technical leader focused on guiding team approach to SOC Use cases performance modeling and simulation. This role will architect, optimize and deliver leading SoCs on the Galaxy platform powering smartphones, tablets, wearables and technology beyond.

      Position Responsibilities:

      • Technical leadership in development of architecture and attributes for SoCs to realize new features whilst improving on performance, power and area on various targeted workloads in next generation SoCs
      • Collaborate across teams to bring new architectural proposals to fruition across the SOC, Driver, OS, System through detailed documentation & modeling and communicate the results across related engineering audiences (SW, HW, Architecture, Leadership)
      • Drive and derive the ingredients to compose a use case decomposition document for SoCs in new and existing markets
      • Perform use case modeling, workload analysis and simulation of SoC features for specified applications, benchmarks and complex uses cases
      • Collaborate and orchestrate performance modeling studies to support inclusion of SoC features in the next generation SoC architecture based on performance, area or power improvement
      • Drive workload characterization followed by triage [decompose captured traces to target IPs and correlation] for usecases in a laboratory setup
      • Deliver use case decomposition and specifications to the design team and articulate them effectively across audiences ranging from hardware & software engineers to architecture community peers, and to technology leadership
      • Collaborate with silicon bring-up and product teams to verify and debug use case issues and its power and performance

      Required Skills:

      • BSc, Masters or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
      • 15+ years of experience in System design and architecture
      • Prior direct experience (> 7 years) in System architecture of consumer products, AR/VR experience is preferred
      • High proficiency in system architecture, performance modeling ranging from simple analytical models to complex accurate model and correlation
      • Working knowledge of System/SoC Architecture, modeling and analysis tools
      • Ability to leverage existing simulation capabilities [GEM5, FastSIM, Platform Architect] or create new simulation capabilities when necessary
      • Leadership across hardware, software, and platform groups to align all parties to a common vision
      Our total rewards programs are designed to motivate and engage exceptional talent. The base pay range for roles at this level is listed below, but may be higher or lower in other states due to geographic differentials in the labor market. Within the base pay range, individual rates depend on a number of factors—including the role’s function and location as well as the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, education and training. This is part of our comprehensive compensation package with annual bonus eligibility and generous benefits to help you live life well.
      Base Pay Range
      $177,700 $266,450 USD

      Additional Information

      Essential Job Functions

      This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

      Samsung Research America is committed to complying with all Federal, State and local laws related to the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the recruiter or email sratalent@samsung.com.

      Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity

      Samsung Research America is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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